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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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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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Green Party Urges Supreme Court to Support Single Payer by Striking Down Obama/Romney-care

Posted on March 5, 2012 by iwilder

The Green Party urges the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance mandates, sees a chance for Medicare For All

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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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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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NYCLU Analysis Reveals Bloomberg NYPD Street Stops Soar 600%

Posted on February 15, 2012 by iwilder

NYCLU Analysis Reveals NYPD Street Stops Soar 600% Over Course of Bloomberg Administration http://wp.me/p24I1H-7ku @nyclu #frisk #nypd #bloomberg

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Harriet Tubman didn’t take no stuff: Peace Couple 1/9/2012

Posted on February 13, 2012 by iwilder

Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman deserves a song and a poem!

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Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town

Posted on February 9, 2012 by iwilder

I remember reading Wendell Berry writing about the concept of  a biography of place. In Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town, the author Kelly McMasters takes that concept to heart.  She approaches the biography from all sides, from the personal to the geographic to the ecological. Once she has firmly placed us in […]

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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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NYCLU, Coalition Partners Demand End to Troubling Border Patrol Tactics

Posted on February 7, 2012 by iwilder

The New York Civil Liberties Union today joined a coalition of immigrants’ rights and civil rights organizations in urging Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to take measures to ensure that the U.S. Border Patrol’s enforcement tactics along the northern border respect people’s constitutional rights. “Upstate New York is not a Constitution-free zone,” NYCLU executive Director Donna Lieberman […]

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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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What happened in Oakland on Saturday: Good information on the Occupy Oakland situation

Posted on January 31, 2012 by kwilder

Many people are questioning what happened with Occupy Oakland on Saturday, January 28th. Below is some information, including a fairly objective article from The Christian Science Monitor, and a link to the bail fund for folks who want to help the occupy activists who were arrested. (excerpt from) The Christian Science Monitor Weekend violence in […]

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Updates on situation at OccupyDC: Preparing for unfair eviction of dream tents

Posted on January 30, 2012 by kwilder

Updates below (and ongoing) at OccupyWallSt.org: here #OccupyDC Prepares to Defend Home Jan. 30, 2012, 11:42 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Watch Twitter feeds for #OccupyDC, #McPhersonSQ, #defend99, #J30, @Occupy_DC, and @OccupyDCAction. [from OccupyWallSt] Live Updates: 1:40: After addressing media, cops circle around Tent of Dreams, leave.

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