DAILY GRINDER: Occupy Wall Street’s First National Convention To Take Place in Philly, July 4
Occupy Wall Street is going there. (Or, coming here?) You wonder why it’s being opposed by the Tea Party Patriots Rock Flag and Eagle? It’s because Occupy is stealing their shit. For instance, everyone knows that July 4 is the day Republicans pray to the Christian God and thank Him for all those trillions of dollars the U.S. has spent on bombing some guy...
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All Hell Breaks Loose on Occupy Philadelphia Facebook Page
Total chaos is breaking out over at Occupy Philadelphia’s Facebook page. Either the administration went berserk or someone else—someone identifying himself as ‘Jay’—has hijacked the keys to the movement’s digital kingdom. Posts have been fast and furious, full of ALL CAPS and curses. Many address Cindy Milstein, an activist based in San Francisco...
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Occupy Philly And Action United Take To Wells Fargo Bank [VIDEO]
This man doesn't wanna hear Wells Fargo's bullshit. When we asked, over the summer, if Wells Fargo hated black people, we didn’t expect those who the bank ripped off to confront bankers to their faces. But Action United and Occupy Philly teamed up and demanded yesterday that the bank repay its taxpayer-paid bailout. This could be the first of...
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Black Activist Points Out Occupy Philly’s Racial Disconnect
Black activists within Occupy Philly have created a “People of Color Committee” last night, largely because of (surprise!) differing views on the movement. Pan-African Channel Andrews, a Philly native who has been watching Occupy Philly from the outside while studying law at Barry University in Orlando, Fl., says the PCC was created, in part,...
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Occupy Philadelphia LIVE Blog
10:36–LIVE at City Hall on the camp ground of Occupy Philly, we’re be tweeting and live blogging the scenes throughout the night. Vanessa Maria Graber: “I’m here because of all the injustices in our country, especially with the mass amounts of corporate influence and politics. We really need to change the way we elect public officials....
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