We all are the other 99%: Occupy Wall Street, Boston, America

Occupy Boston: Everyone is Invited to Dewey Square (video)

Occupy Boston shared a link.

A short film on inquality in America from the Institute for Policy Studies

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Unnecessary Austerity, Unnecessary Shutdown By Chuck Collins, Alison Goldberg, Scott Klinger, Sam Pizzigati Reversing tax giveaways to the super-rich

One Third of Americans One Paycheck Away From Homelessness

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A mid-September survey ascertained that a full one third of Americans were living paycheck to paycheck, and if they lost their job, they would not be able to make their next rent or mortgage payment. And the article stresses this was not a function of being in or near the poverty line

Cornel West addresses Dewey Park rally today

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‎"Don't let anyone tell you that this occupation is anti-America," said West. "Our dear brother Howard Zinn said dissent is the highest form of patriotism ... That has what has made America free and democratic and to the degree to which we all come together and keep it free and democratic we keep ali...

College students, nurses join Occupy Boston protests

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Local college students and registered nurses joined protests today for Occupy Boston, a movement drawing attention to social inequities in the nation’s financial system that began in New York and has spread to other cities.

Students Occupy Boston, Will March in Solidarity

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A nation-wide student walk-out is planned for today, Oct. 5, at noon. From New York to Los Angeles, students will march in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. 

‘Occupy Boston’ protestors march through downtown Boston

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About 100 people are marching through downtown Boston this morning as part of the ‘Occupy Boston’ protest. Accompanied by Boston Police officers who stopped traffic at key intersections, the protestors first gathered in the city’s Financial District this morning and then marched to the Statehouse

Occupy Boston: MassEquality Statement In Support

reprinted from MassEquality's website

MassEquality Statement In Support of Occupy Boston

Published Oct 6, 2011

 BOSTON, October 6, 2011—The LGBT community is disproportionately represented among those who are victims of the nation’s ongoing economic crisis. We are the un- and underemployed. We are the un- and underinsured. We are the homeless and under-housed. And we are disproportionately impacted by government-sanctioned discrimination and denial of resources and protections.

If any group understands the plight of the 99% given voice by Occupy Boston, it’s the Commonwealth’s LGBT 6.5%:

• 25 to 40% of our homeless, unaccompanied youth are LGBT. Of those, 73% are homeless and unaccompanied because their families rejected them.[i] Among all LGBT youth in Massachusetts, youth are four times more likely than their heterosexual peers to attempt suicide and that likelihood doubles when their families reject them.
• 15% of transgender respondents in Massachusetts to a national survey reported a household income of less than $10,000 compared to just 3% of the general population. And 90% reported experiencing harassment and discrimination in employment, 20% reported that they had lost a job due to anti-transgender bias,  and 14% reported being refused medical care because of their gender identity. Attempted suicide is a public health crisis – 22 times the rate of the general population. [ii]
• Federal law expressly denies legally married same-sex couples access to spousal social security and other health, tax, immigration and retirement-related protections for families.
• The mere fact of living as an LGBT person in Massachusetts correlates to higher stress and poorer health outcomes.[iii]

“Occupy Boston is giving voice to Massachusetts residents who are suffering as a result of the economic crisis. That includes tens of thousands of LGBT residents,” said MassEquality Executive Director Kara Suffredini, Esq. “The stereotype that the LGBT community is wealthy and privileged is a myth. The assumption that winning the freedom to marry ended anti-LGBT discrimination and disadvantage is flat out wrong. The fact is, our community continues to disproportionately suffer from discrimination, economic uncertainty, and stigma – some of it, government-sanctioned. MassEquality strongly calls on lawmakers to promptly enact four legislative reforms that would immediately ease the suffering experienced by our community.”

MassEquality urges Massachusetts lawmakers to take the following four actions:

1. Pass the Transgender Equal Rights Bill, which would prohibit discrimination against transgender people.This bill would cost Massachusetts nothing, but would level the playing field while saving the state millions in public assistance benefits and lost taxes.

