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Free Reverend Billy

Posted 10 years ago on Nov. 18, 2013, 9:06 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Tags: direct action, NYPD, Reverend Billy

The following were the words spoken by Reverend Billy (in the video above) that might have gotten him up to a year in jail time, if we do not act.

We are in the midst of a mass extinction at this time. I ask you to think of your own children. I am the father of a three year old and I’m worried about the kind of world that my daughter will inherit. Please protect life, protect the earth. Take your money out of J.P. Morgan Chase or work inside the bank to change the values system of this bank. It is the largest bank in the United States by assets, but it is also the top bank in the world for financing industrial projects which poison the atmosphere with co2 emissions.

Who caused Hurricane Sandy?

Chase bank did, if anybody did. Rise up against the corporations that are poisoning the atmosphere. It’s up to you and to me, only we can do it.

Somebody give me a “Change-a-lujah”!
Somebody give me a “Life-a-lujah”!
Somebody give me a “Life-a-lujah”!

Right Hallelujah

Are you alright? Is no one angry?

You are angry, in the white shirt, I can tell.

Sign Rev. Billy’s petition, and check him out on stage in NYC while he is still a free man.

Stay tuned to http://www.revbilly.com/

or write a nice email to the Honorable Cy Vance, Jr. to let him know what an upstanding citizen the Reverend is, and how he lights up culture and society with his presence.

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Defend Radical NYC Art #Save5pointz

Posted 10 years ago on Nov. 14, 2013, 3:53 p.m. EST by occupyalerts
Tags: direct action, 5pointz, graffitti is not a crime

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If you care about art, community, and resistance against gentrification in New York City, please come out this Saturday at 3pm to support 5 Pointz, an "outdoor art exhibit space in Long Island City, New York, considered to be the world’s premiere “graffiti Mecca,” where aerosol artists from around the globe paint colorful pieces on the walls of a 200,000-square-foot factory building". 5 Pointz have shown support for Occupy Wall St from the beginning, so let's show them what solidarity means!

Join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/601512509885626/

Read more about the 5 pointz eviction battle

THE CALL FOR SUPPORT FROM 5 POINTZ:

We are reaching out to any and all supporters of 5 Pointz, now is the time!

We need your support, we need to show the city that art has value and money is not greater then culture. This fight is bigger then graffiti, bigger then a building, its about preserving something priceless, a piece of history and a monument know over to the world.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?

SATURDAY 11/16/13 RALLY

YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED! COME ONE COME ALL THIS SATURDAY!!!! We are asking you to come out and rally with us. If you love 5 Pointz, show us on Saturday. We need a big crowd. Please come out to show your support and hear more about REAL STRATEGIES TO SAVE OUR MONUMENT. The future of 5 Pointz is within OUR CONTROL!

Peaceful gathering and art from 3-4. Speakers from 4-5. Please invite friends and spread the word

LANDMARK FORMS

We are also asking you to download and sign the landmark from and email it ASAP at meresone@5ptz.com

This is vital, if you can not make it Saturday, please take a few minutes of your time and fill out the form and send it our way. The only way the city knows how much we care are by the numbers. Please download, sign, and email back.. 5 Pointz is by the people, for the people.. We need our people to step up now..

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Show Your Solidarity on #BlackFriday While Supporting the #WalmartStrikers

Posted 10 years ago on Nov. 13, 2013, 12:14 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Tags: direct action, labor, WalmartStrikers, Black Friday

If you want to participate in the Black Friday actions to protest working conditions at WalMart go to: http://blackfridayprotest.org

If you are a Walmart worker involved in organizing and you need financial assistance, please contact us.

If you want to support the workers by paying for essential living expenses, please consider buying the snazzy "Team #WalmartWorkers" tshirt, printed and fulfilled by the OWS Screenprinters.

Support a Striker

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Stop Watching Us

Posted 10 years ago on Oct. 23, 2013, 4:43 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Tags: direct action, NSA, surveillance

This video is a call to action released in support of the Stop Watching Us: Rally Against Mass Surveillance being held in Washington, DC, on Saturday, Oct. 26, the 12th anniversary of the Patriot Act. Formed in June 2013, the StopWatching.us coalition is comprised of more than 100 public advocacy organizations and companies from across the political spectrum demanding that Congress investigate the full extent of the NSA's spying programs.

A diverse cast of media, academic, political and legal figures and truth-speakers unite in the video to sound the alarm over unconstitutional government surveillance. The full list, in order of appearance, includes:

Thomas Drake and Daniel Choi will also speak at the rally, which begins with a march from Columbus Circle to the Capitol Reflecting Pool at 12 p.m. EST on Saturday, Oct. 26. StopWatching.us will also deliver more than 500,000 signatures opposing the NSA’s mass surveillance to Congress. The coalition is calling for a full Congressional investigation of America’s surveillance programs, reform to federal surveillance law, and accountability from officials responsible for hiding this surveillance from lawmakers and the public.