GA Notes – Sunday, November 27, 2011 Facilitator: Lila; Stacker: Andy; Note Taker: Lila New Face: Simon from Oaxaca! Announcements * Andy- National Defense Authorization Act bill goes to the Senate TODAY, Monday, Nov 28th; here is link to put on the website to read more about it and what we can do http://www.aclu.org/ * […]
Archive | November, 2011
Occupy Oakland’s Resolution in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
Proposal passed at the Occupy Oakland General Assembly, Friday, October 28, 2011. RESOLUTION: Memorandum of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples WHEREAS, those participating in “Occupy Oakland” acknowledge that the United States of America is a colonial (and imperial) nation, and that non-indigenous people are guests upon stolen indigenous land; and WHEREAS, those participating in “Occupy Oakland” […]
Occupy Boston’s Resolution in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples
From Occupy Boston, October 8, 2011 RESOLUTION in SOLIDARITY with INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHEREAS, those participating in “Occupy Boston” acknowledge that the United States of America is a colonial country, and that we are guests upon stolen indigenous land that has already been occupied for centuries, Boston being the ancestral land of the Massachusett people; and […]
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Occupy Wall Street’s People of Color Working Group’s Call to People of Color
Call to People of Color from the #OWS People of Color Working Group, Oct. 6, 2011: The #OWS People of Color working group was launched on October 1, 2011. To those who want to support the Occupation of Wall Street, who want to struggle for a more just and equitable society, but who feel excluded […]
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ABQ City Council Resolution in Support of (un)Occupy Albuquerque
Proclamation to The Council of the City of Albuquerque Introduced by City Council Vice-President Rey Garduno, October 17, 2011 WE ARE THE 99% AND WE STAND WITH THE OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT WHEREAS, we know exactly what the protesters mean when they say we are the 99%; and WHEREAS, Albuquerqeans know that being the 99% […]
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GPSA Resolution in Support of (un)Occupy Albuquerque
University of New Mexico’s Graduate and Professional Student Alliance’s Resolution in Support of the Right of the (un)Occupy Albuquerque Movement to Protest on UNM Campus Whereas the Occupy Wall Street movement is a non-violent, people powered movement for direct democracy that began in the United States on September 17, 2011 with an encampment in the […]
Naomi Wolf: The Shocking Truth about the Crackdown on Occupies
The violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. OWS has touched the third rail of our political class’s venality Friday, November 25, 2011 US citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated crackdown against peaceful OWS protesters in cities across the nation this past […]
“Auction of Dreams” a Great Success!
Our Tuesday, Nov. 22 action downtown, “Auction of Dreams,” was exciting, creative, and effective. We had some good media coverage, too. Serving notice on Bank of America and Wells Fargo was GREAT! We foreclosed on them chanting that, “Bank of America is Bad for America!” “They got bailed out, We got sold out!” At Wells […]
“Occupy” Message from Dakota activist, Waziyatawin
A message from the streets of Oakland where Dakota writer, teacher, and activist, Waziyatawin, addressed Occupy Oakland on Nov. 12, 2011. (more…)
Working Groups agreements
(un)OccupyABQ Working Group Agreements Developed at the Working Group meet-up, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011; consensed on at General Assembly, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 As extensions of the (un)OccupyABQ General Assembly: Each working group operates within our GA-consensed upon movement agreements: 1. We do not accept monetary donations. 2. We practice anti-oppression politics. 3. We are […]
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Why (un)Occupy?
Because you can't solve wealth inequality without addressing racism, colonization, and injustice.