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Two Years After the Eviction of OWS, Here's 5 People Keeping the Movement Alive
- Category: News
- Created: 17 November 2013
Laurie Wen: Healthcare for the 99%, Tim Franzen: Occupy Our Homes Atlanta, Grace Davie: Occupy Faith, Cathy O'Neil: Alternative Banking, Nick Mirzoeff: Occupy Theory
Strike Debt’s Rolling Jubilee Has Abolished $13.5 Million in Medical Debt, Owned by 2,693 People, in 45 States & Puerto Rico
- Category: News
- Created: 11 November 2013
Strike Debt, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, announced this morning that since the launch of the group’s Rolling Jubilee effort one year ago, it has abolished $13.5 million worth of medical debt owed by 2,693 people across 45 states and in Puerto Rico. This is the third announcement by Strike Debt in the last year which to date has abolished over $14.7 million dollars of medical bills through its Rolling Jubilee project.
The 99%: Occupy Everywhere Narrated by Lou Reed
- Category: Video
- Created: 23 September 2013
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The Robin Hood Tax
- Category: Resources
- Created: 23 September 2013
Simply put, the big idea behind the Robin Hood Tax is to generate hundreds of billions of dollars. That money could provide funding for jobs to kickstart the economy and get America back on its feet. It could help save the social safety net here and around the world. And it will come from fairer taxation of the financial sector.
Tampa Police Roll Out A TANK To Deal With A Few Dozen Protesters
- Category: News
- Created: 18 November 2011
According to The Daily, the Tampa police produced this vehicle to deal with some protesters.
Why Occupy the News?
- Category: Blog
- Created: 11 September 2013
Hello and welcome to Occupy the News.
We started curating articles from around the web back in October of 2011 when it became clear that Occupy Wall Street was being misrepresented in the "mainstream media."
U.N. Envoy: U.S. Isn't Protecting Occupy Protesters' Rights
- Category: News
- Created: 02 December 2011
WASHINGTON -- The United Nations envoy for freedom of expression is drafting an official communication to the U.S. government demanding to know why federal officials are not protecting the rights of Occupy demonstrators whose protests are being disbanded -- sometimes violently -- by local authorities.
84-Year-Old Dorli Rainey, Pepper-Sprayed at Occupy Seattle, Denounces "Worsening" Police Crackdown
- Category: News
- Created: 17 November 2011
Police departments across the country are coming under criticism for using excessive force against Occupy Wall Street protesters during the past two months. In Seattle, Mayor Mike McGinn apologized Wednesday, hours after an 84-year-old retired Seattle school teacher named Dorli Rainey was pepper-sprayed in the face during a protest.
Everything The Media Told Me About Occupy Wall Street Is Wrong
- Category: News
- Created: 30 October 2011
After 10 days out of town, I finally made it to Occupy Wall Street on Tuesday and had a chance to see for myself what's going on. My conclusion: almost everything the media told me about the protest is wrong.
Oakland protesters re-Occupy plaza
- Category: News
- Created: 29 October 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. - Anti-Wall Street protesters in Oakland have erected more than two dozen tents in a plaza declared off limits for overnight camping, vowing to remain at the site despite city orders to vacate.