Posted 11 years ago on Aug. 10, 2012, 4:16 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Earlier this week, members of Occupy Wall Street revved up the Illuminator - our bat signal - and beamed a special message onto Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan: Trump is bulldozing the 99% and we stand with the victims of his senseless disregard for environment and cultural heritage.
The guerrilla screening of Anthony Baxter's dramatic documentary 'You've Been Trumped' tells the David-and-Goliath story of a village of fishermen and farmers invaded by Trump to build "the world's greatest gulf course" for elite foreign jet-setters on pristine coastland of immense environmental and scientific value. Initially rebuked by the local municipality, Trump lures in the Scottish government with promises of thousands of jobs. After years of lies, political corruption, journalist suppression, and harassment of local people, Trump has finally constructed just a fraction of his intended plan with mostly-foreign contractors and few permanent jobs.
Solidarity means to stand with oppressed people everywhere because their struggle is our struggle, and there are few clearer cases than this one of the 1% bulldozing the rights, land, and dignity of the 99% for pure profit. Donald Trump does not represent us, and Occupy Wall Street stands with the brave people of Aberdeen and the Menie Estate - and their allies everywhere - fighting for sustainable development and the rights of hard-working people to their own land and communities.
Posted 11 years ago on Aug. 10, 2012, 11:44 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Book Bloc is getting ready for #S17. Are you?
September 15-17 NYC: Three days of education, celebration and resistance
No Matter What Your Issue, If You Follow the Money....All Roads Lead to Wall Street.
Friday, August 10th, 2pm 99 Pickets Wheels 4 Workers
Join 32BJ SEIU workers and their supporters for the RIDE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM — a bike ride to protest real estate developers like T.F. Cornerstone who are denying their largely immigrant service workers the security, retirement, safety-training and advancement opportunities afforded to 55,000 building workers in NYC. For just $2/hour per worker more, Cornerstone could stop this destructive race to the bottom.
Meet us at the starting line for the send off! Or get on your bike and make the ride!
2:00 – 3:30pm: Rally at Cornerstone’s HQ at 387 Park Ave South, Manhattan
3:30 – 4:30pm: Ride to Long Island City
4:30 – 6:00pm: Rally at Cornerstone: 4720 Center Blvd, Long Island City
Friday, August 10th, 2pm Food for Thought Film Series
La Casita, 414 45th Street, Brooklyn
Occupy/Occupemos Sunset Park continues its series with two films on urban financial crises and how people fought back against them. "TIGHTEN YOUR BELTS, BITE THE BULLET," from 1981, and "PEOPLE'S FIREHOUSE #1" from 1979.
Saturday, August 11th, 11:00am-7:00pm Occupy Town Square - Astoria/Long Island City
Astoria Park, 21 Hoyt Avenue North, Queens
Occupy Astoria LIC invites you to Occupy Town Square: a traveling celebration of free assembly. There will be a potluck picnic from 12-2pm, a swap-market, music, dance, teach-ins, storytelling and exchanging ideas about our neighborhood & our city.
Saturday, August 11th, 11:30am Broadcast of Occupy Brooklyn TV! On the web and on TV: all NYC, Verizon: Channel 43; In Brooklyn: Time Warner channel 35, Cablevision channel 68, RCN channel 83
Don’t miss Occupy Public Access TV’s first show! News and views from the international people’s resistance will be available both online and on TV.
Sunday, August 12, 12:00pm-4:00pm S17 Work Session
33 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn
Got some work to do for S17? Join teams from across OWS as we work on all the exciting stuff that needs doing for S17: websites, volunteer coordination, calendar updates, prep for the Monday Spokes meeting and anything else.
Sunday, August 12, 4:00pm The People’s Puppets of OWS Present: Jack and the Corporate Beanstalk
American Park in Greenpoint (Franklin St. between Milton St. & Noble St., Brooklyn)
Jack goes to college for a better future but realizes after being saddled with debt that she’s still at the mercy of the Corporate Giant. In this puppet music spectacle the audience is encouraged to get involved and help Jack take back the Golden Goose for the 99%.
