#OccupyLA: Take 'Free Speech' Class After Arrests for Exercising Freedom of Speech

Occupy LA protesters who have been arrested are being offered a deal that would allow them to avoid court trials. For $355, protesters can pay a private company for lessons in free speech... 
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Protesters Descend on Lowe‘s for Pulling its Ads From ’All-American Muslim’

Protesters descended on a Lowe‘s store in one of the country’s largest Arab-American communities on Saturday, calling for a boycott after the home improvement chain pulled its ads from a reality television show about five Muslim families living in...  Read more:  The Blaze

Boston Judge Rules Free Speech Doesn’t Count If Cops Need To Beat You

Judge Frances McIntyre lifted the restraining order preventing Boston Mayor Thomas Menino from gleefully sending in his minions to tear down the Occupy Boston encampment in Dewey Square, although the camp hasn’t yet been raided. Here’s the creepy stand-out line from the judge’s ruling: “Little in the way of expression is outlawed in the United States Constituion, but an act which incites forceful response is...  Read more:   Wonkette

'Occupy' Protesters Listed As Domestic Terrorists

Occupy London demonstrators have been listed as domestic terrorists by the City of London Police, who characterized them in the same context as Al-Qaeda, the Colombian FARC and Belarusian terrorists who bombed the Minsk underground...  Read more:   Prison Planet

Who Is Footing the Bill For Over 1,400 Police to Raid Occupy LA?

Last night the Los Angeles police raided and shut down the Occupy LA encampment and then dismantled it, bringing in heavy equipment to destroy all structures and throw everything into dumpsters. Here’s the sanitized version from the AP:... 
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Occupy LA Fights Court Battle to Keep Camp

A  civil rights complaint filed by Occupy Los Angeles Monday seeks to keep police from evicting the occupation from its home on the south lawn of City Hall.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa set a deadline of 12:01 AM Monday for the occupiers to disband, but the presence of thousands of supporters kept police from carrying out the order. Now, the complaint filed in the name of three occupiers hopes to secure the space more permanently...  Read more:   Truth Out

Buy 1, Donate 1 at the OccupySupply Store Now

Give gifts that reflect your values this holiday season at our brand new Occupy Supply online store.

We’re proud to make available a limited supply of the same Union and American-made cold weather gear that Occupy Supply has sent to occupations across the country. And for every item you buy, we will match that purchase by donating an identical item to an occupation in need...  Read more:   Fire Dog Lake

Occupy LA Not Going Anywhere, We Are Everywhere!

It is the morning of the 58^th day of Occupy Los Angeles. I am not physically at the occupation, but my heart still is. We were scheduled to go to a conference, which will lead to making a stronger network for all occupy cities. I know some people on the ground in Los Angeles are unhappy I left, not realizing I am of more use on the ground continuing to work and lend support, then I would be protesting and put in jail. I am currently waiting on the results of Councilman Rosenthals call for a temporary hold. Remember the city council did sign a resolution in support of us!...  Read more:   Occupy Los Angeles

Activist Released Only After Horrific Assault

Mona Eltahawy, a New York based blogger, award-winning columnist, feminist activist, and public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues, was arrested, beaten, and sexually assaulted by police in Cairo Wednesday. Twelve-hours after her arrest, her friends, family, and thousands of her Twitter followers got the simple message, “I AM FREE.”...  Read more:   The Daily Activist

#Occupy DC Protesters Show No Sign of Letting Up After Marchers From New York Reach DC

Weary but determined Occupy Wall Street protesters entered Washington in the rain Tuesday at the end of a 13-day march from New York that they hoped would inspire others to hit the road... 
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Megyn Kelly Claims Her Pepper Spray is a 'Food Product, Essentially" Comment Taken Out Of Context

Megyn Kelly gave an interview to TVNewser who asked her about her comments which have caused such a stir on Bill O'Reilly's show that the pepper spray used on the UC Davis protesters is "a food product, essentially." Kelly's explanation for the comment boils down to claiming she was taken out of context and that if anyone watches the full clip, they won't believe she was trying to diminish what happened to the students...  Read more:   Crooks and Liars

UC Davis Will Graciously Cover Medical Expenses For Students It Pepper Sprayed

Eleven of the students who were pepper-sprayed in the face during last weekend's notable UC Davis meme were treated for the effects, but now UC Davis says they're paying all medical costs. Very considerate!

