March of about 200 ppl from our 4 buses starting off now! #OccupytheDebate #ows #ActUp #Debate2012 twitpic.com/b4swvf — Carrie M (@CarrieM213) October 16, 2012
March of about 200 ppl from our 4 buses starting off now! #OccupytheDebate #ows #ActUp #Debate2012 twitpic.com/b4swvf
Marchers have started off. With an estimated band of 200
Occupy the debates issues list:
The Issues Corporate Influence over Politics Drug War and Mass Incarceration Education and Student Debt Electoral Reform Energy Environment and Climate Change Food Security Health Care Housing and Foreclosures Immigrant Rights Internet Freedom Jobs and Worker Rights Privatization of Public Services and Natural Resources Racism Transportation Wars, Militarization and Empire Wealth Inequality
Corporate Influence over Politics Drug War and Mass Incarceration Education and Student Debt Electoral Reform Energy Environment and Climate Change Food Security Health Care Housing and Foreclosures Immigrant Rights Internet Freedom Jobs and Worker Rights Privatization of Public Services and Natural Resources Racism Transportation Wars, Militarization and Empire Wealth Inequality
The Commission on Presidential Debates, a private corporation, restricts the ‘debates’ to the two corporate parties and the issues that they approve. The concerns of the people such as ending corporate influence over politics, ending militarization, and creating real jobs and access to health care and education will be discussed superficially or not at all. How will you Occupy the Debates? You can do this in many ways and if you need them, we are here to provide resources to you.
How will you Occupy the Debates? You can do this in many ways and if you need them, we are here to provide resources to you.
3:46 PM PT: Livestream here I hope. Ustream changed their formatting so it may not embed. It is the OccupyEye page on Ustream if it only posts a link here:
3:47 PM PT: Video streaming by Ustream
3:50 PM PT: Another Ustream livestream at StopMotionSolo: http://t.co/...
Our march got to a police barricade, where we are stopped. #OccupytheDebate #Debate2012 twitpic.com/b4t119 — Carrie M (@CarrieM213) October 16, 2012
Our march got to a police barricade, where we are stopped. #OccupytheDebate #Debate2012 twitpic.com/b4t119
4:09 PM PT:
4:10 PM PT:
Line of cops keeping protesters behind a barricade across from Hofstra. #Occu... rightnow.io/breaking-news/… #Occupythedebate #OWS via @carriem213 — Right Now I/O Feed (@rightnowio_feed) October 16, 2012
Line of cops keeping protesters behind a barricade across from Hofstra. #Occu... rightnow.io/breaking-news/… #Occupythedebate #OWS via @carriem213
Also #ff to @carriem213 who is livetweeting :D #OccupytheCPD #Occupythedebate tonite — Keia Jin (@KeiaJin) October 16, 2012
Also #ff to @carriem213 who is livetweeting :D #OccupytheCPD #Occupythedebate tonite
RT @anonopssweden BREAKING: Police arrest #US presidential candidate Gill Stein at #debate site on.rt.com/jfksot bit.ly/Rzzozp — OccupyScrantonPA (@OccupyScranton) October 16, 2012
RT @anonopssweden BREAKING: Police arrest #US presidential candidate Gill Stein at #debate site on.rt.com/jfksot bit.ly/Rzzozp
4:23 PM PT: Carrie M found the "Freedom Cage":
I found the Freedom Cage w/ some protesters inside, being heckled from outside. #OccupytheDebate twitpic.com/b4t6jx — Carrie M (@CarrieM213) October 16, 2012
I found the Freedom Cage w/ some protesters inside, being heckled from outside. #OccupytheDebate twitpic.com/b4t6jx
There are a LOT of protest groups here, but it appears the cops are instructed to keep a particularly close eye on #OWS. #OccupytheDebate — Carrie M (@CarrieM213) October 16, 2012
There are a LOT of protest groups here, but it appears the cops are instructed to keep a particularly close eye on #OWS. #OccupytheDebate
6:11 PM PT: