Category Archives: Occupy Wall St.

How To Start An Occupation

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Trish Nelson

This Thursday night at 7 pm Central we’ll be speaking with activists who’ve been on the ground for more than a month participating in decision making and actions at #OccupyWallStreet, #OccupyMilwaukee, #OccupyMadison, #OccupyAtlanta and #OccupyOakland. I’d really like you to … Continue reading →

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Occupy Iowa City Walk To The Pentacrest

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Occupy Iowa City held an action Saturday (see Saturday’s BFIA post), a march from College Green Park to the ped mall (Black Hawk Mini Park) where there were speeches and a presentation by four corporate pigs defending the 1%.  The … Continue reading →

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Today’s Occupy Iowa City Event: Video

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Here’s the first of several videos of the Occupy Iowa City event today. This video shows the beginning of the march from College Green Park to the ped mall in downtown Iowa City.  At the ped mall there were speakers … Continue reading →

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Occupy Iowa Halloween Weekend Events

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Occupy Iowa City ANTI-GREED MARCH AND RALLY. Saturday, October 29th, 11:30 AM College Green. Informative speakers giving examples of the shameless GREED displayed by Wall Street execs (Do you KNOW what AIG did with their bailout money?!) and what you … Continue reading →

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You Have Been Robbed Big Time

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Dave Bradley

If you needed something else to keep you awake over the Halloween season, this one should be good for months of sleeplessness. Over the night between Monday and Tuesday, the Federal Reserve  and Bank of America agreed to move their … Continue reading →

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Are Democrats And Progressives Co-Opting The OWS Movement?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Trish Nelson

I’ve always found the word co-opt confusing.  And it turns out there’s a reason for that. Co-opt 1 a : to choose or elect as a member b : to appoint as a colleague or assistant 2 a : to … Continue reading →

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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Why Ed Occupies And More

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Monday – Thursday from 7:00-800 pm, join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com.  Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in the conversation.  If you miss the show, you can … Continue reading →

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Why Not Occupy The Corporate Media?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Trish Nelson

As long as you’re out there, OWS, why not throw corporate media into the mix? As soon as you’re done with Wells Fargo and Bank of America, why not head over to General Electric, Walt Disney, News Corp., Time Warner, … Continue reading →

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Great Pictures for Occupy Saturday

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Saturday there were many protests around the world. I thought it important that to post a link to some of the pictures from other areas of the world to show that the Occupy movement is truly global: Also in case … Continue reading →

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Will The OWS Movement Put People Back In Charge?

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Nearly 20 years ago, my father-in-law was in the hospital with the first of what would be 5 heart attacks. The heart specialist came by for his evening visit. One of the questions the doctor asked my father-in-law was what … Continue reading →

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