by Shamus Cooke For a movement that started with one strategy and a couple of slogans, Occupy has preformed brilliantly. Having based itself on the examples of Egypt and Wisconsin, the Occupy Movement has raised the political consciousness of millions and created a large layer of new activists. But the uninterrupted string of successes of…
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Occupier Media Roundup for January 10th — January 12th
Here’s what The Occupier thinks you should be reading: Article: Global unrest: how the revolution went viral | World news | The Guardian NBC Politics – ‘Tea and Occupy’ — a discussion/debate between members of the two movements naijablog: The Fuel Subsidy Removal Protests for Dummies Occupy Wall Street: Why Now? What’s Next? | Common…
Bat Signal DIY
by Mungen Cakes So you want to do a Bat Signal. You want to project big ideas or fun images on the sides of homes, businesses, banks, bridges and highways (and never project on a church of any kind at any time unless you have permission). This DIY will give you the info you need…
We Are the 99 Percent – Music Video
by Joe Anybody
Occupy 2012!
by Janice Leber Occupy 2012: We can and we must! We need to occupy 2012. This is our year, people. It’s a political year and we are a political movement. Let’s make ourselves known. We need to track all major candidates and show up at all campaign events. We need to be ready with important…
Caption Contest
Welcome to the first ever Occupier caption contest! If you are unfamiliar, a caption contest works like this: we give you a photo, and you give us the one-line caption that goes underneath. Points are awarded on a completely subjective basis for hilarity, political intrigue, and general fun. The comment policy applies, of course. The…
Unleaded (For The Moderates)
by Son of Suburbia Mud tufts on the overpass tinge black, Not withstanding the oily rainbowed shine of progress. “Crank the A.C., the heater, the noise.” (terminate engine droning boring exhaust) We’ve got plenty miles left and We don’t yet know where. That mechanical lull of windshield wipers for a roadtrippin rainstorm. It’s too calm…
Postal Union Representatives Team up with Occupy
By Howard Peter Former and current Portland-area postal workers turned out for a rally at Pioneer Square this past Sunday, January 8, to get the message out that there are some bad changes are coming to America in the form of House Res. 2309 & Senate Bill 1789. Jamie Partridge, a retired postal worker at…
Poems by David S. Pointer
by David S. Pointer Basic Peace Plan Burst top banking erupts not as an idle volcano, but as an active friend oozing collegiality into woozy lands brimmed by poverty coughing the dusty past days of decaying centuries frail with invaders, investors, and others waving a vast welcome under the cool crush of the ongoing smile…
Occupier Media Roundup for January 8th through January 9th
Here’s what The Occupier thinks you should be reading: Portland Marches To Save The Postal Service « What They’re Feeding Me Occupy Albany settles in, rents office space – WSJ.com Occupy D.C. gives way to romance – The Washington Post ‘Occupy Nigeria’ emerges ahead of mass strike – CSMonitor.com
