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Occupy Wall Street Marks Half-Year Anniversary
The Occupy Wall Street movement turned six months old on Saturday. As many as a thousand protestors descended on Liberty Plaza in New York City’s financial district to show their continued presence on the movement’s anniversary. At least 73 protestors were arrested, and several were injured, when police forced the crowd out of Liberty Plaza. Reflecting back on the 6 months of the movement, it’s clear that Occupy groups across the nation and the world have done more than spark conversation about Wall Street. They have shifted...
read moreWhy Did Obama Relocate the G8 Summit?
COMMENTARY | On March 5th, President Obama surprised everyone when he announced that the upcoming G8 economic summit would be moved from Chicago to Camp David, a remote military base in rural Maryland. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who personally lobbied President Barack Obama to host the NATO and G8 summits, was informed of the change only hours before the White House publicly made the announcement. The last-minute change raised many eyebrows — and questions. The idea of moving the G8 to Camp David was raised to the president a few weeks...
read moreOutlawing the Occupy Movement: Congress Makes Free Speech a Felony
COMMENTARY | What does rape, murder, and protesting the government all have in common? They are all felonies. On February 28th 2012, Congress voted 399 to 3 in favor of H.R. 347, a bill which breezed through the Senate with unanimous consent and now lacks only President Obama’s signature to become law. The only three representatives who voted against the bill were Paul Broun (R-GA), Justin Amash (R-MI) and Ron Paul (R-TX). Euphemistically titled the “Federal Restricted Buildings and...
read moreOccupy Wall Street Press Release: AMERICA OCCUPIES THE CAPITAL
This press release was presented by Occupy Wall Street on 16 January 2012: January 17 at 9 am Capitol Hill Washington, DC—On January 17 Americans from across the nation and the world will assemble in the shadows of a broken system to participate in real democracy. At 9 am on the opening day of Congress, Occupy Congress will convene for a day of action against a corrupt political institution. Actions include a multi-occupational General Assembly, teach-ins, an OCCUParty, a pink slip for every congressional “representative” and a march on...
read moreRobocall Congress
For those of you who are unable to attend occupy congress in person on #J17, you can use this service to occupy your congressperson: http://www.ReverseRobocall.com/ ReverseRobocall.com provides voters an easy way to communicate with one or hundreds of politicians or political groups using the same technology politicians use, the robocall or automated phone call.
read more#Occupy Brings Democracy to DC
Washington, DC—On January 17 Americans from across the nation and the world will assemble in the shadows of a broken system to participate in real democracy. At 9 am on the opening day of Congress, Occupy Congress will convene for a day of action against a corrupt political institution. Actions include a multi-occupational General Assembly, teach-ins, an OCCUParty, a pink slip for every congressional “representative” and a march on all three branches of a puppet government that sold our rights and our futures to the 1%. This is an...
read moreCongressional Accountability Handouts
Factsheets on all 435 members of the House of Representatives have been created to educate folks coming on J17 about what their so-called representatives in Congress have been up to. The factsheets contain information about how each congressperson voted on key pieces of legislation, campaign contributions, and personal net worth. There will be a few copies of the factsheets for each congressperson at a table at J17 for people who plan to have meetings with congressional offices, but we encourage people to print out enough copies of their own...
read moreOccupy Congress Essential Tips
Freedom Plaza and McPherson Square are excited to be hosting Occupy Congress and hope that it will be one of the largest gatherings that the Occupy Movement has seen. Since we are expecting thousands of people to come into D.C., please be aware of a few important things before you get here that will make everyone’s time here as safe, productive, and stress-free as possible. What to bring… Water: Unfortunately, the city of Washington D.C. shuts off many of its drinking fountains in the winter to avoid pipes bursting. Therefore, we...
read moreFood Donations Needed
Food Donations Wish List Granola Bars MREs (Meals ready to eat) nuts dried fruit trail mix crackers peanut butter jelly bread plates napkins utensils Gallon Jugs or larger of water Please Deliver food to Freedom Plaza before the 17th or at the West Front Lawn of Capitol Hill on the day of the 17th. We are also accepting cooked food/catering donations from restaurants or individuals. Non Perishable goods can be mailed to Occupy Washington DC 1233 12th street NW Washington DC 20005 Please contact Katrina Davies at occufood@gmail.com NOTE: All...
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