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First Mass Occupy General Assembly

Doug Enaa Greene February 22, 2012 1

On February 18 at 1 pm, the first Mass Occupy General Assembly was held at U Mass Boston. Mass Occupy is an attempt to bring together all of Massachusetts’ local Occupy groups to talk

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Occupier Profile: Jon Noble

Mason Weiser January 20, 2012 1

Being politically conscious isn’t easy. With most people too apathetic to vote, trying to start a conversation about economic injustice is even harder. “People don’t like bad news like layoffs and bad government spending

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Mass Occupy Plans for Statewide General Assembly

Julie Orlemanski January 10, 2012 0

                              On Saturday, January 7, members of at least fifteen Massachusetts branches of the Occupy movement arrived at Encuentro 5,

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From the ‘Burbs to el Barrio: Occupy beyond Dewey

Ian Cornelius December 27, 2011 0

“Occupy will never die: Evict us, we multiply!” Thus went the chant, popular at Occupy Boston in the days immediately before and after an early-morning police raid ended the Dewey Square encampment. The truth

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Occupy Worcester Handles Frequent Evictions

Mason Weiser December 6, 2011 0

Since its humble beginnings on Wall Street, occupations have sprung up in cities and towns all over the country, and Worcester, MA is no exception. Worcester saw its first General Aseembly on October 9th,

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