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I definitely think it was a big middle finger from the cops to the protesters. I have close friends that are cops and I know for a fact they were not on-board with the tossing of books. They still are stationing a ton of neophyte officers down there, which may have played a role in throwing some of this stuff away. They're much more likely to take a protester yelling at them as an "attack", when a veteran cop is likely to not even blink twice.
The sad thing is, all those people are part of the 99%, and the 1% is watching the 99% squabble amongst themselves. Hopefully this changes soon.
Well if the 99% elect people who are more concerned about them and less about the 1% these guys will be in for a rude awakening.
Hey Hoots, just want you to know that you've done a pretty swell job of explaining the relationship between the Constitution, existing laws, precedent, and the Supreme Court.
That's not sarcasm, either. I know some law students and attorneys who don't necessarily grasp those concepts.
Just letting you know. I'm putting this on my resume.
Going in at night like they did just sends the wrong message IMO.
I'd be okay with it if they didn't blatantly lie (the "neighbors" thing) and if they hadn't simply thrown away 5,000 books. I don't get why they threw away the books. The tents, the "kitchen", etc.? I get it, those things make it seem like a permanent dwelling. But, books? C'mon.
It looks like the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The books weren't trashed. Sort of..
But they are claiming the laptops are broken and a bunch of poetry, art and writing from the protesters is all gone.
Local update, for if anyone's paying attention and/or cares...
So Sunday was a big change for us in Worcester.
The permit at Quinsigamond Lake State Park expired, so we had to be out of there by 5 pm or so. The state agency which is responsible for maintaining the place was very good to us. Was sad to be there about 4 watching the place get disassembled, but we all knew it was just training camp for what was to come. And I had to leave to go to Occupy Hartford (again) before they were fully done.
Sunday was also the "New England Solidarity March", get people from occupy groups in the region together - have a rally and a march through the streets of Worcester. Friday I went to Providence to get out of town support, Saturday in Hartford. Sunday morning a couple of guys went to Providence to pick people up there, while I went to Hartford. We got about six from Hartford, eight from Providence, and a few from Boston and smaller cities.
Since the march had no permit (no way in hell I was gonna shell out the cash for that) - we had to stay on the sidewalks. But shortly after we left the Common, we had police cars blocking off side streets to let us keep moving down sidewalks. Police presence was heavy, but nobody was arrested. Some of us ran up the stairs at the front of city hall, had a quick rally, but kept moving before cops would move in.
We had a general assembly after that. By the end, there were 10 police officers standing nearby - while the crowd at the GA dwindled to 30 people. The major issue: where to go after Lake Park? It was sort of suggested by official channels we could go to Lincoln Square, sort of, and protest there. Lincoln Square is one of the busiest intersections in the city, so we were happy to go there. Just could not use tents or sleeping bags. Cops are always driving by the site, a few sit nearby from time to time, a few actually get out and put new rules on the current occupation site.
And tonight we're not allowed to have anything but ourselves and signs. Likely yet another showdown with the police as I'm typing this - over keeping tarps and some supplies in the Lincoln Square position.
Today at our new location:
The guy you see in the beginning, Jeremy, was one of the 22 arrested on Nov. 5th during the second attempt on the Common. He wasn't even a member of OW... until he joined the cause in the WPD holding cell. He was walking down a street on the other side of the Common, and was arrested for trespassing while trying to see what was happening.
Oh, and that would be the police (on orders of the City Manager) once again trying to intimidate the movement. Some of the officers have been pretty good with us, and we keep open dialogue with them. Some of them however have been pretty bad. And we're always under surveillance.
Take last night at the City Council meeting. Some OW people planned on going there anyway, but once we heard former mayor and current councilwoman Konnie Lukes was pushing anti-OW resolutions on the agenda - the number went to about 30 OW people going.
