at a meeting of red lake chippewa indians and allies at the sacred fire on tuesday, the community came to consensus that since enbridge had failed to stop the flow of petroleum through the pipelines under red lake land, an escalation in tactics was needed. typically, if there are vehicles, camp fires or other manifestations [...]
there is a battle brewing in the woods of northern minnesota. over sixty years ago, a greedy oil corporation buried multiple petroleum pipelines under land belonging to the sovereign red lake indian nation without obtaining permission. this was a blatant violation of law and of the sovereignty of the red lake band of chippewa indians. [...]
the issue of privilege has been talked about, and been talked about in the movement. it is an important discussion to have. and one that raises awareness. there are many who are privileged through race, wealth, access and sex. it isn’t a light topic and definitely not one to be had over a cup of [...]
lots going on in occupy. from the unholy wedding of corporations to people, to the mass rally a day ago in washington. occupy is in the news. maybe not cnn, but trust me, we’re there. so what do we do with this momentum. occupy sandy was what we needed to bring us together and get [...]
No seriously, 1987. That’s when the global stock market collapse happened. More precisely, Monday October 19, also known as Black Monday. So what do radical cheerleaders, super heroes, guitar wielding rabble rousers and clown armies have in common ? Well, intersections of course! On Black Monday, more commonly referred to as #s17, affinity and action [...]
Been to one of the weekly #BlackMonday meetings and wondered what the fuck was going on ? Well, join the club! But hey, at least we’re trying, right? Consensus can be a long, drawn out process. And everything about Black Monday is special to us. Originally, the call was made for September 17 to be [...]
September 17 marks one year since Occupy Wall Street began as a People’s movement. Everybody from the government to the corporate (mainstream) media speculated that the movement would be dead by spring of 2012. But here we are. Many of our beloved comrades have transitioned out of the movement, hoping to take a step [...]
What is September 17 ¿ What is Black Monday ¿
“Lock the doors, close the windows and hope that the wave of protesters misses us.” This is what every corporation should be hoping for this summer. Instead of attending a boring class on reform or a fancy summer retreat, how about you join Occupy Wall Street for some mutual aid, free university and of course, [...]
here are some chants for the weekly friday marches on wall street. feel free to add more. Wall Street, Wall Street take a hike, Now’s the time for General STRIKE!! Ole’ / Ole’ Ole’ Ole’ Occupy / Wall Street Ole’ / Ole’ Ole’ Ole’ All day / All week We’re not back, We never left [...]