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Julian Assange of Wikileaks to run for Senate

Posted on March 18, 2012 by kwilder

from Common Dreams Wikileaks’ Assange to Run for Australian Senate Seat Saturday, March 17, 2012 by Common Dreams Staff Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has decided to run for a seat in the Australian senate next year. Wikileaks made the announcement on Twitter yesterday. It Tweeted shortly after that the group would be fielding a candidate […]

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Last Night: Police rise to new level of abuse and violence against Occupy demonstrators

Posted on March 18, 2012 by kwilder

Two things: One: I believe that one reason the NYPD was as arrogant and violent as they were last night, is because of new policies and legislation passed by Obama and Congress in the last few weeks. People need to slow down and check out what our entire government – both parties – have been […]

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Celebrate Occupy’s 6 Month Anniversary: NYC on Saturday, March 17th (St. Pat’s Day)

Posted on March 16, 2012 by kwilder

LATE NIGHT UPDATE 3/18/2012 at about one in the morning: People are still marching as of 12:45am Arrests and problematic police interactions Best LIVE VIDEO links are at occupywallst.org: here. 3/17/2012 – Update – as of 4:34pm – Live Video from “occupy musician” : here. Live Video cuts from “global revolution” : here. Watch! Go […]

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Sat March 24, 2012: Long Island peace, justice, occupy event

Posted on March 13, 2012 by kwilder

Update: The event was a success. Photos from the rally afterwards are at Flickr:here. _____________________________ A March and Vigil for Peace and Economic Justice On this 9th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, we mourn and resist the ravages of war. We stand in solidarity with the Occupy Movement as we call for an end […]

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G8 Retreats in the face of global protests

Posted on March 6, 2012 by kwilder

Summary: Part of the May NATO/G8 event is moved to Camp David. Some folks will still protest in Chicago. Some are considering what to do about Camp David. See Twitter hashtags at the bottom of this article. (excerpt from) OccupyWallSt.org Facing Global Protest, G8 Retreats March 6, 2012, 4:48 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt The Group […]

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Wed. Feb 29th Occupy actions: 70 Cities Nationwide Stand up to Corporate Greed and ALEC (plus Long Island area events)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by kwilder

Listing for Occupy Long Island events in Shirley and Huntington on Friday afternoon are posted: here and below. Informative (and amusing) update about NYPD preparations for the occupy event in NYC today (Feb 29): here. LiveStream of events in Spain: here (Please watch if you can, action all over Spain. And, at Wed 10am EST, […]

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Long Island Occupy Events: Join your neighbors on Feb 29th to Occupy The Banks

Posted on February 23, 2012 by kwilder

Here are two Long Island Occupy events and one NYC event I know of that coincide with the 2/29/12 National Day of Action: Shut Down The Corporations called for by Occupy Oakland. Shirley February 29th Meet at Chase Bank, 645 William Floyd Pkwy, Shirley,NY 11967 Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:45pm – 5:45pm JP Morgan Chase […]

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Mon, Feb 27th: Occupy Our Food Supply

Posted on February 23, 2012 by kwilder

Occupy Our Food Supply is a global day of action, with an event in NYC. There is a listing for it at occupywallst.org: here. Monday, February 27, 2012 Occupy Our Food Supply In NYC: Seed Exchange at the NY Stock Exchange 11:30AM – Assemble at the Stock Exchange 12:00PM – Seed Exchange at Liberty Square […]

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Thoughts on flag burning incident and the life of Whitney Houston

Posted on February 21, 2012 by kwilder

My thoughts on the Michigan father of a soldier who burned the NJ flag in protest of the lowering of the flag for Whitney Houston: The man from Michigan who burned a NJ flag to show his upset about the honor to Whitney Houston is completely wrong. First of all, it is wrong and taboo […]

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A sample of peace and justice events for Long Island

Posted on February 19, 2012 by kwilder

For more details, contact the sponsoring organizations or onthewilderside. We will also try to post more details asap. 2012 LI Calendar Items Lots of Occupy and Peace/Justice Events in February and March Thursday, February 23rd – Know Your Rights with the Police and ICE 6pm – 8:30 at 1090 Suffolk Ave in Brentwood Sunday, February […]

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Live! NY Gov press conference on teacher evaluations (tied to student standardized test scores)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by kwilder

The eloquent and educated opposition to Governor Cuomo’s plan can be found at this video: More Than A Number: An Educational Symposium _____________________ The regular media portrays this as Governor Andrew Cuomo vs. The Teachers’ Union. It is actually Govenor Cuomo’s bad ideas for children, battling the Teachers’ Union sell-out and compromise over the children. […]

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More Than A Number: Concerned educators gather to examine standardized testing and teacher evaluations

Posted on February 15, 2012 by kwilder

At LIU Post, educators and community members gathered to discuss the negative impacts of the new scheme in New York to use students’ test scores directly in teacher evaluations. Previously in New York, there was a law forbidding this from happening. Though, political energy from Governor Cuomo and NY State Board of Regents Chancellor Tisch […]

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Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones: NYC Thursday, February 9th

Posted on February 8, 2012 by kwilder

Announced by… Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders At Any Price? Negotiating Access to Crisis Zones Thursday, Feb 9th in NYC 7pm Tishman Auditorium 66 W 12th Street New York, NY Medical humanitarian organizations and human rights groups often operate in the same crisis zones but have different aims and approaches to negotiating access.

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University student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech

Posted on February 6, 2012 by kwilder

(excerpt from) BET.com Brown U. Student Uncovers Lost Malcolm X Speech By David Klepper, Associated Press, 2/6/2012 In his speech, Malcolm X outlined Black Muslims’ beliefs and argued that Black Americans cannot wait for white Americans to offer them equality. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist […]

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