This January, SOUL organized a discussion on Occupy with veteran organizers from community and labor organizations. Maria Poblet of CJJC, Shaw San Liu of CPA, and Brooke Anderson of EBASE share lessons from on-the-ground mobilizations in Oakland & San Francisco and exchange ideas about challenges and opportunities in this new moment in the fight against the 1%.
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This piece was originally published by the Nation on January 9, 2012. Naomi Klein is a journalist, activist and author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism and No Logo. She writes a syndicated column for The Nation and The Guardian. Yotam Marom is a political organizer, educator, and writer based in New more »
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This interview by Sarah Jaffe was originally posted on AlterNet on December 22, 2011 Earlier this year, long before Occupy Wall Street turned Zuccotti Park into Liberty Plaza, Stephen Lerner, a longtime labor organizer with SEIU and mastermind of the Justice for Janitors campaign, wrote in New Labor Forum of “large-scale sit-ins, occupations, and other forms more »
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We are excited to share Marisa Franco’s interview with Mohammed Abdohalli, a member of DreamActivist, and Gopal Dayaneni, veteran in the global justice and climate justice movement, who have spearheaded many compelling direct actions across the country. They discuss the fundamentals of direct action and talk shop on Occupy and what’s next for the 99%.
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After visiting Occupy sites across the nation, Take Back the Land’s Max Rameau calls for a movement that both occupies and liberates.
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Maria Poblet and Rose Arrieta of CJJC share knowledge and insights about the organizing process of the Oakland General Strike.
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Organizers from Community Voices Heard & VOCAL reflect on their organizing around revenue and their relationships with the Occupy movement.
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Doyle Canning and Rachel Laforest reflect on the connections between recent Right to the City actions in Boston and the #occupy movement.
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Tell us what you think about Occupy Wall Street and weigh in on the debate between Sally Kohn and Subhash Kateel.
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Subhash Kateel responds to Sally Kohn’s article criticizing the Occupy Wall Street protests as they head into their second week.
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