The resolution was basically saying they supported City Manager O'Brien in his response to Occupy Worcester - which essentially is ignore them and let the cops show full force. Only two other councilors supported the measure, and it was tabled for a week. But sure enough - 30 OW members in the audience draws out the police: seven officers also standing in the council chambers watching over us.
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So creating your own library and making a Kitchen is somehow bad? They were trying to make a point that maybe there is another way? Helped by online donations, it must be said. They also created this after their generators were taken. You keep rambling about them like they have been sitting there for two months without the ability to whip their own ass.
Look, I get that they were trying to make due with what they had, but this isn't some city with 300,000 people. When you have a city this big, you can't let people bend (or flat-out break) rules.If they let the protesters use generators, you would soon have many homeless people taking generators where they can find them and using them all over the city. This will inevitably lead to fires and, ultimately, deaths. The people of this city, for all their positives, have a huge negative and that is they LOVE to take advantage of the system. If they see one little weakness, people will exploit it forever.
I agree they shouldn't be allowed to have generators. My only point was that what they had built was a little more innovative then you were implying. But you've been down there, so you know that.
But the overall theme of what I said is the same. That park isn't their home, and I don't think they should receive special treatment that other people who live outside don't get.
I'm actually not that upset about the court order. They've had plenty of time to raise awareness. As you've pointed out, they were effecting other people's lives. It's time for them to evolve and find a new direction. Like I was saying last night, this might be a blessing in disguise. They come out of the eviction situation looking like the victim. Plus, it sweeps some of the common complaints under the rug.
I guess a lot depends on how tomorrow goes.
I'm a big reader, so I didn't like to see that they were throwing out books. But this isn't the end of literature, or people's access to it. Down on the LES every other block a guy is selling novels for $2.
How do those dudes have such good prices?
I'm also willing to bet my father's copy of Rules For Radicals that I gave to one of the protesters was one of the books tossed.
I would have much rather seen them take the books and donate them, which would've taken basically no effort on the part of the city. That was indeed a dumb move by the NYPD. But, in all fairness, the "library" refused to relocate. They could've taken those tubs of books and moved them a block or two away and saved the books. It's still the NYPD's fault, don't get me wrong, but they were trying to make a stand against a green-lit NYPD, which probably wasn't the best decision.
Yeah, it just seems they should have known this would make them look bad. I'm surprised Godwin's Law hasn't been applied.
Yes, ultimately it was Bloomberg's choice, but Brookfield Properties gave him a little push in writing a letter saying the city was violating the law by letting people camp/sleep there (which is true).
Ahhh, I didn't see this. Not that it's a surprise. It seemed most sources were just concentrating on the Mayor's quote.
I exaggerated, but it is not that hard to split up a couple thousand people and cause havoc. Stand across bridges, tunnel entrances, flood and "occupy" subway stops, etc. This is what they were planning on doing, according to their meeting on 6th Ave. and Grand St. and their website (they never followed through because of the court order they had signed allowing them to return to the park).
I lived in Brooklyn for a little over a year. Not in Williamsburg. I'm not a hipster, buddy! That's one reason I have trouble believing they are trying to shut down the MTA. It just seems like to much. Plus they are all suppose to be at the rally at 5pm. Surely they aren't dumb enough to think they can stop the trains and somehow all get to the main Rally on time?
But you have a point. They probably could cause quite the ruckus. Which 125th are they talking about in Manhattan? If it's the one on the 4, 5, 6, that could cut off the majority of traffic coming in and out of the Bronx. But the Brooklyn hubs don't seem that well thought out for shutting down the system. Hmmm. I still read it as spreading through the subway to speak their voice. It seem most media reports I've read report that or just quote the press release to "Occupy"them.
Edit: It's 125th St. A,B,C,D
If they really try to stop the Subways then that is just moronic. Say goodbye to all positive attention you gained. I agree with what you said earlier about it. If it effects people's commute it will blow up in their faces. Even getting on the trains to tell their story is pretty pointless. New Yorkers have that subway stair. They are impervious to people getting on the train and running their mouth about whatever. I'm not so sure how much awareness they will spread.
