December 17th, 2011 was a big day for the Occupy Movement: the three month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street; one year since Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation that sparked the Tunisian revolution and in turn the Arab Spring, and the 24th birthday of PFC Bradley Manning, the US army intelligence analyst accused of giving WikiLeaks the information [...]
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
-by Alli McCracken On the morning of Saturday, December 17th, 2011 I arrived at Occupy DC in McPherson Square, bundled up, bracing myself for the cold day ahead. Right away I found Mel, CODEPINK staffer from the NYC office, and we excitedly rejoiced at being reunited. Shortly afterwards we boarded the bus chartered by Occupy [...]
Friday, January 16, 2009
It is cold in Washington, DC. The 60-degree drop in temperature coming here from Orlando set me into a two day shiver, finally relinquishing its icy grip during a 30-minute scalding soak in the shower. But last night over a dozen CODEPINK activists from around the country gathered here and we celebrated our being together again at the [...]
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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