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May 12th GlobalMay Updates
We have not remained silent! Our consciousness has awakened, and we have joined the wave of collective consciousness now spreading light and hope to every corner of the world. From Tunisia to Tahrir Square, Madrid to Rejkavik, New York to Brussels, people are rising up. In the Arab Spring, in the dignity of Iceland, in...
Occupy the G8
Legal, non-violent vigil on public sidewalks in Thurmont, Maryland, will take place on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19 from 8 AM till sundown both days. Bring signs, banners, folding chairs, food and drink.
Please help communicate this International Occupy statement to media in the US
Hi folks across the US, the press release below will be sent to media on Friday (11.5.2012) by local Occupy press teams around the world (London, Madrid, Hong Kong, etc). Could you please help to send this press release to media in the US? People that participated in the international assemblies on Mumble have worked...
BARCELONA 15M Newsletter nr 12
1) “WE DON’T OWE! WE WON’T PAY!” The 15M citizens’ assemblies in different cities in Spain, along with other networks and social organizations, have built a platform for a Citizen Debt Audit to determine its illegitimacy. It began a process led by the people to address the debt problem, denouncing those responsible for it...
Firedog Lake’s #OccupySuppy Skill Share – Wednesday 5/9/12 @ 8PM ET
Our next Occupy Supply Skill Share, titled “Occupy The Press: Alternative Media,” is this Wednesday, May 9th, at 8:00 PM Eastern. Space is limited; click here to register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/411464214 Our presentation this week features alternative means to get your message out. After all, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” and it is up to Occupiers...
MAY 12TH GlobalMay Statement
We are living in a world controlled by forces incapable of giving freedom and dignity to the world´s population (if, indeed, they ever were). A world where we are told ‘there is no alternative’ to the loss of rights achieved through the long, hard struggles of our ancestors.
May Day Radio
May Day Radio is a community radio station experiment that will broadcast the movement live on May Day – offering a central source for information and inspiration to those marching in the streets and those listening in support from their desks/trucks/schools/homes. MAYDAY radio is live at maydayradio.occupy.net and in NYC at 97.5FM
NEWSLETTER – #GLOBALMAY issue 6
Online version: http://www.globalmay.org/blog/item/100-newsletter-globalmay-issue-6.html Versión en Español: http://www.globalmay.org/blog/item/99-bolet%C3%ADn-globalmay-edici%C3%B3n-no6.html Please spread through all channels and send us material for the next number, thanks! NEWSLETTER – #GLOBALMAY issue 6 (subscriptions: http://eepurl.com/klvBr ) You are receiving this Newsletter because you are in some way related toOccupy/Occupii, or Real Democracy Now/DRY or Inidgnados/Indigné If you would not like to get the next issue, please unsubscribe by sending us an email...
Kids March Busted, Mothers Brutalized (Occupy Eugene)
Contact: press@occupyeugenemedia.org (or Lauren Regan, Director, Civil Liberties Defense Center, 541-687-9180). occupyeugenemedia.org, @OccupyEugene Eugene Police Harass and Brutalize Parents at Children’s Occupy The Trees Event In a disturbing display of police brutality and abuse of power, two local mothers were arrested after being pepper sprayed by Eugene police officers. The events began on Wednesday, April 25, in the...
Occupy Your Mind
Dear Occupiers, We at The Civilians create work based upon interviews taken from real people who find themselves in a particular political or social circumstance of controversy or interest. Over the past several months we’ve been interviewing people involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement. With these interviews we’ve held two cabaret-type performances in Joe’s...
Return to Lender!
NATIONAL DIRECT ACTION from OCCUPY BUFFALO RETURN TO LENDER! PLEASE SAVE ALL OF YOUR CREDIT CARD AND BANK JUNK MAIL OFFERS AND ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME! BACKGROUND: The US Post Office, created in 1792 and authorized by the US Constitution, is slated in Spring 2012 to cut 28,000 jobs, drop overnight delivery...
Occupy Merced – Occupy City Hall
Occupy Merced Will be occupying Merced City Hall on Fridays until May 12, 2012. After May 12, 2012 a 24/7 occupation will begin to bring attention to the law Merced City Council is planning on repealing on May 21, 2012 called “Just Cause for Eviction”. The Realtors Association of Merced is putting pressure on the...
Join members of Firedoglake, Occupy Buffalo and Occupy Detroit for an Outreach webinar.
