occupywallstreet:

On January 29, 2011, Hillary Clinton told Hosni Mubarak: “We urge the Egyptian authorities not to prevent peaceful protests.” 

On October 25, 2011, Oakland Police told peaceful protesters: “I hereby declare this to be an unlawful assembly. If you refuse to go now, chemical agents will be used.”

occupywallstreet:

Thousands gathered in front of Oakland’s City Hall this evening in response to last night’s violent police invasion and destruction of Occupy Oakland’s camp.

Tonight, police have again used tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets to forcefully disperse the lawful assembly by Oaklanders. Some injuries have been reported. We will have more information as it becomes available.

At this time, this appears to be the most violent police attack on protestors since the Occupy movement began.

House Democrats Ask For Support of Occupy Wall Street

cultureofresistance:

Chris Scully, my DGR MA friend’s brother, said it best:

Dear Democrats in Congress,

You wish this was about left vs. right. You wish you could point across the aisle and say “See, the people are with us, not you!” But before you point and lie, please kindly turn that finger on yourselves, and then stick it up your asses. You are half of a bought congress. You are the other side of a counterfeit coin. You are half of the problem. You have pretended to speak for the voices of people who have a shred of goodwill for the world for too long. You have lost your privilege to be that voice. You are completely incapable of bringing about the drastic and profound changes we need in this country. You have failed. And don’t you dare try to associate your actions and trajectory with the intentions of a revolutionary society that is rejecting you. Your endorsement of a movement trying to oust you is pathetic at best. Please resign and play sudoku and solitaire on your own time. In short - fuck off.

So yeah if you think that protesting isn’t going to do anything, I say 
BOOM MOTHER FUCKAAA 

(Source: socialuprooting)

occupywallstreet:

socialismartnature:

Thanks #OccupyWallStreet, for successfully refocusing media attention.

This is addressed to everyone who says the movement will be useless and not yield any real change: we’ve already started. Just by defining the arguments on the people’s terms.

occupywallstreet:

VIDEO 3: In Belgium, a plainclothes police officer kicks an “indignant” protester associated with the Spanish movement full-on in the face during an occupation of a bank there. The police officer was later arrested. This is the difference between police brutality in the US and in the EU…

In America they’re allowed to run us over with motorcycles. Now that’s freedom!

occupywallstreet:

VIDEO 4: NYPD officer runs over observer for the National Lawyer’s Guild with a scooter, and leaves it on him, before another officer lunges in with a baton. They later “brutally dragged the injured man away, flipped him over, and kneed him full force in the small of the back as they handcuffed and arrested him.”

millie-bell:

YES! OCCUPY!

God forbid the citizens of this country are ever able to shape policy. That would just be un-American, getting to choose how you live your life.

“NOT IN A FREE COUNTRY, ASSHOLE.”

American Spectator editor admits to "infiltrating" #OccupyDC to incite arrests

Yeah, real “commendable bravery” displayed by those police officers. Attacking an unarmed civilian with weapons takes a lot of courage, doesn’t it?

The guy who pushed the cop deserved to be sprayed. He isn’t a part of our movement as we are peaceful. The reporter who either pretended to be in the group or was and changed his mind after being sprayed once is a weak, soft-hearted pansy with no backbone. Instead of writing an article about why the movement isn’t working in your eyes, why not invest some time into character building and not being a malleable piece of putty for corporate America to play with?

(Source: youthiswasted)

occupywallstreet:

So being a Seattle native, I still have a soft spot for my fellow rabble-rousers in the Northwest. Especially when I read that Occupy Portland had 3-5,000 people marching last weekend! The last thing Seattle needs is more of an inferiority complex about competing with Portland :) so I was glad to hear that Occupy Seattle is picking up some steam this week, slowly winning over the local unions and local media (The Stranger!) alike.

However, reading about how the Seattle Police Department and the Mayor’s Office have treated the occupiers is really disappointing. Over the past few days, they have been harassed by SPD and Park Police constantly, forbidding them from setting up tents, trying to drive them from the square, and generally being assholes. It’s gone so far that the Seattle Police have been ticketing drivers who drive by the occupation and honk in support. Can you believe that? Now, fast-forward to last night:

Mayor’s office spokesman Aaron Pickus said about an hour ago that cops wouldn’t bug protesters at Westlake Park tonight as long as they didn’t have a “structure.” But other than that, things were hunky-dorey.

Cut to right now.

Police are aggressively clearing people out of the park. Cops are telling people they can’t stand underneath the awnings, can’t wrap themselves in a tarp, and can’t even sit down with an umbrella. “You can’t have an umbrella open unless you’re standing and holding it,” a cop reportedly just told a few people who were sitting down next to their umbrellas. Paul Contant, intrepid reporter, just called to confirm that person’s account. And he added, “The cops are lined up under the awnings—I tried to get under an awning to type and and they told me I cannot be under the awning at all.” Police are also telling people they can’t lay under a tarp.

That’s right: you can now be arrested in Seattle’s Westlake Park for sitting down while holding an umbrella to protect yourself from the rain. All because the Mayor’s new ‘rules’ for the park, updated a couple days ago (conveniently), forbid erecting a structure in the park. And umbrellas apparently count as a structure to the police.

So, this is bullshit, right? I’ve already written the mayor to let him know that he can kiss my vote for his re-election goodbye if he doesn’t cut this out immediately. But we need as much help as we can get. If you can spare a couple minutes today, please let Mayor McGinn’s office know that you DO NOT approve of his strong-arm tactics to break up this demonstration!

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn’s Office: Phone (206) 684-4000 or email form: http://seattle.gov/mayor/citizen_response.htm

Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes: Phone (206) 684-8200 and tell him to stick to his word and to not prosecute those who have been arrested!

Seattle Police Department: West Precinct (206) 684-8917. Tell them what you think of an ‘umbrella’ being classified as a structure!

Thanks for your time :)

- Jake

To make things easy on you, I’m making my email to the mayor available here so you can copy/paste it and modify it a bit if you wish. Thanks for any help you give us, guys.

This is concerning the harassment of the 99% protesters in Seattle’s Westlake Park and the ticketing of non-participants who voice their support.

The last time I checked, the duty of a public official such as a mayor and the obligations of the police is to serve the people and keep them safe. Actively preventing them from exercising their first amendment right to a peaceful protest with ordinances disallowing the use of structures and umbrellas is not only infringing upon their Constitutional rights, but it is putting them in danger. That’s the opposite of what you’re elected to do, last time I checked. What really worries me is the police officers who take up all the space under awnings on public property and threaten to arrest anyone who seeks cover. If the citizen who sought out shelter had a young child with them, would you still order the officers to turn them away?

I have spoken with several residents of your district and they all agree that you will lose their vote in the next election if these tactics are not put to rest.

Thank you for your time, a concerned citizen.

truth-has-a-liberal-bias:

Those People That Call Themselves the 53%?

The 1% Would Not Exist Without Their Help.

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A Message to the 53 Percent —- pantslessprogressive

 

wespeakfortheearth:

A message from Anonymous to the 99%

progressivefriends:

Are you, or someone you know, not sure if you support Occupy Wall Street?

This video is for you.