And shutting down the subway may not be their intention, but it's entirely possible they blow up more than one of these stops by "occupying" them.
I was thinking on this earlier today. Even if it's just to ride and speak their voice. The press release isn't clear, obviously. So now the public and the police don't know what to expect. Yeah, it could turn into a mess regardless of their original intention.
EDIT: Alright, the news release says, "Then throughout the five boroughs, we will gather at 16 central subway hubs and take our own stories to the trains, using the "People's Mic"." occupywallst.org/action/november-17th/
Also, this Subway thing was planed a good bit before the eviction. For those that didn't know. It's not a reactionary event. At least to begin with.
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Local update, for if anyone's paying attention and/or cares...
So Sunday was a big change for us in Worcester.
The permit at Quinsigamond Lake State Park expired, so we had to be out of there by 5 pm or so. The state agency which is responsible for maintaining the place was very good to us. Was sad to be there about 4 watching the place get disassembled, but we all knew it was just training camp for what was to come. And I had to leave to go to Occupy Hartford (again) before they were fully done.
Sunday was also the "New England Solidarity March", get people from occupy groups in the region together - have a rally and a march through the streets of Worcester. Friday I went to Providence to get out of town support, Saturday in Hartford. Sunday morning a couple of guys went to Providence to pick people up there, while I went to Hartford. We got about six from Hartford, eight from Providence, and a few from Boston and smaller cities.
Since the march had no permit (no way in hell I was gonna shell out the cash for that) - we had to stay on the sidewalks. But shortly after we left the Common, we had police cars blocking off side streets to let us keep moving down sidewalks. Police presence was heavy, but nobody was arrested. Some of us ran up the stairs at the front of city hall, had a quick rally, but kept moving before cops would move in.
We had a general assembly after that. By the end, there were 10 police officers standing nearby - while the crowd at the GA dwindled to 30 people. The major issue: where to go after Lake Park? It was sort of suggested by official channels we could go to Lincoln Square, sort of, and protest there. Lincoln Square is one of the busiest intersections in the city, so we were happy to go there. Just could not use tents or sleeping bags. Cops are always driving by the site, a few sit nearby from time to time, a few actually get out and put new rules on the current occupation site.
And tonight we're not allowed to have anything but ourselves and signs. Likely yet another showdown with the police as I'm typing this - over keeping tarps and some supplies in the Lincoln Square position.
Today at our new location:
The guy you see in the beginning, Jeremy, was one of the 22 arrested on Nov. 5th during the second attempt on the Common. He wasn't even a member of OW... until he joined the cause in the WPD holding cell. He was walking down a street on the other side of the Common, and was arrested for trespassing while trying to see what was happening.
Oh, and that would be the police (on orders of the City Manager) once again trying to intimidate the movement. Some of the officers have been pretty good with us, and we keep open dialogue with them. Some of them however have been pretty bad. And we're always under surveillance.
Take last night at the City Council meeting. Some OW people planned on going there anyway, but once we heard former mayor and current councilwoman Konnie Lukes was pushing anti-OW resolutions on the agenda - the number went to about 30 OW people going.
The resolution was basically saying they supported City Manager O'Brien in his response to Occupy Worcester - which essentially is ignore them and let the cops show full force. Only two other councilors supported the measure, and it was tabled for a week. But sure enough - 30 OW members in the audience draws out the police: seven officers also standing in the council chambers watching over us.
He has a point. What good can come from blocking go home traffic? This 99%er will really be pissed off if you keep me from my PJ's and hot chocolate any longer than necessary.
Okay, can someone explain something to me? The "Occupy" protesters in my city have decided that today, as their protest, they're going to "occupy" one of the busiest highway/commuter ramps in the city. At rush hour. How on earth does this help anything? The commute in and out of Hartford during rush hour is a nightmare (I live just a few miles outside of the city, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get there during non-rush hour traffic, but during rush hour its about a 30 minute commute or more), so all they're going to be doing is pissing off the 99% who are trying to get home and make dinner, see their kids, etc.