Hosted by Firedoglake/OccupySupply Wednesday, April 25, 2012 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT Registration link: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/189853942 This week’s webinar is on Outreach: Premise: In order to grow the base of people in the Occupy Movement targeted and effective Outreach is essential. We will discuss innovative tactics to get people involved. How to target different areas...
Earth Day – Occupy Long Beach
Occupy Long Beach celebrates Earth Day with a Human Peace Sign on the beach followed by live music and activities at Bixby Park Occupy Long Beach Presents: Earth Day 2012 Sunday, April 22nd 12:00pm – 2:00pm @ on the sand at Temple Avenue 2:00pm – 9:00pm @ Bixby Park (Broadway and Junipero) 2:30pm – 5:30pm –...
ALEC Welcoming Committee – SLC
We the people of Salt Lake City invite all those opposed to the tyranny of the 1% to join us from July 23-28th 2012 in providing a warm welcome for the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council. This annual meeting by ALEC is paid for and attended by corporate sponsors who sit...
North Carolina: Break Up BOA’s Business as Usual! May 6 – 9, 2012
Converge for Justice Occupy Wall Street, South Break Up BOA’s Business as Usual! May 6-9, Charlotte, NC On May 6-9 people from across the country and world will be converging in Charlotte, NC, home of Bank of America’s Headquarters and their annual Shareholder meeting, to demand an end to their practices that are bankrupting our...
Mayday Presentation, Discussion – Wednesday 4/18/12 @ 8PM ET
Join members of Firedoglake, Occupy Buffalo, Subversive Theater and Interoccupy for an outreach webinar in the interest of understanding the history of Mayday, past actions and why we should strike this year. Varied approaches and creative, fun ways to reach out to your community. Hosted by Firedoglake/OccupySupply Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:00 PM – 9:00...
Liberation Summer: No Surrender/Film the Police on 4/17
**Please Forward and Share** Liberation Summer No Surrender Film the Police! Pack the courthouse for Jazz Hayden, Justice, and our right to live free. April 17th, 9am 100 Centre St. On December 2, 2011, Joseph “Jazz” Hayden, founder of allthingsharlem.com, was arrested by the NYPD in retaliation by 2 officers he...
Occupy National Gathering – Philadelphia – July 4, 2012
For the past couple of months Occupiers from all over the country have gathered via InterOccupy conference call to conceive of, and implement a strategy for, a national convergence of the Movement. Through much deliberation over location, date, and purpose, the group has submitted the “Occupy National Gathering Proposal” to every Assembly in the country....
Sat 4/14/12 @ 2pm ET – International Call on Mumble: Global May: A new beginning?
On Saturday 14th at 20h (GMT+2) (2pm NY Time) via the Mumble server ” tomalplaza.net “ We will hold a Global debate in an Open Space environment. The subject: “Global May: A new beginning?” Please share this invitation around, with all the people who would like to take part of change It’s an exceptional opportunity...
CALL TAMPA MAYOR BUCKHORN AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS – Say NO To Tampa Mayor’s “Clean Zone”
Coalition to March on the RNC Call In Day – April 4th Say NO To Tampa Mayor’s “Clean Zone” Give Us Our Permit To March Repression of March On the RNC Is Dirty Politics The city wants to silence dissent and cage thousands of protesters away from the RNC. On Thursday, April 5, Tampa’s City...
NEWSLETTER #12M15M Issue 3
0. We are happy to present the web page dedicated to gather and discuss all actions planned for May2012: http://www.globalmay.org/ it is an International meeting point where you can register and get involved in the actual work. There is where we host this newsletter: http://www.globalmay.org/blog/item/59-occupy-inidgnados-may12-#12m15m-newsletter-issue-no-3&Itemid=145 You will find some bugs and a lot of room...
Million Hoodies for Trayvon Martin: Sign, Seal and Deliver!
Hey Everyone! Please click on the image below and print, sign and mail this letter to Attorney General, Eric Holder of the Department of Justice requesting that the DOJ take further action in the Trayvon Martin case.
NEWSLETTER #12M15M Issue 2
1) Greece – AGORA in Athens From 5 to 15, there will be the Agora Athens. The international march (you can follow the march here: http://www.scoop.it/t/march-to-athens) it started back in Nov 2011 and its expected to arrive at the greek capital on the 5th of may This will be the starting signal for the beginning of the...
Occupy the 27th Annual AIDS Walk! Sign Up Now!
Dear Fellow Occupiers: On Sunday, May 20, 2012, the 27th Annual AIDS Walk New York will take place in New York’s Central Park. I’m writing for your support to provide a massive showing from members of the Occupy Movement to participate in the world’s largest gathering of its kind. We would like to invite Michael...
NATO GAME OVER: non-violent intervention teams from ten European countries shut down NATO
PRESS RELEASE 1 APRIL 2012 Press contact: Hans Lammerant, +32 479 682 443 NATO GAME OVER: non-violent intervention teams from ten European countries shut down NATO Today, about 500 peace activists from more than ten European countries will take part in an action to shut down NATO headquarters in Evere, Brussels in a nonviolent intervention....
BARCELONA 15M Newsletter nr 7
Hello from Barcelona, this is the weekly newsletter that will inform you about the activities of 15M movement in Barcelona, Catalonia and occasionally the main events in Spain. If you do not wish to receive it anymore, please say so. 1 29M GENERAL STRIKE IN BARCELONA Though the strike was on March 29th, the...
Invite from PAN: Transatlantic Communications Meetings on Mondays @ 12:30 EST
Hey Everyone! This is a message from across the pond about a transatlantic comms meeting taking place every Monday @ 17:30GMT, 18:30 CET, 12:30EST This call is open to all but may be of most interest and usefulness to media / tech / external comms individuals and groups from each occupation / assembly....
May 1 Strike – Invite from PAN: Share Your Political Statements With the World
Hello International Commissions, Outreach Teams and Everyone ! In the run up to May we are inviting local workgroups to share the political statements so far endorsed by the Assemblies of the world, here on the Inter-Assembly list. If you think it’s important to document and share the global, national and local politics of Assemblies, please post...
#Vigils4Trayvon & Nationwide A Million Hoodies Actions for Trayvon Martin
Also visit www.justicefortrayvonmartin.com #Vigils4Trayvon On February 26th, George Zimmerman tracked down & shot Trayvon Martin. He still hasn’t been arrested. On March 26th, we will hold vigils on the one month anniversary of Trayvon’s murder. We will remember Trayvon and the countless thousands of people who have been wrongfully murdered because of prejudice and fear. You...
April 23 – 25: Occupy The Surface Warfare Summit – Norfolk, Virginia alongside Occupy Norfolk
Spread the Word!! April 23 – 25: Occupy The Surface Warfare Summit – Norfolk, Virginia alongside Occupy Norfolk. Flier is below. Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/405392556141702/?ref=ts
March 18 >>> #SolidaritySunday! – Support Those Arrested in NYC, LA & Midwest Occupies.
It’s time for another Solidarity Sunday. 100 people were arrested in Zuccotti Park last night. 4 were arrested at Occupy LA on felony charges during an action yesterday. Occupy LA also reports that one occupier has a broken arm and another has a medical condition, so they need bail money: https://www.wepay.com/x2nn1cm/donations/192938 14 arrests were made at...
Transatlantic Communications Call on Mumble – Monday 3/19 @ 1:30pm EST
This is a message from across the pond about a transatlantic comms meeting taking place next Monday, 3/19 @ 1:30pm EST! This call is open to all but may be of most interest and usefulness to media / tech / external comms individuals and groups from each occupation / assembly. The meeting is...
International Newsletter Feb 25 – Mar 2
INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER FEB 25 – MAR 2 1. General Assembly 12M15M (03/03/2012) on Mumble 2. #OpEuribor 3. Spain 1936 – Greece 2012: Peoples of Europe Unite! 4. Occupy Campaign Amsterdam 5. European Action Days in Frankfurt: 17th-19th May 2012 6. Occupy London eviction: This is only the beginning 7. Occupy London condemns the demolition...
PAN invite: Inter-Assembly List and Global Newswire
This is an invitation to join our Inter-Assembly Newswire project. It’s being run by team members from Occupy/15M/PAN in the USA, Spain and London. Please read the following information, and ask your Assembly’s external and international communications workgroups (or equivalent) to subscribe and participate. There are two aspects to this project: (1) the global email...
Call to Action from Occupy Boston: A4! Public Transportation for the 99%
Public transportation is a right. It is also an integral part of our sustainable future. Rather than fighting price hikes and service cuts, we should be focusing on expanding service and innovating more sustainable and convenient systems for mass transit that are free for all. The economic downturn has been used as a reason to...
