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Up to 200,000 Quebec students stage massive protest over tuition hikes
Quebec students are marching in the streets as part of a massive protest against tuition-fee hikes in the province. As many as 200,000 college and university students voted in favour of boycotting classes and have garnered support from social activist organizations and unions. Some students blocked access at Montreal institutions early Thursday, with reports that others who wanted to go to class were prevented from entering. Thousands are expected for an afternoon march on Premier Jean Charest's downtown offices. Student groups have said the hikes amount to a declaration of war from the provincial government. Student groups say raising tuition fees will impact access to higher education.
New York City Police Clear Occupy Wall Street Protesters From Zuccotti Park
By CHAD BRAY , JESSICA FIRGER , ANDREW GROSSMAN and PERVAIZ SHALLWANI After protesters were evicted from Zuccotti Park early Tuesday morning it's not clear if the demonstrations will end or if they'll enter a new phase. WSJ's Hilke Schellmann reports from downtown Manhattan. A judge ruled against Occupy Wall Street protesters, upholding a move by New York City and the landlord of the privately owned plaza to clear tents from Zuccotti Park and prevent protesters from bringing equipment back in. Hours after police cleared the last protester from their encampment in an early morning raid Tuesday, lawyers for the city and the park's owner Brookfield Office Properties Inc. BPO -0.41% faced off with Occupy Wall Street representatives inside a courtroom.
Occupy Wall Street: What Businesses Need to Know - Hari Bapuji and Suhaib Riaz
by Hari Bapuji and Suhaib Riaz | 8:27 AM October 14, 2011 With the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations spreading from New York to other U.S. cities this week, business leaders beyond the stock exchanges are wondering what exactly is going on: Is this truly the American version of the Arab spring? What do the demonstrators want?by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | 12:08 PM November 9, 2011 Apple used 49,400 employees to generate revenues of $65 billion in 2010. Its outsourcing partner, Chinese Foxconn , employed nearly a million people for $59 billion in the same year. In the U.S., Apple focuses on creating high-paying jobs while it outsources the low-paying ones to Asia. For companies from Dell to HP to Intel, outsourcing provides competitiveness. It makes the shareholders happy and helps produce good earnings.
The Weakest Link in The U.S. Economy - Ndubuisi Ekekwe
US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever
WASHINGTON— The wealth gap between younger and older Americans has stretched to the widest on record, worsened by a prolonged economic downturn that has wiped out job opportunities for young adults and saddled them with housing and college debt. The typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an analysis of census data released Monday. While people typically accumulate assets as they age, this gap is now more than double what it was in 2005 and nearly five times the 10-to-1 disparity a quarter-century ago, after adjusting for inflation. The analysis by the Pew Research Center reflects the impact of the economic downturn, which has hit young adults particularly hard. More are pursuing college or advanced degrees, taking on debt as they wait for the job market to recover. Others are struggling to pay mortgage costs on homes now worth less than when they were bought in the housing boom.
It started as a Facebook event page on Tuesday, and now it's grown into a national movement. Today (Nov. 5) is Bank Transfer Day (BTD), a deadline activists set for transferring funds from for-profit banking institutions into not-for-profit credit unions closer to home. Organized by Kristin Christian , her Bank Transfer Day Facebook page has attracted more than 81,900 RSVPs for the event since Tuesday (Nov. 1). Why? Kristen Christian wrote on the Bank Transfer Day Facebook page's FAQ :
Bank Transfer Day Attracts 81,900 RSVPs on Facebook
Bank Transfer Day: Marches Planned on Banks Nationwide
Today is Bank Transfer Day -- a deadline of sorts to a movement calling for people to shift their funds from for-profit banking institutions to not-for-profit credit unions before Nov. 5. More than 82,000 people have RSVPed to the movement's Facebook event, which is supposed to "ensure that these banking institutions will always remember the 5th of November," by sending a message "that conscious consumers won't support companies with unethical business practices." "The principle behind monthly debit card fees weren't something I could support as a conscious consumer," said Kristen Christian, Bank Transfer Day's sole organizer. "Investigating my options, credit unions were clearly the most logical choice. I decided ... that I had to take further action to educate the American people in how credit unions serve local communities."