Meanwhile, Chancellor Linda Katehi said the police were going against her wishes by so brutally clearing out...  Read more:   Gawker

Occupy DC Joined By Marchers From New York, Richmond

Occupy DC's McPherson Square camp is getting a little bigger as protesters from Richmond and New York arrive by foot on Tuesday...  Read more:   Huffington Post

Exclusive Interview: UC Davis Protestor Eyewitness's Account Of Police Pepper Spraying

The pepper spraying by police of about a dozen University of California, Davis, students Friday afternoon has become an iconic example of police brutality and discrimination against not only the Occupy Wall Street movement by local and state officials, but against the very constitutional rights police and the elected officials they serve are paid to protect... 
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Liberian Women Won the Nobel Peace Prize for Occupying Liberia

The pepper-spraying incident at UC Davis, which has so far led only to two police officers being placed on administrative leave and one chancellor shamed by her students as she walked to her car, is sadly indicative of how we treat a certain type of peaceful protester in this country. That has been made extremely clear by the Occupy movement...  Read more:   Fire Dog Lake

Jon Kyl Expresses Support for Gingrich's Statement Telling #OWS Protesters to Get A Job and Bathe

On this Sunday's Meet the Press, Sen. Jon Kyl was asked what he thought of GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's statement that the Occupy Wall Street protesters should "Go get a job right after you take a bath" and Kyl wasn't willing to put an ounce of daylight between his views and those of the former Speaker of the House... 
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Articles on #OWS Nov. 20, 2011

1. Newt Gingrich Tells Off Occupy Wall Street At GOP Debate: ‘Go Get A Job After You Take A Bath’...  Read more:   Mediaite

2. Memo Reveals How Seriously Powerful Interests Take Occupy Wall Street...  Read more:   Nation of Change

3. Rep. Joe Walsh: Veterans at ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests are anti-American...  Read more:   The Raw Story

UC Davis Students’ Eerie, Powerful Protest Against Pepper-Spray Chancellor

After video of UC Davis police officer Lt. John Pike's shockingly nonchalant use of pepper spray against peaceful, passive protestors went viral yesterday, chancellor Linda Katehi scheduled a press conference for the afternoon. Students were refused entry and began to chant and protest outside the building; Katehi refused to leave...  
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We Don't Die, We Multiply, Occupy

November 17, 2011 marks a historic day for the Occupy movement around the world. In New York over 30,000 people marched in the streets voicing their opinions about the injustice in government, corporations and our political systems. How on earth, can a person working for a corporation making minimum wage that adds up to a whopping $16,000 a year, want to work for a CEO making $16,000 an hour? Something is terribly wrong with that extreme wage variance.

Wake up people! Stop allowing these corporations to dictate your salary of peanuts. It is time to hit the streets with Occupy and speak out against this oppression and greed. A few weeks ago when we were marching through the streets of San Diego I was thinking to myself "when are we going to see our Spanish and cultural friends on the streets with us marching for their rights?"

Guess what? They showed up yesterday at the civic center in downtown San Diego around 1pm. When I walked in to see them marching in a circle, it brought a feeling of excitement to my core. Yes, they arrived! Within 10 minutes of marching in a circle, the group hit the sidewalk along 3rd st and slowly made their way into the street. We marched across Broadway and in front of NBC. Then marched across Broadway again blocking traffic in all directions.

Our Spanish brothers and sisters showed up when we least expected, but when we greatly needed them. A man that has attended many GA's and would open his speech with, "I am here from Chicano Square letting you know we stand with you," was the one who organized this group of immigrants, janitors, maids and people that work for the 1% at sweat shop laborers. These people were risking being deported and arrested.

Yesterday, around the country and world people took to the streets showing their solidarity with the Occupy movement. Declaring, "We are Occupy, We are never gonna die, When you try and take our stuff, We will only Multiply!" You can hear it in their voices they are pissed off. Mad as hell! They are not going away until their voices are heard and their demands met. They are survivors and people know they deserve better.

Shocking Video - Occupy Wall Street: NYPD Drag Girl By Hair, Handcuff, Arrest Her

You must watch this shocking video of NYPD police brutality forced on protestors for no apparent reason. A girl or young woman is on the ground in the street and is being dragged by police officers... 
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The New Civil Rights Movement