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    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Rally 12/9/10: Demand Gov. Paterson Withdraw from Unjust Immigration Program

Posted on December 8, 2010 by iwilder

At a rally tomorrow in front of Governor Paterson’s Manhattan Office, the will join dozens of state and local immigrants’ rights organizations to urge the governor to affirm his support for immigrant families by withdrawing New York State from Secure Communities, a misguided federal program that targets immigrants and weakens public safety.

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NYCLU Calls for Greater Privacy Protections as New York Transitions to Electronic Medical Records

Posted on December 7, 2010 by iwilder

At a joint hearing today of two New York City Council committees, the New York Civil Liberties Union raised serious privacy concerns related to New York State’s ongoing transition to electronic medical records. “Sharing health information among health care providers will likely benefit patients greatly, but to recognize this benefit we need to take steps […]

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NYCLU Sues Over GPS Tracking of State Employee’s Personal Car

Posted on December 6, 2010 by iwilder

The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the New York State Department of Labor’s warrantless planting of a GPS tracking device on an employee’s personal car. The device, planted as part of an investigation into workplace misconduct, tracked the whereabouts of 30-year Department of Labor employee Michael Cunningham […]

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Good news for Libertarians in NY!

Posted on December 2, 2010 by kwilder

In NY State, a party must receive 50,000 votes for Governor in order to gain automatic ballot status (and have its party name appear on the voter registration form.) News that the NYC vote tally is 17% higher than first reported, bodes well for the Libertarians, whose candidate, Warren Redlich, was close to the 50,000 […]

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Reaction to the rash, short-sighted decision of the NY State Board of Regents to cut speech service requirements

Posted on November 19, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly writes: The disability community is currently digesting the decision that the NY State Board of Regents made this week which scales back speech service requirements. The Board released school districts from longstanding policies that they must give certain levels of speech services to students with autism and other disabilities. The decision by the Board […]

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Suffolk County: Today (Tuesday, Nov 17) started counting of absentee and paper ballots

Posted on November 17, 2010 by kwilder

With the races in Suffolk County that are too close to call from the November 2010 election, the absentee and paper ballots should have an important impact. Word is that the Suffolk County BOE was supposed to have started counting them today, Tuesday, Novemeber 17th. Background story on the Bishop/Altschuler recount for the 1st Congressional […]

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NY State Regents: Tell them they were wrong. Ask them to change their mind.

Posted on November 16, 2010 by kwilder

KW writes: Today, the NY State Board of Regents made decisions that overturned 20 years of rights given to students with autism in New York State. There had been in place a much-needed requirement that students with autism be entitled to 5 days of speech a week. Those speech/social skills classes would help those students: […]

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At noon today: NY Board of Regents may take away important promises to students with autism

Posted on November 16, 2010 by kwilder

Update 11/17/2010: The NY State Board of Regents did it! They voted to take away the specific requirements for speech services for students with autism. By many media accounts, they set back the clock 20 years on services to students with autism. Story and list of NY State Regents Board members: here. There is an […]

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Will Guv-elect Cuomo Promised Tea Party Education Cuts Cause Protests In NY Like London?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by iwilder

New York Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo has has moved forward with his Tea Party austerity budget.  Cuomo announced that he will balance the state budget on the back of working families instead of rescinding the the rebate of the stock transfer tax as Green Party Guv cand Howie Hawkins demanded.  According to the Wall Street Journal, […]

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NYCLU Urges NYC Council to Oppose Increased Role for City in Detaining, Deporting Immigrants

Posted on November 10, 2010 by iwilder

At a joint hearing today of two New York City Council committees, the New York Civil Liberties Union urged council members to oppose the increasing role that city agencies play in facilitating the detention and deportation of immigrants living in New York City. “New York City has a long history of embracing its immigrant communities […]

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All the ballots in Suffolk must be counted by hand…

Posted on November 10, 2010 by kwilder

KW: I am with Newsday columnist Joye Brown, who asserts we need a full, hand recount in Suffolk County. The reason you have paper ballots is in case things go wrong. Things went wrong. I want to be assured that the new system accurately counts the results of this first general election, where things got […]

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Green Party regains ballot status in Mass., NY, & Texas on Election Day 2010

Posted on November 8, 2010 by iwilder

The Green Party regained ballot status in three states on Election Day 2010 and Green Mayor Gayle McLaughlin was reelected in Richmond, California, among several other victories in that state. Green election results in Massachusetts, New York, and Texas won ballot access for these states, thanks to the campaigns of Nat Fortune for State Auditor […]

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Bishop & Alessi’s Chickens Come Home to Roost

Posted on November 7, 2010 by iwilder

Congressman Tim Bishop (CD-1) and New York State Assemblyman Marc Alessi (AD-1)have recently been de-elected  when it turned out that their election night vote counts were off by several thousand in their opponent’s favor in very close races. I have no sympathy for Congressman Bishop.  Congress shoved the awful “Helping America (not be able to) […]

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Green Party New York: Guv cand Hawkins (G-NY) Says the Green Campaign Continues

Posted on November 6, 2010 by iwilder

“We won the ballot line. Now we aim to win our Green New Deal policies for New York State,” Howie Hawkins said Friday, reflecting on the next steps for the Green Party after it passed the 50,000 votes for Governor threshold needed to secure a ballot line in New York for the next four years. […]

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