Protesters Invade North Philly Welfare Office
Members of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign descended upon the Philadelphia Assistance Office at 2701 Broad Street this afternoon, alongside members of Occupy Philly and local unions. Their mission was to bring awareness to the harsh conditions at local welfare offices on behalf of both the caseworkers and clients. And for all intents and purposes,...
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Occupy Philly Performs Street Theater, Says U.S. Senate Worse than Historical Fascists
Occupy Philly held a day of action against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, which, they and other critics contend, would allow the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens on U.S. soil. The crowd of about 30 marched around the city, hitting both Sen. Bob Casey and Sen. Pat Toomey’s offices, among other spots. Both senators voted in favor of the...
Continue ReadingThree American Undergrads Arrested During Egyptian Protests
Three young hucksters, including a sophomore at Drexel University, were arrested in Egypt during protests on Monday night – those radical scamps. The Egyptian police, which is beholden to the military, which was supposed to be an interim government, but won’t cede power, after the ouster of the dictator due to mass protests last spring, arrested the...
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Hundreds March For Infrastructure Jobs; Rally on Market Street Bridge, 24 Arrested
Hundreds of people, including members of Fight For Philly, Occupy Philly, Action United, the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, and the National Hospital Union, began rallying at the Northwest corner of Dilworth Plaza, readying for their march to the Market Street Bridge at 4 p.m. Their goal: Support the Occupy National Day of Action and infrastructure jobs in...
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Protesters Arrested on Market Street Bridge [UPDATED]
After a march from Dilworth Plaza to the Market Street Bridge, 23 24 protesters were arrested, including members of Fight For Philly, Action United and Occupy Philly. I live-tweeted this thing earlier, which, maybe you were following? If not, check it out here. Many of those arrested sat down with arms clasped across the bridge, holding signs saying “Willing...
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Occupy Philly Puts City in a Tough Spot
Today’s a national day of action for Occupy groups and others all over the country. Earlier this morning, Occupy Wall Street blocked rush hour traffic on the actual Wall Street. Fifty were arrested. Police shut down Occupy Dallas last night, and 18 were arrested. Meanwhile, Philly protesters were served an eviction notice last night—and didn’t take too...
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Occupy Philly, Night 41: ‘This Place Stinks’
Tensions ran high at Occupy Philly last night. Protests the country over have been broken up by police and Mayor Nutter chose the weekend after his re-election to talk tough with the protesters. There was an alleged rape last weekend, sanitation has become a growing concern (especially with recent media reports of shit smeared on lower Dilworth Plaza walls)...
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As Occupy Protests are Decamped Across America, Mayor Nutter’s Comments Not Unique
All over the country, Occupy Wall Street protesters are being forcefully pushed to decamp. This weekend, more than 1,000 protesters were swept out of downtown parks at Occupy Portland by 300 police, many of whom wore riot gear. Fifty people were arrested. An Occupy camp in Salt Lake City, Utah was dismantled this weekend, and 15 were arrested. Denver, Colorado...
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In Which They ‘Occupy’ Mitt Romney
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was in town on Friday to fundraise at the Rittenhouse Hotel. Hosted by Philadelphia lawyer Charles Kopp, it was reported contributors were putting down $10,000 for a meal and another $2,500 for pictures with the former Massachusetts governor. And since that’s the kind of money/spending that cartoon worlds are made of, Occupy...
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Fight for Philly Job Advocates told to ‘Occupy a Bathtub’ at Rally
Only four counter-protesters made it to Fight For Philly’s ‘Toomey Monopoly’ rally yesterday. That’s about half the number from the last time protesters came out to his Philly office at 8 Penn Plaza—though they wielded many of the same homemade signs, including “Cut Taxes and Spending” and “We Are the 53 Percent,” the latter of which...
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