Midwest General Assembly
We, 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,...
Occupy May 1st Action
What you can do to help #OccupyM1 and build the general strike! https://www.facebook.com/notes/occupy-may-first/what-you-can-do-to-help-occupy-may-first-and-build-the-general-strike/110108182443007 Let’s build the power of the 99% so we can show the power of the 99%! … Cities/Occupy GAs Who’ve Endorsed the Call for an International General Strike on May 1st 2012. Email occupymayfirst@gmail.com or occupym1@riseup.net if your GA or organization endores...
Move to Amend action 1.20.12
Move to Amend, OCCUPY THE COURTS (OTC) is a one day action, taking place on January 20, 2012, to mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s odious Citizens United v. FEC decision. As of today’s date, OTC actions are being planned by pro-democracy activists for the public spaces IN FRONT OF (not inside of)...
Rally to Protect the Dream – Occupy Tulsa
12 January 2012, Tulsa, OK – Occupy Tulsa announced today that the group will be holding a rally on Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 16th, at 3pm at the Greenwood Cultural Center. The theme of the rally is “Protecting the Dream”, focusing on how social and economic inequality...
Occupiers to Converge on Olympia, WA in February
Occupy Olympia (WA) and the Alliance for Global Justice are hosting an Occupy Solidarity Social Forum Feb. 18-19 in the Washington state capital city. The self-organized, social forum-type gathering is open to all occupiers and allies. Occupy Olympia agreed by consensus at General Assembly to host a self-organized gathering of the Occupy Wall Street Movement...
Day of International Solidarity and Action against BNY Mellon
Dear Occupiers and Supporters,Occupy Pittsburgh is calling out to the 99% around the world for a Day of International Solidarity and Action against BNY Mellon on January 10, our first day in court. Help us tell the banks and the rest of the 1% that you can’t evict an idea whose time has come!Since the October 15 global day...
A Call to Reassert Our Right to Protest: 2012- A Year of Struggle
From Occupy LA “… as a direct response to these assaults on our civil liberties, we are calling for a year of struggle among all communities and across all issues to unite against state sponsored repression and assert the inherent right of the people to peacefully assemble.” Occupy Los Angeles, in solidarity...
NDAA Information + Announcements
The following information is a digest of information regarding the recently signed NDAA. CONSIDER FOR NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION: Amnesty International and over 45 other organizations will protest the NDAA and Guantanamo in front of the White House on January 11–the 10th anniversary of the “war on terror” prison. Sign up (see below they kicked off with...
Occupy Sheffield Statement – 28th December 2011
Occupy Sheffield has taken possession of the former Salvation Army Citadel(at Cross Burgess Street, Sheffield) on the basis of a so-called ‘Section 6′ notice [1]. The building has lain idle since 1999, and has been open and unsecured for over two months. Occupy Sheffield will make the building safe and secure and will then open it...
OLA – 12/8/11 – A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
We have been hearing reports that occupiers from all over the country were flown to DC in the past week by numerous independent organizations in order to participate in the “Take Back the Capitol” rally, which has led to a National General Assembly. Unfortunately, The Occupy LA General Assembly never consented to be part of...
OLA – 11/13/11 – FALSIFY THE CURRENCY!- N17 DAY OF ACTION
As we come closer to the N17 day of action, we would like to express our thanks to occupiers everywhere for your participation in this movement. If Monday night’s conference call from the encampment at OccupyLA to 150 other occupations is an indication of our strength, then we are all mighty. Looking back, we...
OLA – 10/30/11 – COPS GIVE NEW MEANING TO “OAKLAND RAIDERS”
The use of weapons, lethal or life-threatening, against peaceful protesters anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere. The police raid on OccupyOakland and serious injury to Scott Olsen is reminiscent of the early force ordered by Mubarak on the protesters in Tahrir Square. While Mubarak employed henchmen to carry out vicious attacks on the...
