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Occupy Winston-Salem protests Novant Health layoffs
About 16 people picketed across the street from Forsyth Medical Center last week to protest job cuts by the hospital’s nonprofit owner, Novant Health.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
06-14-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy Greensboro Hunkers Down
It may not be as flashy as a protest or as visible as an encampment, but Occupy Greensboro is hunkering down to fight a prolonged struggle. With a combination of veteran organizers and freshly minted activists, the eight-month-old group has dug its heels into its regular meeting space at Glenwood Coffee & Books to take on a spread of causes, especially around energy production and housing foreclosures.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
06-14-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy greensboro
A Smattering of NATO Protest Missed Connectionsnew
"You were the hot cop who put me in flexcuffs.....maybe we can do it privately?"
Chicago Reader |
Sam Worley |
05-21-2012 |
Sex
Unmasking the Anarchistsnew
A revealing portrait of those who will do anything necessary to bring about change.
Occupy the Trees!new
The trees are Occupied! Occupy Eugene has teamed up with the Cascadia Forest Defenders for an arboreal Occupation in the Northwest. The groups are Occupying the trees in the city and on federal forestland.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-27-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY
Oakland Police Department Sees Itself as a Victim of Occupynew
A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-05-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: Jean Quan, Police Brutality, Oakland Police Department, Internal Affairs, #OCCUPY, Paul Figueroa, Thelton Henderson, Jim Chanin, OPD, Occupy Oakland, Scott Olsen, Kayvan Sabeghi, John Burris, Robert Warshaw, tear gas, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Samuel Walker, Bureau of Field Operations report, Criminal Investigation Division, Donald Frazier, Frazier Group LLC, Howard Jordan, less-than-lethal munitions, May Day action
Will Occupy Oakland Embrace Strategic Nonviolence?new
A newly formed caucus hopes to show young occupiers that nonviolence is effective — and not passive. Nonviolent protesters have already proved their effectiveness in Occupy protests.
East Bay Express |
John C. Osborn |
03-08-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Angela Davis and Grace Lee Boggs Ponder Activism in the Age of Occupynew
The activist-scholars discuss redefining revolution at the kickoff to UC Berkeley's Empowering Women of Color Conference.
East Bay Express |
Momo Chang |
03-05-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Are Street Medics the Future of First Aid?new
Anarchistic, high-energy, and self-organized, street medics have been part of activist counterculture since the 1960s, and most recently, at Occupy encampments internationally.
Boston Phoenix |
Liz Pelly |
02-17-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY
Real Change is Complicated and Messynew
Progressives who criticize Occupy must offer real alternatives.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
02-15-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Oakland
It's Time for the Black Bloc to Go Awaynew
Repeated violent confrontations with police are failing to move Occupy Oakland forward.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
02-01-2012 |
#OCCUPY
How I Got Arrested at Occupy Oaklandnew
Our own John C. Osborn offers a first-person account of being taken into custody by police during the latest Occupy Oakland protest.
East Bay Express |
John C. Osborn |
02-01-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Oakland
Occupy Americanew
A proposal for the future of the Occupy movement.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones, Tim Redmond and Yael Chanoff |
01-17-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy D.C. Has Already Won and Already Lostnew
How Occupy D.C. can go out on top.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
01-13-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Oakland Police Arrest Protesters for 'Lynching'new
Oakland police invoke a provocatively named law that doesn't mean what you think it means.
East Bay Express |
Susie Cagle |
01-11-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Oakland