Curious, what are you going to do when they're walking by your car?
Post by The Wookie Monster on Nov 17, 2011 11:02:55 GMT -5
That's fortunate for you and the city of Hartford, otherwise there might something on the news today regarding freeway riots with a screaming Juggs being whisked away in handcuffs .
Okay, can someone explain something to me? The "Occupy" protesters in my city have decided that today, as their protest, they're going to "occupy" one of the busiest highway/commuter ramps in the city. At rush hour. How on earth does this help anything? The commute in and out of Hartford during rush hour is a nightmare (I live just a few miles outside of the city, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get there during non-rush hour traffic, but during rush hour its about a 30 minute commute or more), so all they're going to be doing is pissing off the 99% who are trying to get home and make dinner, see their kids, etc.
Point of Information: that actually wasn't put on by Occupy Hartford...
From somewhere on their Facebook page:
A few facts about today's demonstration and the blocking of the I-84 on-ramp:
1. It was not organized by Occupy Hartford but by a coalition of labor unions, including the Service Employees, the Machinists, the Sheet Metal Workers, and others. It was part of a nationally coordinated day of action called "Occupy the Bridge." Some OH members did participate though none were involved in the closing of the on-ramp.
2. The theme of the event was that the congressional supercommittee that will soon announce a bipartisan plan of extensive budget cuts SHOULD be investing money in the American infrastructure, such as our bridges and highways, many of which are or shortly will be in dire need of repair. If money were invested in the infrastructure it would create jobs and get people back to work.
3. For three days prior to today's event, union members with a banner announcing that the on-ramp would be closed because of "Economic Emergency" stationed themselves there -- the banner stated that the on-ramp would be closed on Thursday at 4pm. People who regularly use the on-ramp at that time of day were put on notice and could easily make arrangements to take a different route.
4. Any demonstrations that are going to be effective at telling the government and the corporations "no business as usual" are going to inconvenience people sometimes. As most people know, in Europe entire industries are shut down because of strikes . . . yet workers generally understand that the reason for the strikes is just and necessary.
Okay, can someone explain something to me? The "Occupy" protesters in my city have decided that today, as their protest, they're going to "occupy" one of the busiest highway/commuter ramps in the city. At rush hour. How on earth does this help anything? The commute in and out of Hartford during rush hour is a nightmare (I live just a few miles outside of the city, it takes me about 10-15 minutes to get there during non-rush hour traffic, but during rush hour its about a 30 minute commute or more), so all they're going to be doing is pissing off the 99% who are trying to get home and make dinner, see their kids, etc.
The same thing happened in Milwaukee yesterday, only the protesters blocked traffic on a bridge in a not-so-great neighborhood. There's a pretty good quote from the Milwaukee Chief of Police about it, "We are moving these police officers to protect this neighborhood, we are not going to be fulfilling any martyrdom fantasies of these people, who couldn't care less about this neighborhood. There is a 35% unemployment rate in this neighborhood, and these people are disrupting them. Do you see any bankers driving through here?"
I guess after a couple hours the protesters left and "declared victory." Whatever.
Hey folks, Occupy Freedom could really use your help right now. We need signatures for our petition to get the 99% Deficit Proposal heard in Congress. We have the awareness of the world. Now we need our own action in our government. Some of you may not agree with the proposal but it is foolish to believe this should not be put on the table to be discussed. So please visit our link to sign the petition and take a look at our calendar of events. october2011.org/
If any of y'all want to visit, go right ahead we could use more supporters. And for OWS, I understand that Zucotti Park used to belong to the city when it was originally called Liberty Plaza. It wasn't until 2006 that it was bought privately and renamed Zucotti Park. Now that New York has played their hand and kicked you out of Liberty Plaza. You may join us in Freedom Plaza where our right to protest is not just free, but in some cases, police have actually helped us block some city traffic to demonstrate our freedom. Wall Street may be trying to clamp down your liberty,but come to D.C and you will realize "That they may take our lives, but they shall never take our FREEDOM!!".
