Van Jones: Wall Street Protests: Which Side Are You On? Wall Street has long been the home of the biggest threat to American Democracy. Now it has become home to what may be our best hope for rescuing it. For everyone who loves this country, for everyone whose heart is breaking for the growing ranks of the poor, for everyone who is seething at the unopposed demolition of America's working and middle class: the time has come to get off the fence.
A new generation has gone to the scene of the crimes committed against our future. The time has come for all people of good will to give our full-throated backing to the young people of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The young heroes on Wall Street today baffle the world because they have issued no demands. The American experiment in self-governance is at a moment of crisis. But the crisis of American Democracy did not start with the financial collapse. This great wealth divergence has resulted in an unjust and dangerous concentration of economic and political power in the hands of the few. Occupy Wall Street protests grow amid Radiohead rumour. 1 October 2011Last updated at 02:49 The crowds in Zuccotti Park are frustrated at a lack of employment and opportunity in the US An estimated 2,000 people have gathered in Lower Manhattan, New York, for the largest protest yet under the banner Occupy Wall Street.
Demonstrators marched on New York's police headquarters to protest against arrests and police behaviour. Several hundred people have camped out near Wall Street since 17 September as part of protests against corporate greed, politics, and inequality. Earlier, UK band Radiohead were forced to deny rumours they would appear live.
A tweet sent out by a Twitter account linked to the protest movement set off a firestorm of online interest. But a spokesman for the band later denied they were planning to appear, and the group themselves denied the rumour on Twitter. "We wish the best of luck to the protesters there, but contrary to earlier rumours, we will not be appearing today at #occupywallstreet," @Radiohead tweeted. Anger at police. Declaration of the Occupation of New York City | NYC General Assembly. We encourage the public to participate and collaborate with each other using NYCGA.net and other digital properties established by the New York General Assembly.
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Participants should note the following prior to posting content: Van Jones on Occupy Wall Street. Anti-greed, anti-ignorance, anti-corporate power. Clear enough now? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Van Jones knows exactly how to communicate what needs communicating. Just watch the above segment of The Last Word and that becomes clear. Unfortunately, the L.A. Times doesn't do that as well, at least when it comes to Occupy Wall Street. In a front page article (Below the fold, but kudos to them for front paging it. Better late than never.) today, they failed to mention some widely reported facts, like Zuccotti Park being referred to as Liberty Park by the protesters, and that the movement is growing and will continue to grow, with unions joining them, as well as airline pilots.
Instead, the Times concentrated more on how the protest lacks specific demands and a long-term strategy. So, yes, there is a striking (and expected) chasm between Van's "Hold on to your hats" tone vs. the L.A. Of course, it's not easy to wake Americans up when they're not being informed properly. U.S. High Noon for Internet Freedom. The resolution would remove these protections. It was put forth by industry-funded members of Congress who don't mind letting the few corporations who sell Internet access in America decide what we get to see, hear and read on the Internet. These senators are also hoping the resolution will appease the most paranoid among the Tea Party faithful, who equate any consumer safeguard put in place during the Obama era with myriad and shadowy government plots. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who pushed a similar measure through the House earlier this year, stoked these fears when she said, "the FCC is in essence building an Internet Iron Curtain that will restrict more of our freedom.
" Blackburn's rhetoric puts her and other supporters of the resolution far outside of the mainstream of Americans, who believe that neither the government nor corporations should be able to censor lawful content online. That's not what the Internet's founders intended. But it has. So ask yourself this. Jon Stewart Mocks 'Occupy Wall Street' Pepper-Spraying Cop. Unions Rally to Wall Street Occupation. Since September 17 protesters united under the banner of "We are the 99%" have occupied Wall Street—or at least a park a few blocks north. This loose and varied encampment of several hundred mostly young people has been taking a stand against runaway corporate power in the United States and the incredible inequality that exists today.
