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xchrom

(108,903 posts)
Sat Mar 17, 2012, 09:11 AM Mar 2012

the American Spring: a time for Occupy to Blossom

http://www.nationofchange.org/american-spring-time-occupy-blossom-1331906460

Many in the cor­po­rate media like to think the Oc­cupy is over, but those of us in­volved know bet­ter. We do not rely on the cor­po­rate media to val­i­date the work of Oc­cupy, we see it in our com­mu­ni­ties. And, we know to look to our own media for ac­cu­rate in­for­ma­tion. The Oc­cu­pied Wall Street Jour­nal re­ports on the ac­tions of the Oc­cupy, it’s weekly “Re­ports from the Front Lines” is some­thing many of us look for­ward to so we can see the move­ment tak­ing ac­tion across the coun­try.

An­other vis­i­ble pres­ence of Oc­cupy will be ev­i­dent this spring in Wash­ing­ton, DC when the Na­tional Oc­cu­pa­tion of Wash­ing­ton, DC be­gins on March 30th. The event, which will con­tinue through the month of April, is being or­ga­nized by mem­bers of dozens of oc­cu­pies from around the coun­try. Twenty-five Gen­eral As­sem­blies have passed state­ments of sol­i­dar­ity for this na­tional oc­cupy event.

NOW DC be­gins with a lot of ac­tiv­ity. On the first day, Oc­cupy the EPA, will bring peo­ple to­gether to pro­tect the planet for a sus­tain­able fu­ture. It will fea­ture Helen Caldicott, a pe­di­a­tri­cian nom­i­nated for the Nobel Peace Prize, known for her anti-nu­clear ac­tivism, Dr. Mar­sha Cole­man-Ade­bayo an EPA whistle­blower and Mar­garet Flow­ers, also a pe­di­a­tri­cian, noted for her ad­vo­cacy for sin­gle payer health care among oth­ers. The march will in­clude a pack of al­paca’s, a giant Earth and a giant polar bear pup­pet.
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the American Spring: a time for Occupy to Blossom (Original Post) xchrom Mar 2012 OP
It's gonna be an interesting year. Jackpine Radical Mar 2012 #1
I'm lovin it. xchrom Mar 2012 #2
It sure has taken enough time - TBF Mar 2012 #4
Anyone here doing any get togethers for Occupy DC this month? Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #3

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
1. It's gonna be an interesting year.
Sat Mar 17, 2012, 10:13 AM
Mar 2012

Occupy, the national elections, the Wisconsin recalls & investigations…

TBF

(34,294 posts)
4. It sure has taken enough time -
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 01:01 PM
Mar 2012

I wondered how long folks would put up with our new reality. I'm thankful so many are seeing through the "terror" nonsense - and that so many of them are young.

Leopolds Ghost

(12,875 posts)
3. Anyone here doing any get togethers for Occupy DC this month?
Sun Mar 18, 2012, 01:11 AM
Mar 2012

I'm realizing March is almost over and I'm not in touch with anyone who's involved in this

We ought to organize meetups and such. I got to get EZ the copy of the guidelines he requested tomorrow...

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