P.S I had to say that last line. Also, does anybody know how to upload multiple pics from the PC onto an Inforoo post or do I have to create a photobucket account? I would like to share some pics from the Occupy Freedom site.
This is the rules of the occupier at Freedom Plaza. We are proud of these rules and has caused us no harm from police or politicians even though we are camped directly in front of the mayors office. I feel like other sites could benefit from following the same rules.
It states: As an Occupier, these are our Principles: 1) I will use my anger at injustice as a positive, noviolent force for change. 2) I will not carry weapons of any kind 3) I will not vandalize, destroy, or steal property 4) I will maintain neatness of my personal belongings and cleanliness of Freedom plaza 5) I will not use or carry alcohol or illegal drugs on Freedom Plaza and I will not enter the plaza in an intoxicated state 6) I will respect quiet hours between 11 pm and 7 am 7) I will act in a respectful manner and I will not insult, swear in public, or attack others 8) I will not assault, verbally or physically, those who oppose or disagree with me 9) I will protect myself and call for assistance if I am assaulted 10) I will participate in the general assemblies and direct actions as I am able 11) I will volunteer in Freedom plaza daily
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If I had to advise the Occupy movement, I would advise them to focus on political fundraisers.
Protest outside places where political fundraisers take place. There are plenty of these events - daily - on both sides of the aisle. Infiltrate these events and Mic Check them. Document those in attendance, both the politicians selling us out and the wealthy sponsors who buy them. Publicize them, make them and their shady backroom pay-for-play deals see the light of day. Make the places which host these events wary, make their donors reluctant to take part in these events. Make these events toxic. Make their selling us out even more obscene than sexting some woman a dick pic. Because it is.
With that in mind, I am glad they are marching to DC. They have work to do there.
If I had to advise the Occupy movement, I would advise them to focus on political fundraisers.
Protest outside places where political fundraisers take place. There are plenty of these events - daily - on both sides of the aisle. Infiltrate these events and Mic Check them. Document those in attendance, both the politicians selling us out and the wealthy sponsors who buy them. Publicize them, make them and their shady backroom pay-for-play deals see the light of day. Make the places which host these events wary, make their donors reluctant to take part in these events. Make these events toxic. Make their selling us out even more obscene than sexting some woman a dick pic. Because it is.
With that in mind, I am glad they are marching to DC. They have work to do there.
We got stomped on by the city council. The police seem to continue surveillance activity against us, to the point of following me down the street as I was going to a mini-mart to get a chocolate bar. A local church let us use their overflow parking lot, so now we're setting up a tent city there. Our occupation is still on the sidewalk in front of the old vocational high school, this parking lot is right behind said old high school.
We might be one of the most disorganized and badly run Occupy groups in the country. We have a small but committed group of people, and then people behind the scenes and at GAs who have no idea what the fuck their doing, if anything.
Oh, and we have a mentally ill guy now showing up to the sidewalk protest claiming to be a white supremacist and saying to several people that women should be subservient to men... wonderful. Some think he's a planter and faking the mental illness (at least to some degree.)
Occupy had its first casualty this past week, when a pregnant woman got kicked in the stomach by a cop at Occupy Seattle and had a miscarriage days later.
Rep. Ted Deutsch (D-FL) has introduced the proposed Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED) Amendment. teddeutch.house.gov/UploadedFiles/DEUTCH_036_xml.pdf
Obama got Mic Checked in New Hampshire. Mr. President: Over 4,000 peaceful protesters have been arrested while banksters continue to destroy the economy. You must stop the assault on our First Amendment rights. Your silence sends a message that police brutality is acceptable. Banks got bailed out. We got sold out.
