California Campus Police on Leave After Pepper-Spraying
California campus police on leave after pepper-spraying By the CNN Wire Staff, November 21, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/20/us/california-occupy-pepperspray/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Police spray seated Occupy protesters (CNN) — The University of California at Davis has placed two police officers…
Occupy Oakland Calls for Total West Coast Port Shutdown on 12/12
Nov. 19, 2011, 8:35 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt http://occupywallst.org/article/occupy-oakland-calls-total-west-coast-port-shutdow/ Proposal for a Coordinated West Coast Port Shutdown, Passed With Unanimous Consensus by vote of the Occupy Oakland General Assembly 11/18/2012: In response to coordinated attacks…
Irish Banks Facing Mortgage Strikes
Irish banks face mortgage strikes Ireland’s New Beginning is intent on mobilising 250,000 homeowners facing repossession Henry McDonald in Dublin, guardian.co.uk, 18 November 2011 19.48 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/nov/18/ireland-banks-mortgages-repossession-new-beginnings Ireland’s IMF bailout after the irresponsible…
Police Captain Joins Occupy Wall Street, Gets Arrested
One always hopes that this will prove to be the thin edge of the wedge, as with the Syrian army officers who turned against Assad. Philadelphia Police Department Captain Ray Lewis joins OWS…
Occupy Berkley: Free Public Education For All
http://stevebeckow.com/2011/11/occupy-berkeley-marches-for-universal-accessibility/ Occupy Berkeley is marching for free public education. In the Sixties, we called this “universal accessibility.” I recall hearing that one of my soccer buddies was unable to go to university because…
The Technocratic Revulsion Begins: Photos And Video As Thousands Of Italians Protest Monti’s “Banker” Government
By Tyler Durden http://www.zerohedge.com/news/technocratic-revulsion-begins-photos-and-video-thousands-italians-protest-montis-banker-governm Well that was quick: Italy is about to be acquainted with the old Asian saying that a “known devil is better then unknown angel”, especially when the angel is…
1,000 at old Occupy Oakland camp to discuss future
Jill Tucker, Demian Bulwa, Kevin Fagan,Matthai Kuruvila, SF Chronicle Staff Writers Tuesday, November 15, 2011 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAD91LUQMM.DTL#ixzz1dnqn1BGC Sean Palmer was among a few protesters who were attempting to occupy the intersection at Broadway and…
Judge Says Protesters Can Return To Zuccotti With Tents
AP/The Huffington Post First Posted: 11/15/11 09:17 AM ET Updated: 11/15/11 12:18 PM ET http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/15/zuccotti-park-eviction-co_n_1094675.html NEW YORK (AP) — The National Lawyers Guild says it has obtained a court order that allows Occupy Wall St. protesters to…
Occupy Protesters Plan 300-Mile March from NYC to Washington
By Adam Gabbatt, Guardian, 8 November 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/08/occupy-wall-street-washington-march A group of Occupy protesters plan to march nearly 300 miles from New York to Washington DC in a bid to end tax cuts which…