1 Reuters What is Occupy Wall Street? Occupy Wall Street is an organised resistance movement, inspired by the Arab Revolution, especially that in Tunisia and Egypt. Calling for an end to “blind capitalism” and financial woes, the objective is to restore democracy in America. According to their Ocuupywallst.org, they [...]
By NYC General Assembly, Occupy Wall Street As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies. [...]
15 October “OWS” Press Release Tens of Thousands Flood the Streets of Global Financial Centers, Capitol Cities and Small Towns to “Occupy Together” Against Wall Street Mid-Town Manhattan Jammed as Marches Converge in Times Square After triumphing in a standoff with the city over the continued protest of Wall Street [...]
Protests against widening income disparity took place across western Europe and Asia today as the Occupy Wall Street movement spread around the globe, with about 1,000 converging in London and 5,000 in Frankfurt. In the U.K. capital, police barred protesters from entering Paternoster Square, home to the London Stock Exchange. In Frankfurt, marchers gathered [...]
1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g3ydqn8G3g&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmrzine.monthlyreview.org%2F2011%2Felk061011p.html&feature=player_embedded EXCERPTS: Mike Elk: There are a number of comparisons between the two [the "Arab Spring" and Occupy Wall Street]. In the protests in the Middle East you had people protesting for a number of reasons. . . . They are driven largely by social media, and then institutional actors like unions and [...]
#OWS VICTORY: The people have prevailed, gear up for global day of action People power triumphs over Wall Street’s bid to end the protests mayor bloomberg and Brookfield Inc. back down on eviction world prepares for day of action Saturday October 15 in 950+ cities in 82 countries. We Are Winning! NEW YORK, NY [...]
Hundreds “Occupy Dublin” as Wall Street tactic spreads. “What are you protesting against?” asks a man walking home from the pub last night. “Is this about the IMF?” When I answer that yes, this is about the IMF, he gets excited. “Fuck the IMF,” he says as he starts to walk further into the [...]
According to a report published Saturday by Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity (PHSS),The Federal receiver’s office has indicated that “nearly 12,000 prisoners were on hunger strike, including California prisoners who are housed in out of state prisons in Arizona, Mississippi and Oklahoma.” This is the second hunger strike in less than four months, with prisoners [...]
1 Unions Join “Occupy Wall Street” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g3ydqn8G3g&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmrzine.monthlyreview.org%2F2011%2Felk061011p.html&feature=player_embedded EXCERPTS: Mike Elk: There are a number of comparisons between the two [the "Arab Spring" and Occupy Wall Street]. In the protests in the Middle East you had people protesting for a number of reasons. . . . They are driven largely by social media, and then [...]
Labor Notes, October 3, 2011 Tacoma Teachers Strike Shows Defiance Can Attract Sympathy A nearly two-week strike by teachers in Tacoma, Washington, defied state laws against public sector work stoppages—and showed that when much-vilified public workers take bold action, they can win public sympathy. A nearly two-week strike by teachers in Tacoma, Washington, defied [...]