This is the InterOccupy newsletter for the week of October 2nd, 2012. You can also access the newsletter here – which is the best place to read it. To receive this newsletter in your inbox each week, make sure to subscribe here!
Welcome to the InterOccupy newsletter for the week of October 2nd, 2012. We hope you're getting ready for some ACTION because October is going to be a big month globally! All over Europe, actions and events against austerity measures have already begun and will continue throughout the month.
Meanwhile globalNOISE is gearing up for the big day on October 13th of global potbanging and noise as a show of international solidarity across all of our movements. Take a look at how many locations are already onboard, visit the globalNoise hub to join their mailing list, and help share the globalNOISE media across all the worldwide social networks!
On October 20th there is a World-wide Protest against #surveillance-Systems #Trapwire #INDECT, including an online action you can easily participate in from home.
Then, a brand new initiative has just been called for from Montreal called VIA22 which is a global day of action planned for October 22nd and continuing to occur on the 22nd of every month. The idea of VIA22 is to collectively express the need that our marches and demonstrations become spaces for sharing knowledge about alternatives. We will raise collective consciousness, support and connect initiatives around the world, and contribute to the dialogue between global and local. Strength comes from creativity and unity! They just started the @Via22Global hub – this would be a great time for you to get involved in helping VIA22 get going right from the start!
And of course, there's the International Week on Debt 10/8-10/15, the Global Education Strike on 10/18 and the International Seed Dispersal on 10/24!
Welcome to October follks. It is looking to be an exciting month for our global movement!
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This Week's Calls
These are calls scheduled on InterOccupy for the coming week. For actions and other events, see the full InterOccupy Calendar.
(All times Eastern Standard Time)
Tuesday, October 2nd
- 2:00pm — CALIFORNIA HOMES FRAUD-CLOSURE CAMPAIGN
- 7:00pm — INTERNATIONAL SEED DISPERSAL CALL
- 8:30pm — INTEROCCUPY.NET: LEARN NEW TOOLS OF MOVEMENT COLLABORATION!
- 9:00pm — PLANNING NATIONAL MOVEMENT-WIDE MEDIA WORK
Wednesday, October 3rd
- 1:00pm — VOTE FOR NONE OF THE ABOVE ON NOV 6TH
- 8:00pm — MI INTEROCCUPY CALL
- 9:00pm — OCCUPY HOMES NATIONAL TRAINING-SKILLSHARE WEEKLY CALL
Thursday, October 4th
- 12:00pm — DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL MEDIA WORK AMONG OCCUPY GROUPS AND OTHER MOVEMENTS FOR DEMOCRACY (THE AMERICAS, AFRICA & EUROPE)
- 3:00pm — OCCUPY MOVEMENT WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING CALL
- 10:00pm — DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL MEDIA WORK AMONG OCCUPY GROUPS AND OTHER MOVEMENTS FOR DEMOCRACY (THE PACIFIC, AUSTRALIA, ASIA)
Friday, October 5th
- 3:00pm — GLOBAL NOISE MUMBLE MEETING
Saturday, October 6th
- NO CALLS
Sunday, October 7th
- 4:00pm — THE PEOPLES CONGRESS, FORMING THE GOVERNMENT WE WANT
- 6:15pm — OCCUPY COLLEGES CALL
- 8:00pm — ONEMOP ORGANIZING CALL
Monday, October 8th
- 8:00pm — MAESTROCONFERENCE TRAINING CALL
- 8:30pm — OREGON OCCUPY FORECLOSURES
- 9:00pm — HEALTH/SUPPORT FOR THE MOVEMENT: STRATEGY, LEADERSHIP, CONVERGENCE
Newswire
Each week, we deliver all of the items to you that have been submitted to the InterOccupy Newswire. If you have an important, relevant announcement or resource to share with others you can Submit it to the Newswire and it will be included in next week's newsletter.
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UPDATE FROM #GLOBALNOISE Read this quick round up of latest info for #globalNOISE kicking off on October 13.Read More |
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INTEROCCUPY CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS – HELP US BUILD COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FOR THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT InterOccupy is putting out a call for people who want to help maintain strong communication with us for the movement. Whatever level of time commitment you can afford would help! We have tasks large and small that we need help with.Read More |
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OVERPASS LIGHT BRIGADE HIGHLIGHTS BAINPORT WORKER ENCAMPMENT The town of Freeport, Illinois is fighting back against vulture capitalists like Bain Capital who sweep into their hometowns, closing down family-supporting jobs and outsourcing them overseas, so they can pay slave labor wages and pocket the profits. All on the backs of American workers. The people of Freeport have organized an encampment across the street from Sensata (the company being closed down) to send a message to Bain and others like them that they will not lie down.Read More |
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#VIA22 CALL FOR RECURRING GLOBAL ACTIONS ON 22ND OF EVERY MONTH TO BEGIN #O22 (IN ENGLISH, SPANISH & FRENCH) VIA22, an open collective created in Montreal-Quebec, is sending a call to create a monthly process of global actions, the 22nd of each month, starting on october 22nd. The idea is to collectively express the need that our marches and demonstrations become spaces for sharing knowledge about alternatives, and raise collective consciousnessRead More |
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ACTIONS AND EVENTS AGAINST AUSTERITY ALL OVER EUROPE Thousands of workers in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal have taken to the streets to protest against austerity measures imposed by their governments and the European union. The actions and protests continue. These are some of them.Read More |
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GLOBAL REVOLUTIONARY AGENDA MEXICO IN OCTOBER / AGENDA REVOLUCIONARIA GLOBAL MEXICO DEL MES DE OCTUBRE Mexico publishes its agenda for October. Read on for the full plan of actionRead More |
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OCCUPY BOSTON TURNS 1 YEAR OLD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 – COME CELEBRATE WITH US! Occupy Boston is turning 1 this weekend! Band jamboree, blanket give away, bonhomie, food better than beans from noon till 2:30 on the Statehouse steps. Come speak your mind, feast for free and join the movement. March to Dewey Square and rally at the Federal Reseve. Rain or shine.Read More |
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#S29 SURROUND THE CONGRESS IN MADRID, ROME, BERLIN, BRUSSELS AND LISBON Activists in Madrid are returning to surround the Congress on September 29 joined by solidarity actions in Rome, Berlin, Brussels and Lisbon.Read More |
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ACTIONS HAPPENING NOW – STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE TAR SANDS BLOCKADE A coalition of climate justice activists are converging from across the continent with local organizers and landowners to put a final stop to the Keystone XL pipeline in Texas.Read More |
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9/27 EMERGENCY CALL-IN DAY TO KEEP JAZZ HAYDEN FREE! Two Thursdays ago, the day Jazz was scheduled to appear in front of the Grand Jury, District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced a postponement. The pressure we’ve brought to bear on them is working! Now is the time to keep the momentum going and demand: DROP THE CHARGES NOW!Read More |
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PORTUGAL’S #OCCUPY/#15SETEMBRO MOVEMENT UNITES TO FIGHT CUTS ON #S29 #29S Portugal’s anti-austerity protest this Saturday promises to be another big one after the organisers that brought as many as a million into the streets on September 15 swung behind the demonstrations and rallies planned by the CGTP trade union central.Read More |
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LIST OF ACTIONS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GREECE STRIKE AGAINST AUSTERITY #S26 List of actions in solidarity with the people of Greece striking austerity today. Actions listed are in Amsterdam, Berlin, London, New York, Oakland and Tel AvivRead More |
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#25S TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN ENGLISH Y ESPANOL A twitter and pictorial timeline of events that unfolded in Spain's #25S Ocupa El Congreso.Read More |
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ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH 99RISE.ORG Occupy Bergen County, New Jersey (OBC), will hold an action at the Fort Lee branch of Chase Bank at 188-190 Main Street on Friday, September 28, 2012, beginning at 11:30 a.m.Read More |
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RESTARTING OCCUPY I propose that we convert the GA's into organizing hubs for the Occupy Movement, instead of having them be the 24/7 activism bases that they currently are. The proposal would serve to take pressure off of the GA and the volunteers who support our causes, and enable us to take effective, strategic and targeted action.Read More |
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GUITARMY: OCCUPY BARCLAYS AND JAY-Z TEACH-IN SEPTEMBER 27-28 At 4pm on Thursday Sept 27th, the OWS Guitarmy and more will march from Wall Street's Trinity Church to the Barclays Center (herein called The Barc) to occupy the center overnight. An evening vigil and actions the following day will culminate in a teach-in from 4-6pm on Friday the 28th for Jay Z and his fans. Join us!Read More |
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MUSIC FOR OCCUPY PRESENTS: LYRICISTS FOR OCCUPY – A FUNDRAISER FOR OCCUPY STOREFRONT OF LONG ISLAND, AND THE OCCUPY SOLIDARITY NETWORK #S30 In celebration of the one year anniversary for Occupy Wall Street and the impact our emotions, actions, words, and lyrics have on our society, Music For Occupy, who brought you "Occupy This Album", proudly presents "Lyricists For Occupy" a fund raising event for the Occupy Storefront on Long Island and The Occupy Solidarity NetworkRead More |
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LIST OF LIVESTREAMERS TO FOLLOW FOR #25S Want to watch #25S in Spain? Check out this list of livestreamers and twitters.Read More |
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99 CENT DOWNLOAD: OCCUPY THIS ALBUM – A COMPILATION OF MUSIC BY, FOR AND INSPIRED BY THE OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT AND THE 99% Music For Occupy is in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, and all proceeds above board attained through the production and distribution of “Occupy This Album: a compilation of music by, for and inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement and the 99%” will go directly towards the needs of sustaining this growing movement.Read More |
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HOW OCCUPY BIRTHED A RHIZOME BY JOAN DONOVAN While the Situationists distributed communiqués and shared ideas through graffiti, Occupy protests began with the writing on digital walls that led to encampments across the globe. This article looks at OWS as a rhizome, a nodal mass of roots that grows horizontally under the soil, such as a root of ginger. Breaking off one or more of a rhizome’s nodes doesn’t injure it; that’s how it reproduces.Read More |
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DRAW OCCUPY WALL STREET Draw Occupy Wall Street tells the story of the artist, who lived and volunteered at Zuccotti park before the NYPD Raids. 130 pages B/W filled with amazing art, and a journalistic domentation of OWS life.Read More |
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TRANSLATE AND CAPTION VIDEOS FOR FREE WITH UNIVERSALSUBTITLES.ORG Translate and caption videos (YouTube, Vimeo, HTML5 and more) for free.Read More |
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ACTIVISTS WARNED TO WATCH WHAT THEY SAY AS SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING BECOMES ‘NEXT BIG THING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT’ John Cooper QC said that police are monitoring key activists online and that officers and the courts are becoming increasingly savvy when it comes to social media. Political activists must watch what they say on the likes of Facebook and Twitter, sites which will become the “next big thing in law enforcement”, a leading human rights lawyer has warned.Read More |
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NEW FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NYPD FOR OCCUPY ARRESTS – PCJF CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL POLICE TACTICS, SIDEWALK ARRESTS, ORANGE NETTING CORRAL The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) has filed a federal lawsuit on September 20th, 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York challenging the New York Police Department’s use of sidewalk arrests in which persons are targeted for false arrest based on their association with or proximity to dissent and protest.Read More |
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INFORMATIVE DEMONSTRATION ON THE CALLING OF “25S SURROUND THE PARLIAMENT” The 25th of September the Spanish Parliament building will be surrounded as a symbol to rescue it from the kidnapping which has turned this institution into a useless organ. A kidnapping of the popular sovereignty by the Troika and by The Markets, executed under the blessing and collaboration of most of the political parties. Parties which have betrayed their electoral programs, their voters and the people in general, breaking their vows and contributing to people's gradual pauperization.Read More |
New Hubs
These are new Hubs that have been started on InterOccupy. Hubs are used by groups for coordinating actions, projects, campaigns and other types of events. You can also view the full list of Hubs.
VIA22 – @via22global
Global call to action on the 22nd of each month/Appel aux actions globales le 22 de chaque mois/Llamado a acciones globales los 22 de cada mes! #via22
MONEY AS FREE SPEECH – VOTE NONE OF THE ABOVE – @dollarmessage
Write "Vote for None of the Above on Nov 6" on the back of $ bills and circulate them nationwide.
STOP KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE – @tarsandsblockade
A coalition of climate justice activists are converging from across the continent with local organizers and landowners to put a final stop to the Keystone XL pipeline in Texas.
Hub Updates
Hub Updates are information and announcements made by groups organizing using InterOccupy Hubs. For more information about each group, visit their Hub by clicking on the title of their hub.
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