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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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Please check out “Sonny Meadows Week” at Peace Couple (plus, quiz at bottom of this post)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by kwilder

As many of you know, Sonny Meadows is a local musician and activist, here on Long Island, New York. The Wilders have admired his work — and his many solo performances and band performances — over the years. With the advent of the occupy movement, it seems to us that Sonny’s music about injustice, social […]

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Tragic Shopping: Words found while looking for Black Friday shopping statistics

Posted on November 26, 2011 by kwilder

Kw writes: I could just sit down and cry after reading these words. Yesterday, I participated in Buy Nothing Day. It is an attempt to boycott hyper-consumerism, and support the idea that people and workers should have one day of relaxation, instead of shopping stress. I thought “fear shopping” was bad enough, when people are […]

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Message from Scott Olsen, Vet for Peace injured at Occupy Oakland protests

Posted on November 14, 2011 by kwilder

(excerpt from) SF Appeal Former Marine Injured In #OccupyOakland Demonstration Releases Statement A former U.S. Marine injured in Occupy Oakland demonstrations last month released his first public statement on Sunday after he was released from the hospital last week. [Scott] Olsen posted the statement on Google Plus Sunday morning, accompanied by a picture of himself […]

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Veteran’s Day message from a veteran for peace

Posted on November 11, 2011 by kwilder

Statement by Camillo Mac Bica, Ph.D., Coordinator of Veterans For Peace Long Island:

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Occupy Long Island gathers at Suffolk Peace Network

Posted on November 2, 2011 by kwilder

Some photos of the meeting are at Flickr: here. On Tuesday evening, November 1, 2011, Suffolk Peace Network held their regular, monthly meeting at The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington. Central to the agenda was a discussion about how Suffolk Peace Network could support local occupations throughout Long Island. Due to the excitement of the […]

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11/4/2011: PeaceSmiths Gathering with Drivin’ Wheel

Posted on October 27, 2011 by kwilder

A Long Island, NY event. More information, and lots of good stuff about peace and justice at: www.peacesmiths.org PeaceSmiths Gathering Friday, November 4th at 8pm Music by: Drivin’ Wheel The duo formation with Bob Westcott and Sonny Meadows plus… Lots of Open Mic Time

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Info and updates on Scott Olson – Veteran for Peace assaulted by police at Occupy Oakland incident

Posted on October 27, 2011 by kwilder

Update about 4pm EST Thursday: A local NBC station says that Scott Olson [Scott Olsen] does have a fractured skull, but that as of Thursday morning (California time) he is doing better. Full story, including updates about Occupy Oakland: here. There is a list of Thursday evening (10/27) vigils for Scott Olson, around the country: […]

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WikiLeaks suspends publishing to fight financial blockade

Posted on October 24, 2011 by kwilder

Dear Reader: Did you know that Wikileaks was still in trouble? Not sure I realized how badly. I also did not realize that the banks and credit card companies were still wrongly blocking donations. See how to defy their blockade below. – KW (excerpt from) Guardian UK WikiLeaks suspends publishing to fight financial blockade Esther […]

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PeaceSmiths of Long Island endorses Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 13, 2011 by kwilder

PeaceSmiths is a decades-strong, Long Island activist group, which works on issues of peace, justice, and the environment. PeaceSmiths released the following message today, October 13, 2011: A Message from PeaceSmiths, Inc. about Occupy Wall Street PeaceSmiths supports Occupy Wall Street in New York City. Our organization stands for peace, justice, and the environment. We […]

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Oct 23: Poets for Renewable Energy and Peace event in NYC

Posted on October 12, 2011 by kwilder

Featuring: Anne Waldman, Eliot Katz, Sahar Muradi, Zohra Saed, The Mast (featuring Haale Gafori and Matt Kilmer), Sara Goudarzi, Bob Rosenthal, Papoleto Melendez, Yusuf Misdaq, Tahani Salah, Jackie Sheeler, Chris Brandt, David Henderson, and surprise special guests. 10/22/2011 update: New additions to the evening’s celebrations: -Plus! Guest speaker, the author and investigative reporter, Greg Palast […]

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Update on occupations (tension tonight at midnight or 1am?)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by kwilder

Two interesting updates: In NYC: The Occupy Wall Street folks have branched out to Washington Square Park (about 3o blocks away). It appears they will try to have two occupation/encampments in NYC. The NYPD seems to think that Washington Square Park closes at midnight tonight, Saturday 10/8/2011. The NYCL seems to think it closes at […]

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Occupy Wall Street declarations: One demand, twenty grievances, lots of consensus

Posted on October 4, 2011 by kwilder

Comparison of the two sets of demands/grievances published by Occupy Wall Street by Kimberly Wilder 10/4/2011 The first document I will refer to as the “One Demand Document” The second document I will refer to as the “Grievances Document” To see both documents in text, go to my previous post: here. Up front, I would […]

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Ten Years of War in Afghanistan | Peace and Justice Online

Posted on October 3, 2011 by iwilder

It’s been ten terrible years of war in Afghanistan.  Nearly two thousand U.S. soldiers have been killed in this war.  Tens of thousands of Afghans have been killed.  We have spent nearly $500 Billion fighting this war.  The war in Afghanistan should never have begun.  The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was immoral and in clear […]

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Today! Saturday 10/1/2011: Vigil for Peace in Bellport, LI at 11am

Posted on October 1, 2011 by kwilder

If you are on Long Island, and admiring the Occupy Wall Street demonstration, here is a very local opportunity for you to gain visibility for peace and justice. Bellport on Sat. Oct 1st at 11am. This request was reposted by Bill McNulty of “Lunch with Bill” on WUSB radio Stony Brook: A [local newspaper] has […]

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