We are part of the Movement, creating and taking back democracy. The wrestling of power away from corporate control has the potential for violence and chaos. FEAR – ONLY IF YOU ARE KEPT IN THE DARK In the years leading up to 2012, young people all over have been training each other in non-violent resistance. […]
United States Marine Corps. Sgt. Shamar Thomas from Roosevelt, NY went toe to toe with the New York Police Department. 3,976,660 views as at April 2, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmEHcOc0Sys&feature=fvsr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmJmmnMkuEM 2,501,664 views as at April 2, 2012
http://youtu.be/7zotYU21qcU (For my own interest, views of the interview: 2012-04-02, 7:11 pm 302,454 2012-04-04, 1:44 pm 303,425
Writer Chris Hedges argues that North American culture is dying because it has become transfixed by illusions about literacy, love, wisdom, happiness and democracy. Jim Brown explores Hedges’ ideas about the mechanisms that keep us diverted from confronting the collapse around us. http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2011/11/30/empire-of-illusion/ Broadcast: Wednesday – November 30, 2011
Catch this… http://bit.ly/sHQgkS 5 min. video
short video, an excellent tool for citizens who are re-claiming democracy, popularized by the Occupy Movement. Explanation from Wikipedia is appended. 350.org Have you seen the 1% get “mike check’d” yet? If not, you’ve got to see this video–Ohio State students rock the human microphone at a gas fracking conference, promising we won’t stop until […]
Ontario Nurses call on politicians to start taking Occupy Toronto concerns seriously Applaud occupiers’ temporary court victory protecting their right to continue assembling peacefully TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2011 /CNW/ – In response to the eviction notices delivered to the occupiers of St. James Park on Tuesday, the largest nurses’ union in Canada is calling on Toronto City Council to prevent an eviction of […]
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/ 6 min video at link Retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis Joins Occupy Wall Street, Calls NYPD Conduct “Disgusting,” “Totally Uncalled For” On the same blog: Congress Less Popular than Communism, BP During Spill, Nixon During Watergate Or King George During American Revolution http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/11/congress-less-popular-than-communism-bp-during-spill-nixon-during-watergate-or-king-george-during-american-revolution.html
http://palmdesert.patch.com/articles/occupy-coachella-valley-protests-bush-visit Approximately 25 people chanting and waving signs protest policies enacted by former President Bush during a visit to Palm Desert. By Eddie Trent Email the author new An Occupy Coachella Vallye protestor holds a sign reading “Citizens: Arrest Bush” during a visit by former President George W. Bush to Palm Desert. […]