NEW YORK – Look at a photo or news clip from around the world of Occupy protesters and you'll likely spot a handful of people wearing masks of a cartoon-like man with a pointy beard, closed-mouth smile and mysterious eyes. The mask is a stylized version of Guy Fawkes , an Englishman who tried to bomb the British Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605. "They're very meaningful masks," said Alexandra Ricciardelli, who was rolling cigarettes on a table outside her tent in New York's Zuccotti Park two days before the anniversary of Fawkes' failed bombing attempt. "It's not about bombing anything; it's about being anonymous — and peaceful." To the 20-year-old from Keyport, N.J., the Fawkes mask "is about being against The Man — the power that keeps you down."
'Vendetta' mask becomes symbol of Occupy protests
From Headline News to Banned Search Topic—China’s Take on Occupy Wall Street
China’s state-controlled media seem to enjoy giving a good lecture—particularly when the target is a meddlesome Western government that gives its own sermons on China’s human rights record. So when the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests laid bare American disaffection with the country’s imbalanced financial system, China’s official press blasted U.S. reporters for failing to cover the movement adequately. On Oct. 14, the Xinhua News Agency, Beijing’s mouthpiece, published an English-language opinion piece: What strikes us as odd is that the muckraking-crazy US media seem to have lost their sensitive news nose amid the spreading protests descending on their own soil.
Why It’s So Hard To Tell Where Mayor Bloomberg Stands On Occupy Wall Street
Last weekend’s Saturday Night Live opened with a gray-haired Fred Armisen as Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Donning a jacket with lapel pins and a blue tie, Armisen spoke in a dry cadence that amplified the mayor’s at once lenient but strident response to the Occupy Wall Street protests pitched at Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. “Occupy Wall Street, I’m on your side,” said Armisen’s Bloomberg. “Come to New York and let your voice be heard. You’ll be treated with dignity and respect by the city and the police.Select a display name and password Already have an account? Sign In {* #registrationForm *} {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *} {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *} Tell us about yourself {* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *}
Mayor's office denies Occupy Atlanta ordered to leave Woodruff Park
The Occupy London Stock Exchange protest encampment outside St Paul's Cathedral. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Christian groups have drawn up plans to protect protesters by forming a ring of prayer around the camp outside St Paul's Cathedral, should an attempt be made to forcibly remove them. As the storm of controversy over the handling of the Occupy London Stock Exchange demonstration deepened on Saturday, Christian activists said it was their duty to stand up for peaceful protest in the absence of support from St Paul's. One Christian protester, Tanya Paton, said: "We represent peace, unity and love.
Occupy London could be protected by Christian ring of prayer | UK news | The Observer
Man with knife attacks Occupy N.M. protesters
Last Updated 10:39 p.m. ET Albuquerque police subdued a 48-year-old man who lunged with a knife at a group of protesters gathered Friday evening near the University of New Mexico in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. About 100 people were in the area when Miguel Aguirre - described by police as a homeless man who also was drunk - pulled out a knife and attempted to stab several protesters.Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 10/17/2011 Oct 17, 2011 08:00 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost In the millions of pixels devoted to the radical Occupy Wall Streeters, virtually nothing has been said about its anti-Semitic elements. The conservative Emergency Committee for Israel is out with an eye-popping ad: Those vile scenes have been noticed in Israel as well.
Occupy Wall Street: Does anyone care about the anti-Semitism? - Right Turn
If the Occupy Wall Street protesters ever choose to recognize a person who gave their cause its biggest boost, they may want to pay tribute to Anthony Bologna. The Day Clyde Haberman offers his take on the news. Deputy Inspector Bologna, to be more precise, was the senior New York police officer who on Sept. 24 blasted pepper spray at four female demonstrators, knocking them to the sidewalk in pain.