Occupy

Parliament Square Protest Law Is Too Restrictive

October 30, 2014 Various, www.theguardian.com Resist! Democracy, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Law, London, Occupy, police brutality

The appalling treatment of protesters occupying Parliament Square last week (Occupy protesters forced to hand over pizza boxes and tarpaulin, 24 October, theguardian.com) calls for an urgent review of current legislation governing protest there. For 10 days, until Sunday, Occupy Democracy campaigners hosted a daily programme of assemblies and workshops outside parliament to address what they say is “a huge democratic deficit” in Britain today. Using the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (PRSRA), which bans any “structure designed for staying” along with any “amplified sound”, police responded by kettling protesters and confiscating a wide range of items including umbrellas and sleeping bags which protesters were using to keep dry and warm.

Occupy Democracy Not Considered Newsworthy, It Should Be

October 28, 2014 David Graeber, www.theguardian.com Resist! Corporatism, Democracy, Journalism, London, Media, Occupy

You can tell a lot about the moral quality of a society by what is, and is not, considered news. Occupy Democracy, a new incarnation of Occupy London, has attempted to use the space for an experiment in democratic organising. The idea was to turn Parliament Square back to the purposes to which it was, by most accounts, originally created: a place for public meetings and discussions, with an eye to bringing all the issues ignored by politicians in Westminster back into public debate. Seminars and assemblies were planned, colourful bamboo towers and sound systems put in place, to be followed by a temporary library, kitchen and toilets. One could speak of many things here: the obvious embarrassment of the police, compared with the perseverance and cheerful good humour of the occupiers, who continually grew in numbers and spirit as the repression increased. But what I really want to talk about is the reaction of the media.

Journalist Continues With ‘Occupy Africa Unity Square’ Protest

October 22, 2014 Nehanda Radio, www.nehandaradio.com Resist! Occupy, Zimbabwe

Dzamara who is the editor of The News Leader newspaper was arrested Friday after he called on President Robert Mugabe to step down in a petition that was delivered to the presidential Munhumutapa Offices in Harare. Africa Unity Square is a few blocks away from Mugabe’s offices. On Tuesday Dzamara wrote “we occupied Africa Unity Square today, yet again forced the state to respond, and, yet again, demonstrated our goodwill by agreeing to negotiate. We are the people! We are the numbers!” Dzamara said up to 50 people made themselves available and openly grouped with them as they occupied the square, starting from around 9am in the morning. Police deployed almost 70 members in heavy riot gear.

Negotiations Led To End Of Occupy SLU Protest

October 22, 2014 Koran Addo, www.stltoday.com Resist! Ferguson, Occupy, police brutality, Racial Justice, St. Louis

For six days last week, protesters lived in tents near St. Louis University’s clock tower, flying an upside-down American flag and talking to students as they walked by about inequality and systemic racism. For many on campus, Occupy SLU was a polarizing event that garnered support from a significant number of people on campus, confused others and triggered hostility from many, including some parents, who wanted the protesters gone. The latter group got their wish on Saturday when protesters packed up their tents and left. What seemed like an abrupt ending to a protest that many people suspected could linger for several weeks, was actually the result of negotiations between SLU’s new president and protest organizers.

Police Move To Clear Occupy Protesters From Parliament Square

October 20, 2014 Chris Johnston, www.theguardian.com Resist! Democracy, Occupy, Protests, United Kingdom (UK)

Police made one arrest after hundreds of officers converged on Parliament Square in London on Sunday night in an attempt to remove Occupy Democracy protesters. A Metropolitan police spokesman said that officers were enforcing a notice to desist. The demonstrators, who were in the third day of occupying the square, were given 30 minutes to leave or face arrest. Possessing items that could be used for sleeping in Parliament Square was made illegal under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011. One protester used a smartphone to send a live video stream of the eviction to the Bambuser website as others condemned the police action on social media. An Occupy spokeswoman described the police action as “absolutely crazy”. She said offficers told them that they could not sit on tarpaulins, which were deemed to be “structures”.

Occupy London Pushes For Real Democracy

October 19, 2014 Rikki, www.indyrikki.wordpress.com Resist! Democracy, London, Occupy

Meanwhile, globally there is a movement growing that recognises the present system of central banking and corporate power is so out of all public and democratic control, so corrupt, and so destructive that it can’t be ‘changed’ but must be replaced. Although in the UK the movement appears to be small in numbers, it’s clear it has a growing resonance, and that more and more people are searching for a new paradigm. What is also clearer than ever after yesterday, is that those who hold power are deeply afraid of this movement. After the TUC march, Parliament Square was very busy, with no more than a couple of hundred ‘occupiers’ surrounded on all sides by as many or more police.

Protesters Stage ‘Occupy’ Protest By British Parliament

October 18, 2014 AFP, www.news.yahoo.com Resist! Democracy, England, Great Britain, Occupy

London (AFP) - Some 200 anti-government campaigners rallied in front of the British parliament on Friday, saying that they were planning to set up an "Occupy Democracy" camp without official permission. The protesters, some wearing Anonymous masks and holding up a large banner reading "Real Democracy Now", gathered on the eve of a trade union march expected to draw tens of thousands. They were watched by about 25 police officers. "We are here in front of Westminster to say we want real democracy, and we want it now," said activist John Sinha, one of the organisers, as he addressed the crowd.

