Posts tagged occupy
June 5th Occupy Corvallis Reading Group – “Occupy Wall Street and Tranformational Strategy”
0Meeting Time & Place: Tuesday, 6:30 pm, 104 Hovland Hall (OSU campus)
Hey Folks,
Here’s the reading for our next meet-up. This reading is an interview with Erik Olin Wright, who is a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin. There are some useful insights to be had here as More >
January 17th Reading Group
0January 17th Occupy Corvallis Reading Group
Time: 6:30 pm Location: 104 HOvland Hall, OSu Campus
At our last meeting, we began a discussion about the dynamics of social class and the Occupy movement. Alana offered up some readings and charts to get the fires lit. Because our group this
Is ‘Occupy’ a Dirty Word?
0Before the Occupy Movement, the very word ‘occupy’ conjured up unwelcome military incursion and occupation of other sovereign nations, most recently the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. Founded on occupation, the United States built great wealth from the stolen land of indigenous Peoples, many of whom remain the poorest More >
Occupy Portland Eviction
0Peaceful protester pepper sprayed at point blank range during eviction. Photo credit: Randy L. Rasmussen of Portland.
Here are views from the bicycle support on eviction deadline, where thousands of protestors remained non-violent: http://bikeportland.org/2011/11/13/bikes-lend-support-on-historic-night-of-protest-at-occupy-portland-photos-61947#comment-2164412
Vivid photojournalism showing the events at the Occupy Portland eviction More >
“The Gray Hairs are out on the streets”
0During our first local Occupy rallies, a local videographer asked local occupiers the simple question, why? These interviews prove that this movement is not just for the young.