To this end, they have been practicing nonviolent direct action: leading small and larger marches around the Wall Street area, protesting Georgia’s execution of Troy Davis, picketing at Verizon headquarters with Communications Workers fighting for good contracts, and disrupting auctions at Sotheby’s—which has locked out its unionized workers. (For a good story on the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon, check out Liza Featherstone's coverage in Newsday.) Readers might not have heard about Occupy Wall Street had it not been for what happened last Saturday, when OWS marched to Union Square.
This demo is today, at One Police Plaza in Manhattan at 5:30 p.m. Bernie Sanders supports #OccupyWallStreet, I interview CBS and HankNYNY rocks the house. First news, Radiohead will be appearing at Liberty Square in support of #OccupyWallStreet at 4pm ET. Awesomeness Sorry, postponed/cancelled until further notice, but encouraging that they support us! Bernie Sanders supports us as well! “What I appreciate about what is going on in New York right now is there is a spotlight being focused on Wall Street, we desperately need that,” he said. “If we’re going to get out of this recession, we’re going to create the millions of jobs that we desperately need, we need real Wall Street reform.”
After his amazing Berniebuster, I am honored to have Bernie Sanders fight alongside us. Third item of business, our. The weather is beautiful, people are talking, crowds are big and our voice is loud. More updates as the story develops further. If you'd like to help out the protests directly . . . 1. Unions Join Wall Street Protest. Wall Street protesters set to march on police headquarters. Close dialog. Huge Crowd Of 5,000 Now At Occupy Wall Street Protests As First Wave Of Union Support Arrives. Via Ilene Kent aka @runforfun54 with permission You'll have to go here for the photos: Huge Crowd Of 5,000 Now At Occupy Wall Street Protests As First Wave Of Union Support Arrives (h/t: Leftpalm) Now, NYPD police scanners are estimating a crowd up to 5,000 are occupying liberty square in a scene that is now starting to look more like Egypt’s Tahrir square.In fact the protests have become so large that Fox News has set up a live stream covering the protests.
My post about union support here. Meantime, I'm currently accepting videos, UNDER 30 seconds, for my next Blunt webisode. If you're not familiar with my Blunt videos, go here. I've heard from some of my contacts who are at the protest in NYC, and they'll be contributing to this one. Feel free to send your SHORT video file to BLUNT at ThePoliticalCarnival dot NET. Five Ways #OccupyWallStreet Has Succeeded by Mark Engler. They were predicted to be a flash in the pan. So why are the anti-Wall Street occupations growing? Posted Sep 30, 2011 #OccupyWallStreet protests are now well into their second week, and they are increasingly capturing the public spotlight. This is because, whatever limitations their occupation has, the protesters have done many things right. I will admit that I was skeptical about the #OccupyWallStreet effort when it was getting started.
“Why are people protesting Wall Street?” With #OccupyWallStreet, the protest did not draw in any of the major institutional players on the left. That said, this relatively small group has been holding strong. #OccupyWallStreet has accomplished a great deal in the past week and a half, with virtually no resources. 1. The #OccupyWallStreet protesters have been often criticized for not having clear demands. How to Liberate AmericaHow is it that our nation is awash in money, but too broke to provide jobs and services? 2. I write this partially in jest. 3. Occupy Wall Street - Alan Taylor - In Focus. In New York City's Financial District, hundreds of activists have been converging on Lower Manhattan over the past two weeks, protesting as part of a burgeoning "Occupy Wall Street" movement.
The demonstrations are largely rallies against the influence of corporate money in politics, but participants also say they are upset about what they see as corporate greed, and, financial and social inequality. Nearly 80 people were arrested last weekend in a series of incidents with the New York police as the protesters attempted to march uptown. Most are now camped out in Zucotti Park, near Wall Street. Demonstrations also took place yesterday in San Francisco, and an "Occupy Boston" protest is planned for tonight, September 30. Collected here are a handful of images of the protesters occupying Wall Street from the past two weeks. [35 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: "Occupy Wall Street" protesters march and hold signs in New York City on September 17, 2011. Wall Street protests enter 14th day. Preserving Cabrini-Green's images In the sharp sun of an April afternoon, Nate Lanthrum walks through the remains of Cabrini-Green giving away what he has taken.
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