Following an unlawful and disturbing early morning crackdown by the New York Police Department on Occupy Wall Street, the international occupy movement is planning a major day of action on November 17th. Despite escalating, coordinated repression, the peaceful pursuit of economic justice continues to spread throughout the globe. On November 17th, communities everywhere will engage in daylong protests demanding accountability on Wall Street and in government, and in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street
As of this writing, there are over two-hundred arrests in New York, including city councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, as well as reporters for the New York Times, the Associated Press, the New York Daily News and others. All arrests were made despite a court-order granting the protestors the right to stay in the park. Elsewhere, Denver police continue a sustained campaign of violence against occupiers, while Oakland, Phoneix, London, Toronto and Calgary are also facing unilateral action by the police.
Occupy Boston stands proudly in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, and with all the occupations around the world. Tonight at 7pm we will be having an emergency GA focused on the eviction and to further plan our response. Please join us.
We are the 99%, and we are no longer silent.
7 Responses to “Police Come By Night as World Plans Day of Action”
When the finest generation was in the midst of the great depression I wonder what they would have done had the politicians said “Get used to it folks this is the new normal and this will be your future: stop whining and realize you are not special – your purpose is to turn the machine and make the people you serve wealthier than any man or woman should ever deserve to be. So pull up your bootstraps – give your life for the wealthy and be grateful for the crumbs.” I think not. We the people we own the land, we own the courts, we own the government, we own our streets, we own the police, we own the mayors – they are products of our collective will for a society that serves not the wealthy and powerful and connected, but a society built for the people by the people and of the people by the work we do and our willingness to share the chance for happiness and help the least among us. Instead of representing us our politicians choose to do battle with us and take of our generosity and use it for their own gain. If this is not a takeover than what is it? They disgrace our constitution and dare to speak words against us as if they have the right to ignore the people they have vowed to serve and then to use the very institutions we provide and pay for against us. We need a boycott, we need to use the right to disband corporations who bribe our government and commit crimes, we need a national strike. Is anyone ready for this? Let’s shut down our government – it’s time to show them who this country belongs to – LET’S SHOW THEM THE 99 PERCENT ARE TOO BIG TO FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on November 15th, 2011 at 10:25 pm #
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Your still calling yourselves peaceful. That dude that got shot dead, the folks that got raped, the countless fights, drug abuse/sales,graffiti, blight, etc etc. Not peaceful. I didn’t even mention the attacks on the cops. Oh yeah whatever happened to Scotty Olsen from oaky? Nobody gives a shit. The smartest thing I heard you guys have done was rent an office space. Took you 2 months to figure that one out. Pack it up boys and girls. Corporate greed and getting money out of politics are good things to rage against but you took too long. Youve lost the publics interest and support by obscuring the message with every hippie fantasy available.
In solidarity with OWS – if you are a supporter, please sign my petition –
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/publicly-acknowledge-occupy-wall-street-movement-nonpartisan-movement-here-stay-until-real-change/QxXBqJTp
I think these occupiers are ridiculous. They should spend their time educating themselves or developing their skills so they can get a good job. Remember, the unemployment rate is only 5% for college educated people. We do not live in a socialized country. Capitalism and its incentives to become wealthy drive Americans to innovate and invent. Think about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. There is a reason that so much innovation occurs in the US – it is the incentive to be compensated well for innovating. These protestors are from a spoiled generation and expect everything to be handed to them. Stop blaming the governemt for your predicament.
What about government corruption, money in politics, endless war, the reduction of rights and liberties. You claim that the OWS movement is only looking for handouts, but that is just not true, there are so many other issues that the movement encompasses. Do your research, I’m sure may find something that you agree with, or maybe not.
on November 21st, 2011 at 10:32 am #
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