April 30, 2012
To find out more you can check the event out on facebook.
In the early afternoon (1:30) Occupy GU will be pretty active. Check out their facebook event here.
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April 29, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DC ACTIVISTS PLAN MAY DAY CELEBRATION
Washington, DC
4/26/2012
Activists from a broad spectrum of political backgrounds are uniting for a May Day festival on May 1st at Malcolm X Park at 3:30 pm.
Members of the Occupy DC Labor Committee, Anarchist Alliance DC Network, Industrial Workers of the World, Washington Peace Center, the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, and the Amalgamated Transit Union local 689 as well as other groups will be hosti...
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April 29, 2012
May Day, also known as the “International Working Class Holiday” or “International Workers’ Day,” carries a significant history which encompasses the struggles of the international labor movement. In numerous countries, it is recognized as a national holiday. Massive demonstrations are held around the world on May 1 to recognize the solidarity of labor struggles internationally and to mark the current struggle for causes such as better wages, job security, health care, and a safer w...
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April 11, 2012
On April 19th through 22nd, a broad coalition of activist groups will take the streets to protest the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the economic, social and environmental harm caused by the global capitalist system. There will be four days of actions divided into four elements: air on the 16th, fire on the 17th, water on the 18th and earth on the 19th. Occupy Earth Week and the Anarchist Alliance DC network will raise their voices together by having three days of actions, on the 19th through 22nd which will include several trainings, a Critical Mass ride, rallies, direct actions and guerilla theater. The 20th will be the main day of action, starting at 6 AM, with a march, and ending late that night.
The common factor in all of these abuses is international capitalism, which i...
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March 22, 2012
On March 12, after a day of banner drops and outreach efforts, Occupyers and other supporters of citizens’ Constitutional rights met at McPherson Square to rally in response to the passing of HR347. They did a silent “death of the First Amendment” march to the White House, where they rallied on the fence and sidewalk in front of the President’s home. After leaving the White House, they took to the streets, spreading their call for restored freedoms as they marched through the downtown area back to McPherson Square.
The “Trespass” law curtails every American's first amendment rights to free speech and assembly. It is not limited to Occcupyers, or to people who prescribe to any particular belief system.
We believe that this continued repression of citizens' rig...
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