OCCUPY WALL STREET

[Corkey]

Russell Simmons has personally asked to do the cleanup and pay for it. Lets see if Bloomberg accepts his offer, that is if it really is about "sanitation" as Bloomberg asserts.

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by Corkey

Russell Simmons has personally asked to do the cleanup and pay for it. Lets see if Bloomberg accepts his offer, that is if it really is about "sanitation" as Bloomberg asserts.

Of course it isn't about sanitation. And lots of other people are in the process of cleaning the park themselves. Bloomberg just wants people out. He says he will let them back in, however they won't be allowed to bring their tents and blankets with them. He wants them exposed to the elements so they will leave.

[Kätzchen]

I just had to post here tonight!

OWS has taken POrtland by storm!!!!!

Tonight, it took me two hours to get home from work.
Gridlock downtown; an OpEd in the paper today pressuring our mayor to shut it down
and I hope it doesn't happen.... I honked and made peace signs to supporters, saw some friends of mine, nearly got into an accident, and spent time down there tonight.

No rain or snow here can stop people from standing up and making our voices heard.

Just had to share,
~D

[Cin]

[Ebon]

They get to stay I hope.

[SoNotHer]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Ebon

They get to stay I hope.

http://front.moveon.org/breaking%2Do...0932-ANx%3Dyux

[Cin]

Apparently Brookfield Asset Management is a Canadian Company that owns Zuccotti Park. They have backed down for now, but they're still threatening to stop the protestors from camping.

You can send them a message from this website if you care to.
http://www.leadnow.ca/stop-occupy-wall-street-eviction

[greeneyedgrrl]

Wondering if anyone has seen the docu "the 1 percent" by jamie johnson?

[SoNotHer]

"To the average low-information voter, these all seem like common sense solutions....course when you dig a little deeper, you realize these policies are only designed to benefit the one percent."

[Cin]

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I figure it’s important to keep abreast of the tactics being used by the right to undermine the OWS movement.


http://www.alternet.org/story/152745...upy_wall_st._/

http://www.alternet.org/occupywallst...tive_ideology/

http://www.observer.com/2011/10/reut...ore-and-after/

http://www.alternet.org/occupywallst...nd_the_country

http://www.commondreams.org/further/2011/10/14-3

http://dissidentvoice.org/2011/10/oc...ia/#more-38265

[atomiczombie]

On October 7th Keith Olbermann inverviewed Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West on the Occupy Wall Street movement and it's relationship to the issues of people of color. It's really interesting to see their take on the subject.

[Ebon]

Originally Posted by atomiczombie

On October 7th Keith Olbermann inverviewed Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West on the Occupy Wall Street movement and it's relationship to the issues of people of color. It's really interesting to see their take on the subject.

I love Dr. West I want to be him when I grow up.

I was talking to the CVS lady today about the OWS and she was pissed off. She thinks something big will happen soon. She quoted Ghandi...“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” But she said he forgot one.
They get scared then they fight you, I think right now they are scared and trying to fight so hopefully we are almost there.

[Ebon]

[greeneyedgrrl]

Originally Posted by greeneyedgrrl

Wondering if anyone has seen the docu "the 1 percent" by jamie johnson?

I've gotten some ?? from people wondering wth I'm talking about here's a link to the trailer... it's available on netflix... possibly other streaming sites like hulu? [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV34oF2EEvA"]The One Percent - YouTube[/nomedia]

Sorry bout that... shoulda posted a link in the first place. Anyway... I thought it waas interesting and relevant to the occupy movement.

[atomiczombie]

Originally Posted by greeneyedgrrl

I've gotten some ?? from people wondering wth I'm talking about here's a link to the trailer... it's available on netflix... possibly other streaming sites like hulu? The One Percent - YouTube

Sorry bout that... shoulda posted a link in the first place. Anyway... I thought it waas interesting and relevant to the occupy movement.

Fixed your link.

[SoNotHer]

Great spirit and moments at OWS Chicago today. My camera battery died on the first shot, so here are a few vignettes -

Woman my age with a sign that read "Suburban Mom for OWS"

Another sign that read "Stop the Greedy A-holes"

Fox news and Telemundo were videotaping. One guy followed Fox around with a sign that read, "Fox news lies." He'd point at the cameraman and then the sign. People laughed.

Great drum circle - mostly overturned barrels.

Another sign read, "Koch brothers, keep your dirty hands of my democracy."

Another sign read, "For the people - the real people, not the really rich people."

A lot of horns honking in camaraderie. One city bus driver cracked us all up when she danced behind the wheel as she tapped her horn.

Another sign read, "Now that we've bailed out the banksters, is it the people's time?"

Cab and tour bus drivers honked as well as cars. The trash collection trucked honked and the guys on back gave us a "power to the people" fist. And even a limo driver honked several times. Some folks were just ecstatic to show support.

One sign next to me brought me to immediate tears. There were a number of children in the crowd, but this little one was four. Her sign read - "I had an undiagnosed lung disease for two years because I didn't have the right health insurance. I am the 99%."

It was a great scene, and there was someone with food for everyone and another person with a lot of placards and materials for making signs.

This is what democracy looks like. :-) Good night all, SNH

[greeneyedgrrl]

Originally Posted by atomiczombie

Fixed your link.

thanks! it won't let me embed video. :/

[Cin]

The video is available but I can't put it here with my limited skills.

Dr. Cornel West and 14 others Arrested Protesting Corporate Power at U.S. Supreme Court


By Margaret Flowers - Posted on 16 October 2011
October2011.org Movement Denounces the Pollution of
Money from Concentrated Wealth

Washington, DC: The October2011.org Movement that is occupying Freedom Plaza, led an impromptu march of 250 people up Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S.Supreme Court where Dr. Cornel West climbed on the steps of the Supreme Court and denounced court decisions that have produced money-based elections that empower corporations. Dr. West was holding a sign that said "Poverty is the Greatest Violence of All." He was arrested because holding political signs on the Supreme Court steps is illegal.

Dr. West spoke to more than 500 people on Freedom Plaza where he said that "if Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive today, he would be on Freedom Plaza." West described how the struggle against, poverty, war and injustice continues and confidence that the people will succeed. He applauded the occupation as "an inclusive social revolution for all of us" and a "leaderless-leader-filled movement" where people are "finding their own political voices rather than echoing others."

Kevin Zeese, an organizer of October2011.org said: "It is a fitting tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for Dr. West and the others to risk arrest protesting the unfair wealth divide and the Supreme Court empowering money over voters. In the battle for a real, participatory democracy getting money out of politics is a critical step."

October2011.org seeks to end corporate rule and shift power to the people. The occupation of Freedom Plaza began on October 6th, the beginning of the 11th year of the Afghanistan War and a new federal fiscal year that promises austerity for everything except militarism and war. Among those arrested with Dr. West were Tarak Kauff of Veterans for Peace, Ellen Davidson of the Indypendent newspaper, filmmaker Dennis Trainor, Jr. and Maria Allwine an independent political activist.

Video will be available on http://october2011.org later this evening.

UPDATE! Dr Cornel West, rapper Raheem deVaughn and 17 others were arrested today at the Supreme Court, following a march from Freedom Plaza after Dr West's inspiring talk. Still updating status, but at least some will be held overnight. Charge is title 40 demonstration.