Tuesday, August 14, 6:30 pm American Autumn Film Screening
Church of the Redeemer, 30-14 Crescent Street at 30th Avenue
Occupy Astoria LIC presents the Occu-Doc American Autumn as part of their ‘Documentaries for the 99%’ series. This Occupy movie is a powerfully unique one, as described by David Swanson: “We now have a film of our own. This is not amateur hour. This is a movie as well made, in technical terms, as any Hollywood blockbuster with Pentagon funding. But this is a movie with us in it."
Friday, August 17th, Midnight Every Night until September 16th #YesWeCamp 2.0 #PACAttack
Union Square
Join for a month of tactical #SleepfulProtests starting August 16th and culminating on the eve of Occupy Wall Street’s one-year-anniversary on September 16th. Assemble at #OccupyUnionSq for Eviction Theater to connect with sleeping groups each night at Midnight.
Saturday, August 18th, 2:00pm 4th Feminist General Assembly
Harlem Meer, Central Park - 110th St.
This will be a Feminist General Assembly focusing on the struggles of People of Color. We will work on actions to combat racial and economic injustice. Everyone is invited, allies welcome!
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Posted 11 years ago on Aug. 7, 2012, 3:45 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
On Sep. 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street started a revolution. One year later, join us for three days of education, training, and protest in New York City. http://s17nyc.org.
The 1% is controlling our fates; we are drowning in loans, student debt, fraudulent mortgages. You are not a loan. Democracy is sold to the highest bidder, destroying our political process, our communities and our environment. Join a mass mobilization of the 99%. Stand and be counted. Let’s occupy our future, together.
Posted 11 years ago on Aug. 7, 2012, 3:15 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
via Occupy Sacramento - Occupiers have requested additional people on site; if you are near Sacramento, please head down there if you can support them for any amount of time!
Governor’s Home Targeted Monday for Round-the-Clock Vigil; Homeowners, Occupy and Foreclosure Groups Demand Moratorium to Save California Homeowners
SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Brown’s loft residence has been targeted – beginning Monday (August 6) – for a round-the-clock, day and night vigil with no announced end time designed to pressure the Governor to declare a statewide foreclosure moratorium and save Californians’ homes.
The vigil began Monday (August 6) at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of 16th & J Streets, where Brown has his loft residence, according to Occupy groups and distressed homeowners from around the state. The Occupy Sacramento Foreclosure Team issued this statement:
“On Monday, we will begin a vigil with no end date in front of the Governor’s Sacramento home on behalf of the millions of Californians who have lost their homes or are facing the loss of their homes through foreclosure, and other distressed property actions. We want the governor to use his executive power to declare a state of fiscal emergency and an immediate foreclosure moratorium.
“Stopping the foreclosure tsunami would help California homeowners, save our communities, and ultimately boost our economy. It would also give homeowners time to take advantage of the Homeowner Bill of Rights, which doesn’t go into effect until January 1, 2013. A moratorium would give more homeowners the ability to take advantage of future programs and policy changes, and a fighting chance at keeping their homes.”
Seven out of the nation’s 10 metropolitan communities with the highest foreclosure rates
Californians have lost $424 billion in wealth due to declining real estate values since 2008
Foreclosures have devastated California’s economy, causing businesses to fail and workers to lose jobs on a massive scale.
Foreclosures cause a ripple effect: foreclosed homeowners have less money to spend in their communities, which hurts local businesses who lay-off employees or cut their hours. Workers then pay less in taxes, and governments are forced to make cuts in services. Local governments have lost $17 billion in reduced revenue and additional costs, causing steep cuts in public services.
Posted 11 years ago on Aug. 7, 2012, 1:58 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
In preparation for today's direct action against Mexican billionaire and media baron Carlos Slim (#OccupySaks), we offer this video from #YoSoy132 (with English subtitles) explaining the reasons behind their occupation of Televisa to provide additional background on the struggle of Mexican social movement to reclaim their media from the 1%.