Hong Kong Students Push Back Against Police

October 18, 2014 Joyce Ng, Gary Cheung, Peter So, Fanny W.Y. Fung, Timmy Sung, Chris Lau, Raquel Carvalho and Eddie Lee, www.scmp.com Resist! Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy, Occupy Central

Just hours after police moved in to clear the Mong Kong Kok Occupy site, more than a thousand protesters poured back into the district, clashing with police. Fresh trouble broke out near the government headquarters in Lung Wo Road in Admiralty. By the early hours of this morning, a section of Nathan Road in Mong Kok was occupied by protesters as police moved to stop them blocking the junction with Argyle Street again. Riot police used pepper spray and batons in a bid to drive back the protesters and the clashes led to a number of arrests. Among them was award-winning international photo-journalist Paula Bronstein, who was detained after jumping onto a car to take pictures. Her arrest was later condemned by the Foreign Correspondents Club. The trouble flared after officials said earlier in the day they were looking for a way to secure a meeting between Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-Ngor and representatives of the Federation of Students - which has been tentatively set for Tuesday at the Academy of Medicine in Aberdeen.

Occupying Russell Brand

October 17, 2014 David DeGraw, www.daviddegraw.org Resist! Occupy, Revolution, Russell Brand

Russell wanted to dedicate his fame to espousing our message. He was tapped into the source flow and aware enough to know where the zeitgeist was going. We were vibrating on the same frequency. We were both riding the same wave of transformation. He had a taste, he bit into the forbidden fruit, just as all of us in Liberty Park did. Freedom was in the air. Russell knew what he had to do. We’re all in the cosmic movie, everyone has a role to play. He was ready to become our Trojan Horse; a glitzy glittery sexy (Russell made me add in “sexy”) famous actor/comedian, our irresistible gift to the gods of mass media. BrandRevolution-BookWe couldn’t have found a more charismatic mate than we found in the mysterious man in the garbage bag. In interview after interview, he’s been lovingly eviscerating mainstream pundits and spreading the revolution meme. He turns the spectacle on itself. We are now inside the machine.

Hong Kong Protest Turns To Beijing, As Protests Grow

October 11, 2014 Kevin Zeese, www.PopularResistance.org Resist! China, Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy

The Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism published an open letter to President Xi Jinping which is reprinted in full below. In the letter they quote President Xi and tell him that the Hong Kong government has not been faithful to his claim that “We shall always listen to the people, respond to their expectations and ensure equal rights of participation and development, so as to maintain social justice.” They tell the president that Hong Kong’s “Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is acting exactly contrary to your vision.” Further, they point out the allegations of corruption surrounding Leung’s administration. They make the point that “If the Central Government is confident of her governance, she need not be fearful of a Chief Executive elected by Hong Kong citizens.”

The Roots Of PopularResistance.org Began At Occupation

October 6, 2014 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org Organize! Corruption, Finance and the Economy, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Inequality, Occupy

Today is the anniversary of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. The roots of the Popular Resistance project come from that occupation and was developed with the advice of many people involved in that effort, as well as allied campaigns around the country. We began the occupation on this date in order to link the Afghanistan War with the austerity budget that was announced that week. The reality of a two-party plutocracy that linked the Wall Street and Empire economy. While we began organizing long before the Occupation of Wall Street began by the time we began there were hundreds of occupy encampments around the country. OWS began on September 17th and sparked a national revolt that continues to have a political and cultural impact today.

Occupy Chicago 3rd Anniversary Action At Board Of Trade

September 27, 2014 Katherine Mirani, www.chicagoreporter.com Resist! Chicago, Occupy

Standing outside the bustling Chicago Board of Trade, a symbol of American capitalism, a handful of Occupy Chicago members quietly chatted and held signs. It looked like a reunion of old friends. For them, the anniversary was not about numbers. The Occupy movement had opened their minds to the possibilities of social change, they said. “Occupy was really a training ground for young organizers,” said Rachael Perrotta, one of the people who participated in the anniversary demonstration. “Everyone who was amazing from Occupy…spread out to all these community movements.”

Holder Prosecuted Whistleblowers & Journalists, Not Bankers & Torturers

September 25, 2014 Kevin Zeese, greenshadowcabinet.us Educate! Bankers, Campaign Finance, Chelsea Manning, Corporate crime, Edward Snowden, Freedom of Speech and Assembly, Freedom of the Press, Julian Assange, Marijuana, Media, Medical Marijuana, Militarized police, NSA, Occupy, Occupy Movement, Police abuse, police brutality, police murder, spying, Torture, War On Drugs, Wars and Militarism, Whistleblowers, Wikileaks

We urge President Obama to replace Holder with a public interest not a corporate lawyer; that will put the rule of law before corporate power. This appointment is an opportunity to shut the revolving door between big business and government. We also hope the next attorney general will put rule of law ahead of the security state, prosecute torture and other war crimes, protect privacy from US intelligence agencies and protect Freedom of Speech, Assembly and Press. Finally, we hope to see an attorney general that will confront the war culture that has allowed the president to ignore the constitutional requirement that Congress is responsible for deciding when the US goes to war, not the president; and one who respects international law and requires UN approval before the US attacks another nation.

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