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May Day 2013
This May Day, over 1000 immigrant workers and their community allies rallied in East Boston’s Central Square to call for improved wages, safer working conditions, and for Congress to pass immigration reform. A series
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Police Raid Home of Occupy Seattle and E4E Organizers
Early morning, July 10, SWAT police forced their way into the Seattle apartment of organizers from the Occupy movement. The sleeping residents scrambled to put on clothes as they were confronted with automatic weapons.
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Occupy Boston Joins the World in Celebrating May Day
Despite heavy rains and an unseasonable chill, May Day, otherwise known as International Workers Day, sparked celebration across Boston. On Wednesday, May 1st, a series of marches and rallies brought together Boston-area immigrants, anarchists,
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The Birth of Revolutionary May Day: That Troublesome Element in Haymarket Square
This article was originally posted over at the Occupied Wall Street Journal. A circular passed hand-to-hand, calling for militant action in the U.S. on May 1, 1886: “One day of revolt – not rest!
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All Out for May Day: Group plans for A Day Without the 99%
In late December 2011, the General Assembly (GA) of Occupy Los Angeles issued a call for a national and international general strike. The strike, planned for May 1, 2012, would demand immigrant rights, environmental
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#Occupied: Reports From the Front Lines
YOUR WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF OCCUPY MOVEMENT NEWS This article is from the Occupied Media news wire. It was originally published over at the Occupied Wall Street Journal. This week in Occupy, Santa Monica
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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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