InterOccupy Facilitation Statement of Integrity
We at InterOccupy seek to foster communication between individuals, Working Groups and local General Assemblies, across the movement. We do this in the spirit of the Occupy Movement and general assemblies which use direct democratic and horizontal decision-making processes in service to the interests of the 99%. Therefore we affirm the following: The Neutrality of...
InterOccupy’s Statement of Autonomy
Ratified 1/5/2012 We at InterOccupy seek to foster communication between individuals, working groups and local General Assemblies across the movement. We do this in the spirit of the Occupy Movement, and General Assemblies, which use direct democratic and horizontal decision-making processes in service to the interests of the 99%. Therefore we wish to acknowledge and...
Occupy Buffalo — Justice Dialogue
We, the Occupy Buffalo Movement have come together to resist the injustice of the corporate domination of our political institutions. Toward the end of changing these institutions so they are more responsive to our needs, we invite citizens of various levels of education (from eminent professors to earnest students) to contribute to and benefit from...
Interoccupy’s relation to other “occupy” groups
InterOccupy wishes to express our independence from a recent series of national initiatives being carried out in the name of Occupy: · a “national general assembly” with elected representatives (the99declaration.org/) · the making of television/radio shows and marketing (hardblocklive.com), · the nationalization of funding distribution in the movement (Iheartoccupy.org), · a national coordination organization (occupycoordination.com),...
Occupy DC Newspaper Launch/Submission request
The first 2012 edition of the Occupy DC newspaper has launched! For the next issue, we are currently soliciting articles, opinion pieces, photos, literary, and any other content from Occupy groups around the nation. If you have a story that you’d like to see developed into a news piece, or any other content, please contact...
Occupy Caravan
The Occupy Caravan’s week long, celebratory journey promoting economic justice begins in Los Angeles April 2, then makes it’s way city to city, gathering more vehicles and supporters until it reaches New York City’s Wall Street, before heading to our final stop Washington DC April 9th. This historic and FUN civil rights road trip brings...
Get Organized with Occupy.Net’s Extremely Useful Tools & Info!
Occupy.net A COLLECTION OF TOOLS FOR ACTIVISTS WORLDWIDE Real time collaborative notes: notes.occupy.net Craigslist style “job” board: classifieds.occupy.net Vote up and down on ideas (currently in contact with occupyideas.us) ideas.occupy.net Directory of all occupations: directory.occupy.net Please add other tools you’ve found/built.
Occupy Atlanta Day of Solidarity: March 13th
We, Occupy Atlanta and the occupiers of Glen Iris, are asking everyone locally and nationally to take action in Solidarity with us as we fight Chase Bank. Since this bank is a behemoth, we cannot defeat it only in Atlanta, we need to bring the fight everywhere. We are calling a day of action against...
Help Support Occupy Rochester in New York!
The Occupation is a symbol we do not want to lose. We do not want to close down camps, or let anymore of the small number of remaining camps to get closed down. The encampments help to break down barriers, and stop people from becoming complacent. The encampments are a good topic starter, just being...
#F27 Occupy the Food Supply: Press Release
#F27: Occupy the Food Supply: GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION On Monday, February 27th, 2012, OWS Food Justice, OWS Sustainability, Oakland Food Justice & the worldwide Occupy Movement invite you to join the Global Day of Action to Occupy the Food Supply. We challenge the corporate food regime that has prioritized profit over health and sustainability. We seek...
F28 Mass Nonviolent Actions to Stop the Suppression of Occupy
F28: Stand with Occupy! Don’t Suppress The Occupy Movement! Tuesday February 28 Mass nonviolent actions to Stop the Suppression of Occupy …if this illegitimate wave of repression is allowed to stand… if the powers-that-be succeed in suppressing or marginalizing this new movement… if people are once again “penned in”—both literally and symbolically—things will be much...
2.27.12 – Global Day of Action: Occupy Our Food Supply
Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together the Occupy, sustainable farming, food justice, buy local, slow food, and environmental movements for a global day of action on February 27, 2012. Inspired by the theme of CREATE/RESIST, thousands will come together to creatively confront corporate control of our food supply and take action to build healthy, accessible...
