Tag: Occupy
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After the Evictions: The U.S. Occupy Movement Struggling at the Front Lines of the Crisis
Three years after the financial meltdown of 2008, the U.S. Occupy movement opened the possibility for a left regroupment against resurgent neoliberalism. Yet the forceful eviction from the squares just … Keep reading »
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Occupation at the University of Sussex
‘Silent Grinding, Bit by Bit’ An interview with Maia Pal The last two years have seen an explosion of student strikes from Chile to Italy to Quebec. These do not yet account … Keep reading »
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#may1to Revolution 2012
Toronto — 25 April 2012. Getting ready for May Day 2012, Spread the word! Join Occupy Toronto and the 99% as we celebrate May Day – the International Workers’ Day. … Watch video »
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Occupy Toronto: Subway Mic Check
Toronto — 17 April 2012. Getting ready for May Day 2012, Occupy Toronto takes to transit to spread the word! Join Occupy Toronto and the 99% as we celebrate May … Watch video »
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Lenin and Occupy
Many socialists have cheered Lars Lih’s demolition of the textbook interpretation of Lenin’s work in Lenin Rediscovered (2008) without examining how many of our own preconceptions on the subject are … Keep reading »
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Occupy Talks: What Gravy Train?
Toronto — 18 January 2012. Over the last several decades, inequality has been steadily increasing, with the 1% enjoying ever higher concentrations of wealth, while members of the 99% experience … Watch video »
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#OccupyTTC
Toronto — 5 December 2011. View short 3-minute version. A group of people from OccupyToronto paid their fare and rode the subway cars of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). They … Watch video »
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Resisting Expropriation of the Occupy Movement
The occupy movement is currently being forcefully dismantled by police across North America and Europe. The pretext for these police interventions are health and safety concerns, but the reality is … Keep reading »
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You Can’t Evict a Revolution
At 1 a.m. the New York Police Department (NYPD) began clearing Liberty Plaza of the hundreds of occupiers who camp there every night. People were told to leave with their … Keep reading »
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Occupy Actions: From Wall Street to a Campus Near You?
The Occupy Wall Street movement and the mobilizations of the ‘indignant’ in Europe have sparked solidarity actions in many places around the world. October 15, 2011 was a massive day … Keep reading »
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OccupyTO – day 1
Toronto — 15 October 2011. From OccupyTO – about page: “OccupyTO is a movement that will start on October 15th, 2011 that intends to show our solidarity with the Occupy … Watch video »
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The Logic of Occupy Wall Street for Canada
The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the Occupy Together movements that are inspired by it actually have a simple premise: society shouldn’t be run for the unrestricted benefit of the … Keep reading »