MON, 10/15/2018 – BY TRINITY TRAN AND CHRIS ROTH (Occupy.com) THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON MEDIUM Grassroots organizers with Public Bank LA, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, Democratic Socialists of America — Los Angeles, and the Bernie Sanders Brigade gather at City Hall in May 2018 for a Citizens’ Lobby Day for Public Banking. Leading… Continue reading
Russell Brand Published on Oct 13, 2018 A clip from the new Under The Skin podcast episode with Yuval Noah Harari discussing power, AI and our future and identity as human beings. Listen to the full podcast here: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2RyxbL2 iTunes: https://apple.co/2RzVs3B Web: https://www.russellbrand.com/podcasts
posted by PUBLIC BANKING INST | 8gb October 18, 2018 #YesOnB in LA Times. Photo courtesy LA Times Public Bank LA and their allies have been actively engaged in securing endorsements from an impressive number of union and political groups throughout the city. Latest endorsements include State Senator Kevin de León; Rusty Hicks, President… Continue reading
Endorsements (sf.curbed.com) The following is a list of local publications’ and advocacy groups’ endorsements for the November 6 election. Publications: San Francisco Bay Guardian San Francisco Examiner San Jose Mercury News San Francisco Chronicle East Bay Express East Bay Times Political and advocacy groups: YIMBY Action SF Bike Coalition By… Continue reading
+17 First they came for the homeless 9 hrs · October 19, 2018 No official action was called for the opening. None was needed. Downtown BART plaza opened, and was immediately chalked. The ambassadors tried to stop us. Parking enforcement tried to stop us. (They are cops) Sarah Menefee, the photographer and… Continue reading
‘Nuit Debout’ – standing up for change (share-international.org) May 2016 (Share International magazine) A new movement is rapidly sweeping France as protesters occupy French cities calling for change. Roughly translated ‘nuit debout’ means ‘night standing’ or ‘rise up at night’ and was initially a social-media-driven protest movement against labour law… Continue reading
Season 2011 Episode 29 | 28m 49s (pbs.org) Marcia Franklin talks with participants of Occupy movements around Idaho about why they joined and what they hope to accomplish. The group also discusses planned encampments in Boise and Pocatello, and whether the recent violence at a protest in Oakland will affect… Continue reading
America: The Farewell Tour by Chris Hedges Chris Hedges’s profound and provocative examination of America in crisis is “an exceedingly…provocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard” (Booklist), about how bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in a culture of sadism and… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless 14 hrs · October 17, 2018 Note from Mike Zint of First They Came for the Homeless: Why? Another occupation? Same people as two years ago. Still not housed. Still nothing from the HUB. And today, they aren’t allowed more than 9 square feet on… Continue reading
