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Harlem, New York: On the 11th anniversary of the war on Afghanistan, a protest was held at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Building calling for the U.S. to stop drone attacks and sanctions on Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, hands off Syria, Iran and Venezuela, no to racism, raids and repression at home. October 7, 2012
Photos by Brenda Sandburg
New York City: Tens of thousands joined a silent march against “Stop-and-Frisk” and other racist police abuses, June 17, 2012.
A backlash against high-stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts as parents, teachers, and administrators protest that the exams are unfair, unreliable and unnecessarily punitive - and even some longtime advocates of testing call for changes.
The objections come even as federal and state authorities pour hundreds of millions of dollars into developing new tests, including some for children as young as 5.
In a growing number of states, scores on standardized tests weigh heavily in determining whether an 8-year-old advances to the next grade with her classmates; whether a teen can get his high school diploma; which teachers keep their jobs; how much those teachers are paid; and even which public schools are shut down or turned over to private management.
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“The people in the Bronx taking streets right now” — Protest against three police murders in NYC this week, February 4, 2012.Photo by Rebel Diaz
Four days before his state hosts Super Bowl XLVI, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed anti-union “right-to-work” legislation into law Wednesday afternoon, making Indiana the 23rd right-to-work state in the country. Daniels signed the law despite the fact that thousands of workers gathered outside the statehouse in the days leading up to the law’s passage, and despite his own apparent opposition to such a law back in 2006.
In the days since more than 10,000 protesters marched through downtown Indianapolis, union officials and other organizers have grappled with how, and if, they should make their voices heard during Super Bowl festivities. Daniels has warned opponents of the new law that disrupting the Super Bowl would give the state a “black eye.” Nevertheless, with the National Football League’s Players Association officially opposing the law, labor leaders and organizers affiliated with local Occupy groups have vowed to press on.
“If it does pass, we’ll use this, the world stage that is the Super Bowl, to spread the message that Indiana is an inhospitable place for working men and women,” Jeff Harris, Communications and Outreach Coordinator for the Indiana AFL-CIO, told ThinkProgress before the law passed. “And that the very people that built the stadium in which the Super Bowl is going to be played and the very people who built the city that is enjoying the limelight — the very people who made this possible — are being disrespected.”
Protesters march through Super Bowl Village in Indianapolis
Tuesday, Jan. 3 - 12 p.m. until 3 p.m.
New York Public Library at 5th Ave and 42nd
A call has been put out to let our government know the people will not tolerate any more attacks on our rights!
January 3rd will be a spontaneous show of people power in reaction to Obama’s treasonous signing of the National Defense Authorization Act. Not only does this act violate our first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth amendments, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, but this Act was signed quietly this past New Years Eve violating what little trust remained between the people and their established government. We see what’s happening here, and we will not stand for it.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR DAY OF ACTION:
7:30 am and all day - OWS solidarity with the New York State Nurses
Association strike St. Lukes and Roosevelt Hospital at 1111 Amsterdam Ave and 112th Street and 1000 10th Ave and 59th Street, respectively.
12 pm - Press Conference at NYPL at Bryant Park.
2 pm - Office demo at Senator Gillibrand’s office at 780 3rd Ave.
3 pm - Office demo at Senator Schumer’s office at 757 3rd Ave.
4 pm - Rally up at Rockefeller Plaza
5 pm - flash check about NDAA in Grand Central for commuters.
After that we plan to march up 5th ave to do a demo tour of 1 percent homes
**above subject to change at on short notice, stay tuned!
Please Help Spread the Word and Please Help Fight Back.Participate in the Media Bomb As Well:
http://www.facebook.com/events/103244609796837/
Another graphic for the “Occupy” movement. A reminder that Liberation struggles are happening everywhere around the world.
See more posters at the OccupyPosters tumblr or at the We Art The 99% blog post over at Osocio.
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Sign up for the eviction defense text blast!
Send a text to the number 23559, with the the message @occupyalert
This will be used for emergency alerts and announcements.Three weeks ago NYPD delivered what was effectively a notice of eviction, telling residents of Liberty Square that Brookfield, with the help of the city, was going to clean the park. Instead, #OWS mobilized, organizing a mass clean up, mobilizing thousands of supporters, and flooding the mayors office with phone calls. An amazing pre-dawn defence packed the square with thousands of people. Brookfield stood down and the eviction was averted.
Today rumors are rampant that the city is again considering action to end the occupation. Labor leaders, local elected officials, and news outlets are hearing the rumblings of eviction. We know that when the next eviction attempt comes, we will not get advanced warning. NYPD could move in as early as tonight, or it could be next week. We know that our adversaries are trying to build political cover for eviction by demonizing us in the press.
We need to be ready to defend the occupation. Be prepared!
New York City: Family Day at Occupy Wall Street, October 10, 2011.
Anonymous, a group of self-styled hacker-activists behind attacks on corporate and government websites, vowed to support the Occupy Wall Street protests by erasing the New York Stock Exchange “from the Internet” on Oct. 10.
The group posted a video message on YouTube declaring war on the world’s largest stock exchange in retaliation for the mass arrests of Wall Street protesters, and posted a link to the video on one of several Anonymous Twitter feeds.
This is fake guys. Anonymous already put out 2 different warnings both distancing themselves from this #invadewallstreet bullshit. At best it could be a decoy form law enforcement agencies trying to give #occupywallstreet bad press. Please don’t hype this up. We don’t need that. Ignore all #invadewallstreet business and keep it with #occupywallstreet. Most of the main spokespeople for the official Anonymous group have already set their warnings and separated themselves from this likely attempt to disrupt peace within the movement.
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