by Illona Trogub “You are not poor when you have no money, you are poor when you have nothing to offer…” – Maria Choupis Maria Choupis, a founding member of a cashless goods and service network in Volos, Greece, is beginning to live in a sacred economy. Coincidentally, it’s a topic that packed over 300…
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Undocumented and Unafraid at Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center
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Peace and Justice Works Protests Continued US Presence in Iraq
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By Mungen Cakes On Tuesday March 20, a Visibility Action was organized by Peace and Justice Works’ Iraq Affinity Group to mark the nine year anniversary of the US occupation of Iraq. Titled “Casualties of Iraq Nine Years Later: US Out!”, the object of the action was to remind people that there are still 16,000…
Ancient Tree Blocks Rush Hour Traffic in Protest of Rising CO2 Levels
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By Alex Pio Portland, OR — A century-old Elm tree uprooted itself in protest during the evening rush hour, blocking the entirety of SW Jefferson Street. The tree was quoted in mid-fall, saying, “Occupy Portland has inspired me to carry out this act of civil disobedience to raise awareness of the current climate crisis and…
Mortgage Fraud Settlement: A Slap on the Wrist for Banks, Continued Troubles for the 99%
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This story is from the Occupied News Wire. It was originally published in the Boston Occupier. by John Lippitt Last month, a chapter was closed in the story of bank malpractice in the US. A $26 billion settlement was agreed to by forty-nine states and five financial giants — Bank of America, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan…
Back To The Future: One More Argument For Non-Violent Action
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by Emily Lehr “Hope remains only in the most difficult task of all: to reconsider everything from the ground up, so as to shape a living society inside a dying society.” –Albert Camus It seems to me that the magic of Occupy lies in its origins. Consensus, dialogue, reclamation of space—these are the ways in…
VIDEO: NYPD Make Arrests at Occupy Wall Street 6-Month Anniversary
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Committee to End Homelessness and Portland’s Ten-Year Plan
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by Shawn Fleek Occupy Portland’s Committee to End Homelessness is holding a meeting at the First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St, on March 21st from 3 to 5 pm. The meeting is open to the public, who are invited to bring ideas about how to solve Portland’s homelessness problem. The city is currently…
East County School Teachers Stand Strong Against Cuts to Education
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By Greg Margolis and Adam Rothstein A critical part of the strategy of the corporate campaign to maximize profits has been focused on attacking organized workers and eliminating unions. Over the last forty years this systemic attack on workers has successfully eliminated most unions in the private sector. Today, the emphasis is on public workers.…
Occupy Miami Held at Gunpoint
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This story is from the Occupied News Wire. This story originally appeared at the Occupied Wall Street Journal and on Occupied Stories. The call had been issued by Occupy Atlanta, Occupy Glen Iris and Take Back The Block to occupy Chase Bank and shut it down. Occupy Miami had been in a dormant yet turbulent state for a while. We hadn’t organized any…