Mainstream Media Toolkit
Mainstream Media Tool Kit for Occupy Media Teams - How to convince MSM to cover the Occupy movement! This Tool Kit contains valuable information to help with your outreach to Mainstream Media. Contents: - How to Write a Press Release (with a Template); - Creating a Media Distribution List; -How to Create a Video News...
Occupy North Carolina Statewide General Assembly
Occupy Raleigh is hosting the first ever Occupy NC Statewide general assembly on Feb. 25th along with a statewide Rally. Events will begin on the 24th and go through the 26th. Occupy Raleigh 411occupyraleigh@gmail.com occupiedncga@gmail.com occupiedncga.org occupyraleigh.net
Monday 2/13/12: S. Oregon Conservatives and Liberals Join to Protest NDAA
Southern Oregon Conservatives and Liberals Join to Protest NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) EVENT DATE: Monday, February 13, Noon-1PM PLACE: Vogel Plaza, Central Ave & Main St, Medford OR On Monday the 13th at Noon in Vogel Plaza there will be a demonstration against the passing of the NDAA, including Wake Up America Southern Oregon, and Occupy...
Occupy the Midwest Regional Conference
The General Assembly of Saint Louis, in the spirit of solidarity call upon our brothers and sisters in occupied spaces across the country to join us in forming the Midwest Regional Summit. We feel that it is time for us to create new spaces to connect in; new ways to share knowledge, experience, resources, and...
Punishing Protest: Live Discussion of the U.S. Justice System – 2/21/12 @ 7pm EST / 4pm PST
Is the U.S. justice system about justice, or the law? Activists from the Occupy movement to climate justice camps are regularly made examples of by the courts for acts of civil disobedience, while bank and oil company executives avoid prosecution for real crimes. This inconvenient truth is illustrated all too well by the case of...
Call for #GlobalSpring for #GlobalChange
Call for #GlobalSpring for #GlobalChange Fellow humans, People from the Indignados and Occupy movements from across the world call for a Global Spring, beginning this May. 1st May, 12th May,15th May and the G8/NATO summits in Chicago from May 19th- 21st, will grab the world’s attention and escalate the global movement for economic and...
February 17 – 19: Wichita, Kansas – Occupy Koch Town
Move beyond fossil fuels and corporate corruption Save the Ogallala Aquifer, our farms and ranchlands in the Heartland! NO KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE! Join Us in Wichita, KS, hometown & headquarters of the Koch Brothers, Koch Industries and Koch funded think tank, the Kansas Policy Institute February 17-18-19, 2012 Direct Actions—Speakers—Music...
WagingNonViolence.org & Possible Futures Covers IO: Conference-calling Across the Occupy Rhizome
Read the Article on Waging Non-Violence Read the Article on Possible Futures Conference-calling across the Occupy rhizome by Joan Donovan | February 6, 2012, 9:30 am As Occupy camps spread around Southern California in early October, a small group of occupiers located at City Hall in Los Angeles reflected on our experiences setting up...
Feb 4, 2012: Occupy Boston Joins Occupy Wall Street in Calling to End Corporate Persons.
Here is the press release from Occupy Boston. The Occupy Boston General Assembly passed the following proposal on February 4, 2012: Occupy Boston resolves to stand in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street’s demand for “an Amendment to the Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled...
National Occupation of Washington, DC: Occupy Power! March 30 to April 30
Occupy Power! March 30 to April 30 An event of, by and for the people. You are invited to join the organizing calls on InterOccupy on Sunday nights and to submit a workshop for the NOW DC Social Forum which will be April 7 to April 14. Beginning April 16 we will greet Congress’ return...
Occupy Asheville: Letters to the Mayor
OCCUPY ASHEVILLE PRESS RELEASE: January 31, 2012 occupyasheville.org OCCUPY ASHEVILLE ANSWERS MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL WITH LETTER TO THE PEOPLE Asheville NC – Today, Occupy Asheville issued a public statement to the people of Asheville and the Asheville City Council in response to the call for additional dialogue from Mayor Terry Bellamy and the City Council...
Occupy Lincoln: Let’s Show Some LOVE
Please spread the word anyway you can! Occupy Lincoln, Nebraska has been informed by the mayor’s office that the mayor would like to hear more positive support towards Occupy Lincoln, Nebraska. Let’s flood their office with positive support! The Occupy Lincoln group was sent a letter from the city attorney that they must evacuate their...
