Election Results: Third Party, New York, Suffolk County focus

Wilderside & Green Party response to Cuomo’s Unconstitutional Fraud on Voters

Posted on May 19, 2013 by wilderside

With the repeal of Wilson-Pakula, the legislature must protect the voters from fraud by requiring require what the registration of the candidate is on the top of the petition in large face bold type print.

Filed under: 3rd party, Action Alert!, activism, Ballot issues, elections, grassroots democracy, Green Party, new york, New York State Politics, News, Press Release, progressive politics, rants, third party, US Politics | Tagged: ballot access, candidate petitions, fusion, Governor Cuomo, IDC, New York politics, Third Party politics, Voter Fraud, voting, Wilson-Pakula | Leave a Comment »

The Folk-Groovin‘ Café 5/18/13

Posted on May 4, 2013 by wilderside

Folk Groovin’ Cafe hosted by JIM FRAZZITTA with Special Guest Features from ANNIE MARK & SCOTT JAMES.

Filed under: Calendar, events, local, long island, Long Island Music, long island music scene, music, new york, News, open mic, original music, video | Tagged: annie mark, Cafe, Folk Groovin', Huntington Station New York, jim frazzitta, long island, scott james | Leave a Comment »

Stock Transfer Tax Continues the Work of Occupy Wall Street

Posted on April 28, 2013 by wilderside

Green Party urges passage of Wall Street transaction tax Occupy Wall Street leveled a challenge to the 1%: We won’t pay for your crisis. Until we get a Wall Street transaction tax, they’re not even helping to alleviate the mess they made. The Green Party of the United States is calling for passage of legislation [...]

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Corporations, economy, Green Party, new york, News, nonviolence, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Press Release, progressive politics, Ralph Nader, US Politics | Tagged: Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Financial transaction tax, Glass-Steagall Act, green, Green Party of the United States, Keith Ellison, Laura Wells, wall street | 2 Comments »

Call for Work: Boog Poets Theater 6/1/13

Posted on April 27, 2013 by wilderside

Open reading period for submissions of poet theater until June 1, 2013.

Filed under: Art, events, new york, News, poetry | Tagged: Avenue A (Manhattan), festival, new york city, plays, poets, Sidewalk Cafe, theater | Leave a Comment »

Mic Check: NYC pays for destruction of Occupy Library

Posted on April 16, 2013 by wilderside

We celebrate the news in The Village Voice article, City Settles Lawsuit Over The Destruction of the Occupy Wall Street Library showing that the Occupy movement received some measure of justice for the wanton destruction of their community. Occupy Wall Street claimed $47,000 in damages [for the loss of books and computers], all of which the city agreed [...]

Filed under: activism, Books, Corporations, economy, grassroots democracy, media, new york, New York State Politics, News, nonviolence, Occupy Wall Street, Photos, politics, To Study Up On Nonviolence, US Politics, video | Tagged: new york city, Obama Administration, Occupy Wall Street, People's Library, Village Voice, Zuccotti Park | Leave a Comment »

CSA’s on Long Island: Photos from a NOFA event

Posted on March 12, 2013 by kwilder

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way to belong to a farm or garden, while supporting the farmer, and celebrating the act of “eating local”. Many CSA’s are organic. Ian and I visited the NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) fair on March 2nd. It was a chance for people to learn about CSA’s, and possibly [...]

Filed under: Ecology, Environment, Food, green, health, local, long island, Long Island news, new york, News, progressive politics, sustainability, sustainable, vegetarian | Tagged: community supported agriculture, csa, local food, Northeast Organic Farming Association, Organic Farm, Riverhead news | 1 Comment »

LIPA hearing in New York State Senate

Posted on February 27, 2013 by kwilder

LILCO failed Long Island! We tried privatization years ago. Then, we were promised a “people’s power authority” with elections. That was squashed. And, Governor Cuomo and others want to go BACKWARDS to privatization. See the discussion live from the NY State Senate. There is some spunky questioning going on now (Wednesday morning and lunchtime). See [...]

Filed under: new york, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics | Tagged: LIPA, LIPA hearing, Long Island Power Authority, Moreland Commission, NY State Senate | Leave a Comment »

New York State of Mind: Fun story and a song for post-Nemo digging out days

Posted on February 10, 2013 by kwilder

A student from Vanderbilt University, Michael Pollack, was invited on stage by Billy Joel. Video is very fun. (Rated PG for background language of audience.) Hat tip to Newsday for the story.

Filed under: local, long island, Long Island news, music, new york, News | Tagged: billy joel, improv, Long Island colleges, Long Island culture, Michael Pollack, music improv, New York State of Mind | Leave a Comment »

Joye Brown: Reviving LILCO Will Cost More

Posted on January 9, 2013 by wilderside

Newsday’s Joye Brown rightfully argues against the re-privatization of LIPA.

Filed under: activism, energy, Global Warming, governor, long island, Long Island news, Long Island Politics, new york, New York State Politics, News, reform, suffolk county, sustainable | Leave a Comment »

Imagine an Occupy New Years Eve 2012

Posted on December 30, 2012 by wilderside

John Lennon’s Imagine will resonate through Times Square and Occupy on New Years Eve.

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Calendar, economy, events, independent politics, music, new york, New York State Politics, News, nonviolence, Occupy Wall Street, Peace, politics, US Politics, video | Tagged: John Lennon, new year, New Year's Eve, new york city, Occupy Wall Street, party, Times Square, train, Who sung Imagine on New Year's, Zuccotti Park | Leave a Comment »

Trump on the Ocean is Ended!!!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by wilderside

For all the tragedy Hurricane Sandy caused in so many people’s lives, it did bring the NY State Parks Department and — even more amazingly — Donald Trump to their senses.

Filed under: activism, Environment, Global Warming, governor, long island, Long Island news, Long Island Politics, nature, new york, New York State Politics, News, Occupy Wall Street, safety, social & economic justice, sustainability, US Politics | Tagged: andrew cuomo, Donald Trump, Jones Beach, Nassau County, new york, Robert Moses, Tea Party | 1 Comment »

NYCLU Sues NYPD Over Arrest for Filming Stop-and-Frisk

Posted on December 18, 2012 by wilderside

The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s unlawful arrest of a Brooklyn woman for recording a stop-and-frisk encounter in her Brooklyn neighborhood.

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, media, new york, New York State Politics, News, progressive politics, social & economic justice | Tagged: 1st Amendment, Frisk, New York City Police Department, New York Civil Liberties Union, NYCLU, NYPD, police, Press | 18 Comments »

LIPA Disaster: Blame Cuomo, Not Privatization

Posted on November 18, 2012 by wilderside

Cuomo wins this year’s Scott Walker false narrative award.

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, elections, energy, grassroots democracy, local, long island, Long Island news, Long Island Politics, new york, New York State Politics, News | Tagged: andrew cuomo, Karl Grossman, LIPA, long island, Long Island Power Authority, Mario Cuomo, National Grid, Public Service Commission, Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant | 1 Comment »