For the occupation makes us strong:
- Laura Clawson breaks down how various unions are supporting The Occupy Oakland mass day of action/general strike on Wednesday.
- Perhaps the biggest action to follow the general strike will be Bank Transfer Day on Nov. 5. The goal of the action is to have as many people as possible move their money out of the large financial institutions that caused our current economic woes, and into community banks and credit unions. So far, the action has over 30,000 "likes" on Facebook.
- Occupy Nashville joins Occupy Albany as the second encampment where local law enforcement prevented mass arrests despite pressure from local politicians. Additionally, a federal judge has ordered the state of Tennessee to stop arresting protesters at Occupy Nashville.
- Protesters allege that police in New York City are starting to direct drunks and the homeless to the main Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park.
- After at several Occupy encampments were evicted over the weekend, there have now been nearly 3,000 arrests related to Occupy Wall Street since the movement began six weeks ago.
- Occupy Fresno is facing eviction tonight:
- After being given a 72-hour eviction notice last Thursday, Occupy Providence will not be forcibly evicted. Thank you to everyone who joined with Netroots Nation and Daily Kos by signing our petition to the mayor of Providence.
- Even though they were evicted this morning, Occupy Richmond isn't giving up.
- After watching events on the other side of the bay, San Francisco supervisors have passed a resolution urging that force not be used against Occupy San Francisco.
- Scott Olsen, the Iraq veteran who was seriously injured at Occupy Oakland, gave a "thumbs up" when he heard about the outpouring of support he has received.
- A second major cleric at St. Paul's in London has resigned in protest of the church taking legal action to have Occupy London evicted from the cathedral grounds.
- Sean Hannity calls Occupy Wall Street un-American. Marines at Occupy Wall Street tell Hannity to fuck off:
- Our list of local Occupy Wall Street solidarity groups had over 300,000 page views in October.
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