I was waving signs saying "Reaganomics failed! We can tax the Top 2% again!" and "We refuse to be sold out like this" out on the capitol square in Madison. Maybe I'm inflating my sense of self-importance here, but I do notice a lot of the things I was protesting against while all the unionists mostly worried about their collective bargaining are popping up in Occupy folklore. That, and I was on that same capitol square waving around signs complaining about the state budget back in 2007, years before it was cool.
I still think I'm ahead of the times, but they're gaining on me these days...
If I had to advise the Occupy movement, I would advise them to focus on political fundraisers.
Protest outside places where political fundraisers take place. There are plenty of these events - daily - on both sides of the aisle. Infiltrate these events and Mic Check them. Document those in attendance, both the politicians selling us out and the wealthy sponsors who buy them. Publicize them, make them and their shady backroom pay-for-play deals see the light of day. Make the places which host these events wary, make their donors reluctant to take part in these events. Make these events toxic. Make their selling us out even more obscene than sexting some woman a dick pic. Because it is.
With that in mind, I am glad they are marching to DC. They have work to do there.
Now THAT is a plan!
That is but one part of a multifaceted approach that needs to be taken.
Disrupting politicians' access to money is only one thing, but it is a very important thing. It's hard to buy someone off with a righteously angry citizen inbetween.
There also has to be a concrete legislative agenda coming out of this movement - it's that or flat-out revolution. Those are the only two ways Occupy is going to obtain any measurable results. Overturning Citizens United is like getting between that politician and the billionaire bribing them... that needs to happen, to be institutionalized, to become the job of law enforcement and official entities.
At least then Occupy can get back to their lives. Or better yet, focus on other battles that need to be won.
For example, back to my original point up there about being ahead of my times... y'all need to follow our lead in running the motherfuckers out of office.
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I just watched this on cable Friday night. It is a must-see. The scariest part of the movie for me is this. Not only has nobody in the finance sector been arrested for causing this fiasco, but the same douchbags who caused this mess are now "in charge" of remedying the situation. This is as bad as OJ looking for the real killer.
Also I was not aware of how the academic sector has been tainted by the big money these fat cats toss around. Absolute wealth = Absolute power. And we all know that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
So yesterday a few of us had plans to go protest at local malls. Started out at 715 am at a small mall on the north side of Worcester, me and one other person. As soon as we pulled signs out of the back of his car, we were immediately noticed by a cop in an unmarked cruiser. A Worcester PD Lt. was standing there waiting for us as we made our way through Best Buy.
You would think the professional thing to do about this would be: sorry guys, you can't do this here - private property. Nope. He basically expects us to be confrontational about it, and starts getting in our faces about it. He says that we don't represent him or any of his friends in the 99%, and spoke on behalf of Simon Properties saying we weren't welcome there, and had to go all the way back to a street a quarter mile away to protest. (Couldn't he just have said that in the first place without this "what's your beef" conversation?)
So we got kicked out in minutes. I just turned around and started walking away after a minute rather than get arrested by some punk cop. And more on punk cops in a minute...
A few hours later, I went over to Boston for their Black Friday protest. I figured Boston's would be much more enjoyable than having to deal in Worcester where it was likely me and maybe 1-2 other people helping out. They had a march from Dewey Square (their occupation site), through Downtown Crossing (major shopping area), across Boston Common, then down Newbury St. (major shopping area for snobs), and finally ending at the Prudential Center mall. As soon as the march ended at the Pru, Boston PD was almost getting ready to arrest everyone within 50 feet. Occupy Boston people were preparing to get arrested, as BPD broke out 15-18 officers, six police cars, two paddy wagons, and the plastic ziptie handcuffs... waiting for someone to slip and start charging the mall.
The funny part was - I actually snuck off from the Boston group and did enter the mall, sneaking past the BPD officer inside - but had my sign rolled up.
I think I need to make my sign more noticeable...