2. Pass “An Act Providing Housing and Support Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth.”

3. Pass “An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools,” filed by Attorney General Martha Coakley to amend the state’s anti-bullying law to include explicit protections for LGBT youth in schools.[iv]

4. Pass “An Act to Promote Equity in Pension Benefits,” which would fix a technicality in the state pension system that impacts state university employees who selected their pension retirement plan before they were permitted to legally marry.

MassEquality works to ensure that every lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender person in Massachusetts is protected from cradle to grave—with equal rights and opportunities in school, in marriage and family life, at work and in retirement.

[i] Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education;American Journal of Public Health

[ii]National Transgender Discrimination Survey

[iii] DPH study

[iv] As MassEquality noted in its testimony before the Commission on Bullying Prevention, it is well documented that LGBT students and those who have LGBT parents are among the most frequent targets of bullying in schools.

Stand with the Oppressed Instead of Glorifying the Oppressors

Support the other 99%

Occupy Wall Street: STOP Police Brutality Against Peaceful Protestors

Stand with Occupy Wall Street

Not a single banker has gone to jail for crimes that led to the financial meltdown. But now over 1,000 protesters have been arrested in the inspiring Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City. Tell Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Kelly: Respect the Occupy Wall Street protesters' constitutional right to peaceful assembly.

MSNBC on NYPD Police Brutality during Occupy Wall Street Lawrence O'donnell (video)

An excellent piece of main stream coverage on this past weekend

MSNBC Article: 
Who is occupying Wall Street? Not just your average Joe

          
October 6, 2011

Huffington Post: Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrest Resembles Infamous, Costly Police Tactic, Critics Say

MassEquality Statement In Support of Occupy Boston

 BOSTON, October 6, 2011—The LGBT community is disproportionately represented among those who are victims of the nation’s ongoing economic crisis. We are the un- and underemployed. We are the un- and underinsured. We are the homeless and under-housed. And we are disproportionately impacted by government-sanctioned discrimination and denial of resources and protections.

If any group understands the plight of the 99% given voice by Occupy Boston, it’s the Commonwealth’s LGBT 6.5%

Think Occupy Wall St. is a phase? You don't get it - CNN.com

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October 5, 2011

The 19-day-old Occupy Wall Street movement continues to gain momentum with the Left, as Democratic politicians, progressive groups and unions are joining the cause.  Members of the Service Employees International Union, the Communications Workers' union, the New York AFL-CIO and the United Federation of Teachers joined today's big march on Wall Street.

 "We're down with these protesters. We support the notion that rich folk are not paying their fair share," said Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen. "Our bus operators are not going to be pressed into service to arrest protesters anywhere."

October 5, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Police Baton Attack Protesters 

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Again.  NYPD white shirt attacks reporters and protestors by wildly swinging a baton. The officer has been identified by Anonymous as Lt. Brian Connolly.

Occupy Wall Street gaining huge momentum with Middle America

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Occupy Wall Street has progressed from a small undistinguished movement to a front runner of national emerging protests within 19 days. This movement against corrupt corporations and Wall Street has quickly gained momentum within Middle America.

September 29, 2011



Video of Police Using a Knee to the Throat of Protestor




September 25, 2011
Cops turn Violent, NYPD drag girl across the street (video)

September 24, 2011
PEACEFUL FEMALE PROTESTORS PENNED IN THE STREET AND MACED by NYPD Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna (video)

Video :  Arrested for yelling at a police officer.  For shooting video.  Dragged from behind the police line.  For standing in the street.


 Video: This man was flipped over by his arm and twisted then arrested - for talking to an officer.

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Sign the Petition: Stand with Occupy Wall Street

Stand with Occupy Wall Street:
Tell Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Kelly: Respect the Occupy Wall Street protesters' constitutional right to peaceful assembly.

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