Occupy the NH Primary: ‘Bird-Dogging Political Candidates’

The Occupy schedule shows a busy weekend, starting Friday in Manchester with music and entertainment and a teach-in called, “Bird-Dogging Political Candidates,” led by activists Arnie Alpert and Olivia Zink. There is a “funeral procession for the American Dream” scheduled to be at Saint Anselm College during Saturday’s debate. Other catchy lecture titles include:

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Occupy New Hampshire Primary

Two Occupy protesters braved freezing temperatures in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Thursday to stand silently outside a Rotary lunch meeting where Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman made his 130th campaign appearance in the state. They held a sign that read “Occupy NH Primary” and also a large mock ballot with a tick next to a “We the People” option instead of the Republican or Democrat options.

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Occupy Iowa caucus protesters storm Democrats’ war room

A newly-opened Democrat “war room” in Iowa found itself under siege on Sunday night, when a group of Occupy Iowa caucus protesters infiltrated the premises and demanded to meet senior Democrat officials.

Abour 15 protesters entered the base at the Renaissance Savery hotel, complaining they were being prevented from meeting with Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Some gained access to what the DNC is calling their war room – a centralised space set aside for providing press briefings during the Iowa caucuses – before being escorted out by police.

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Democrats continue to stonewall Occupiers in Iowa: Protests respond by holding mass ‘die in’

The event was conducted at the Hotel Savery at 401 Locust Street in downtown Des Moines Monday afternoon. Witnesses said protesters laid down on the floor of the hotel’s lobby and refused to leave. Twelve people were arrested for trespassing. The group said it wanted to talk to Democratic Party officials that were working in the building. The protesters said the die-in showed how corporate money in politics is killing U.S. democracy.

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