State of the Occupation (Monday Roundup)
Help Kevin Gosztola purchase & distribute supplies from the Occupy Supply fund. – From Salon, a New Declaration of Independence. “The austerity sages are considered the most serious and wise in all of the nation by our corporate press, which defines “the center” of every national political debate as “whatever
State of the Occupation (Friday & Saturday Roundup)
Help Kevin Gosztola purchase & distribute supplies from the Occupy Supply fund. Emergency Saturday updates from Occupy Denver: Around 3 PM Central cops in riot gear were thick in Denver. Soon after, reports on twitter of rubber bullets and pepper spray were appearing. Occupy Denver videos from Saturday afternoon: Video.
State of the Occupation (Thursday Roundup)
– Occupy MN has come up with a creative way of growing their numbers; they’re recruiting families in foreclosure. – Good news from Occupy Cleveland. They’ve won in court over the right to occupy and will be beginning their 24/7 occupation immediately. – Looks like the OccupyTheBoardroom project had a
Kevin Gosztola, Live from #OccupyBloomington Indiana
Kevin Gosztola will be at #OccupyBloomington talking to occupiers and delivering supplies from the #OccupySupply fund. Click here to donate to the occupy supply fund as Kevin travels around the country.
State of the Occupation (Wednesday Roundup)
– The Guardian reports that the Iraq veteran who was injured by police last night in Oakland is in the hospital with a fractured skull and swelling of the brain. This is just horrifying. More on the Marine, Scott Olsen, here. – Here’s a comprehensive article from gawker documenting the
Kevin Gosztola Live from #OccupyColumbus Ohio
Kevin Gosztola will be at #OccupyColumbus talking to occupiers and delivering winterizing supplies from #OccupySupply at 6:30 pm ET. Lisa Derrick is also at #OccupyLA. Both will be livecasting on the FDL channel. Click here to donate to the occupy supply fund as Kevin travels around the country.
State of the Occupation (Tuesday Roundup)
Wed Morning update: Oakland – the occupiers who were violently evicted in a 4 AM raid Tuesday morning tried to reclaim their camp last night and were met with tear gas. Here’s coverage from SF Gate. Police gave repeated warnings to protesters to disperse from the entrance to Frank Ogawa
Kevin Is In Ft Wayne, IN, and Delivering Supplies to the Occupiers
Ed. note: Kevin is on a tour of Occupation sites in the Midwest. He’ll be visiting the sites, talking to and interviewing occupiers, and getting a feel for where they are and what they need. He’ll also be delivering needed supplies using funds donated to FDL’s OccupySupply fund. Tuesday night
State of the Occupation (Monday Roundup)
Hello, fellow revolutionaries! Today we have a pic from Occupy DC with the caption: “WeOccupyAmerica yfrog.com/nvgr88j #OccupyDC gets power from a mix of solar & generator. Massive battery came /w panels – a very welcome addition.” Here’s a powerful, must-read new article from hero journalist Chris Hedges
State of the Occupation (Sunday Roundup)
http://youtu.be/L-C34U-pKYM Chemical bomb thrown into Occupy Maine camp early Sunday a.m. Sgt. Glen McGary said police responded around 4 a.m. today to an explosion in Lincoln Park at Congress and Pearl streets. Though no one was injured, McGary said the homemade bomb, which consisted of chemicals poured into a