Anyways, back to Worcester. I went home fairly early since I was exhausted and just felt like crap after a long day and the Occuflu and whatever else. Back at Lincoln Square though, WPD did its usual thing in harassing our campers and telling them to get rid of the four tents set up in the church parking lot... at 10 pm on a Friday.
One our guys on Facebook at the scene:
EMERGENCY!!!!!!!! People are needed down at Lincoln square asap the current people have been there a long time and need some relief also our friends at the wpd are harassing them about the tents. so witnesses with video cameras are needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
An hour later...
THEY ARE MOVING EVERYTHING INTO THE PARKING LOT FOR NOW AND CONTACTING THE CHURCH AND LAWYERS TOMORROW. JUST LIKE THE WPD TO START AN ISSUE AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE WITH REAL ANSWERS CANT BE REACHED. TENTS HAVE BEEN UP FOR THREE DAYS AND THE WAIT TILL 10:PM ON A FRIDAY TO BRING THE ISSUE UP. REAL quacking MATURE AND PROFESSIONAL MR MIKE"ALWAYS LYIN" O'BRIEN AND CHIEF "MAKE THE RULES AS I GO ALONG" GEMME. KEEP ACTING LIKE BLOOMBERG AND WE WILL TREAT YOU LIKE BLOOMBERG.
We have permission from the United Congregational Church to use their backup parking lot, behind the Lincoln Square property, for parking and for setting up tents. But, leave it to the WPD to start questioning at 9:30 on a Friday night, when nobody can get official answers for a few days.
But this is what happens when you piss off a man (the City Manager Mike O'Brien) who is in the back pocket of major banks established in the city. This is what happens when you have the Department of Homeland Security using violent methods to clamp down on Occupy protests nationwide...
So yeah, keep on Occupying folks. We're on the way to making progress in this country. Certainly have a lot of people pissed off, riled up, and the government watching very very closely.
Oh, while I'm thinking about it ... there was one New England arrest yesterday. Someone was taking in for trespassing and disturbing the peace - for being a part of a meditation sit-in at the Emerald Square Mall in a Mass. suburb of Providence RI. Not sure if it was a Boston or Providence member.
Wouldn't this be the farthest thing away from disturbing the peace?
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On Wednesday, Congress convened to vote on whether to expand the Bush tax cuts. At 10 a.m,I joined Occupy DC and others from the OWS March, to the Senate Offices at the Hart Building and the House Offices at the Rayburn building to push forth the 99% Deficit Reduction Plan. We came in there peacefully to remind those that switching to a civilian economy as opposed to an expansive military economy would be more beneficial in our current state. We reminded them we need to end the wars and bring our troops home.We reminded them that investing in domestic infrastructure; such as transit, domestic jobs, education, and healthcare better served American interests than corporate welfare and tax breaks for the super wealthy. We came to remind them that massive financial bailouts should not come at the expense of Social Security and Medicare. We also reminded them to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and invest on alternative energy. We also reminded them that foreclosures and evictions should not be the victims of corporate welfare such as their careless financial oversight during the subprime mortgage collapse. Lastly, we reminded Congress the 99% deficit reduction plan can reduce the current goal of a $660 billion reduction in two years and not ten. After we made our cases, we peacefully marched past the Capitol along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House chanting "We are the 99%! And So Are You!" to all we serve to protect.
End the Bush Tax Cuts!
There's a storm brewing at the Capitol because we are raining down cold hard facts in here
Currently, Congress has not yet agreed on extending the Bush Tax Cuts.
As for what I'm currently working on, I've gotten the approval of the action committee for my union IBEW 26 to come down to Freedom Plaza and to express their political views about the decline of the Labor Movement. I got into a political discussion with my union treasurer, Jerry Lozupone,when i got sworn in. We discussed workers rights and how the Occupy Movement can help offer public awareness. He told me I should come to the Union Hall meeting on Dec 2nd and bring it up. What I'm hoping for is an endorsement of OccupyDC. I'll let you all know how it goes.
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