Tag Archives: Occupy Wall Street
Miley Cyrus supports Occupy Wall Street with new music video
TweetCue the inevitable eye-rolling. But I like this video. While Alyssa Rosenberg thinks it needs more context to take it “beyond generic teenaged stick-it-to-the-manism in a way that would be useful and specific,” I disagree. For many of Miley Cyrus’s devoted teen and pre-teen fans, seeing footage of police brutality at peaceful protests and hearing [...]
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Friday action highlights intersections in #OWS
TweetLast Friday, while some intrepid warriors were pushing, shoving, and pepper-spraying their ways to Black Friday deals, another group of brave people were pushing forward for a slightly different cause. Friday saw an exciting and important action organized by CLAW (Clear Action by/for Women) Coalition (made up of AF3IRM, A.N.S.W.E.R, Black Women’s Blueprint, SisterSong NYC [...]
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UC Davis Chancellor apologizes but will not resign
Tweet If you missed the chilling video of police pepper spraying peaceful protesters at UC Davis last week, you can catch it in the clip above. UC Davis Chancellor Katehi has apologized for the actions of the police and wants a full investigation of what happened. Despite calls for her resignation, Katehi will not resign, [...]
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Occupy protesters evicted from Zuccotti Park, judge issues order to Bloomberg
TweetSo this happened: Hundreds of police officers in riot gear evicted dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters early Tuesday from the park that has become the epicenter of the worldwide movement protesting corporate greed. About 70 people were arrested, including some who chained themselves together, while officers cleared Zuccotti Park so that sanitation crews could [...]
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Video: Homeless family occupies forclosed home in Brooklyn