Happy May Day! While the 1% were off buying politicians, Occupy SF celebrated by taking over heart of San Francisco’s “Wall Street”, Montgomery Street at Market Street, and staging the People’s Street Festival. We had performances, dancing, music and speeches, but the two main events were painting a giant Sun on the street, filling the entire intersection, and toppling our giant puppet of a 1% oligarch. Can you tell he’s [...]
Occupy the Hood, Decolonize Oakland, SEIU Local 1021, Oakland Community Organizations (OCO), and Oakland clergy packed the city council’s chambers on Tuesday evening (Feb 21) to demand an end to the city’s “toxic deal” with Goldman Sachs. Oakland makes million dollar payments to the bailed-out speculative banking corporation every year, which have totaled $26 million since the late nineties and potentially over $2 million more per year until 2021. Coincidentally, [...]
Port truck drivers earn about $8 an hour in real wages while working under dangerous conditions. Tara Lohan reports on AlterNet: It’s the time of year when lights are strung, trees are decorated, and holiday cheer is spread. It’s also the time of year when people pepper-spray fellow shoppers and camp out in front of box stores, and retail clerks risk death by stampede. Savvy shoppers prowl the malls for [...]
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