Monthly Archives: March 2012 »
Judith Butler: Boycott Politics and Global Responsibility
Judith Butler, a professor of Rhetoric and Comparative literature at UC Berkeley discusses the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement in solidarity with the Palestinian community against Israeli occupation, apartheid, and colonialism, as well
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Occupy the System: Left Forum 2012
At least ten activists from Occupy Boston were in New York from March 16-18 to attend the annual Left Forum conference. Left Forum brings together intellectuals and organizers to share their perspectives and strategies
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Occupy May Day: Not Your Usual General Strike
by Jeremy Brecher Based on a talk by Jeremy Brecher to Occupy University, Zuccotti Park. This article was originally published over at The Portland Occupier. Last December, Occupy Los Angeles proposed a General Strike
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Study Shows Impact of T Cuts on Public Health
The MBTA’s plans to fill a $161 million budget shortfall may hurt Bostonians in ways that go beyond their wallets. According to the study “A Healthy T for a Healthy Region,” put out by
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Announcing The Boston Occupier Haiku Contest!
Do you like writing poetry? Do you like writing three lines of it? Then submit your entries for The Boston Occupier’s 1st Annual Haiku Contest today! The rules for the contest are as follows: -Submissions are
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20 Compelling Lectures on Occupy
Slavoj Zizek Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Zizek gives his take on the Occupy movement in this short interview through the European Graduate School. He also touches on topics like the Arab revolution,
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Occupy Boston Unfreezes $14,000 for Future Occupations
On Saturday, March 24th, Occupy Boston’s General Assembly passed a resolution to release $14,000 in donations to the Tactical Working Group for “future occupations,” or anything “directly related or needed” for a sustained occupation
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Stephanie McMillan: Land Defense and Class Struggle
Building Alliances to Defeat Capitalism The following is the text of a talk Stephanie McMillian gave at this year’s Left Forum in New York City. It is published with the author’s permission. Environmental destruction
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Protests Kick Off Across North America
This article is from the Occupied Media news wire. It was originally published over at The Portland Occupier. During the celebration of the six-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the phrase was repeated again
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