The Secret Message Passed To Obama When He Got ‘Mic Checked’
They couldn’t get their whole message across, but this is what they were saying.
Tag: civil liberties
What If King George III Had A Police Force And Pepper Spray In 1776?
We could have been spared that whole “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” thing.
The Powerful, Amazing OWS Light Show You Have To See To Believe
Their voices aren’t the only thing that they can project.
How Can Watching Someone Walk In Silence Be This Moving?
Watch UC Davis Chancellor Katehi walk past thousands of students, all sitting in absolute silence as a protest of their treatment at the hands of campus cops last week.
AMAZING: These Folks Have Been Marching From NY To D.C. For 11 Days And Counting
What message could be so important that they would walk all that way?
Where Are The 99%? We’re Everywhere
And we’re getting louder.
How A Student In 1964 Predicted #Occupy Events Worldwide
At a rally for the Free Speech Movement in December of 1964, a student named Mario Savio spoke from the steps of Sproul Hall on the campus of the University Of California Berkeley. Does it feel like he was talking about what we’ve seen for the last 2 months?
Keith Olbermann Takes On The 12th Richest Man In The World
Who is that? He happens to be quite important to #OccupyWallStreet.
How Dorli Rainey Was Almost Trampled And Why She’ll Be Back Tomorrow
‘Countdown with Keith Olbermann’ had the feisty 84-year-old as a guest Wednesday.
What Kind Of Person Pepper-Sprays An 84-Year-Old Woman?
84 year old Dorli Rainey, a former school teacher who has been active in Seattle local politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Women’s Movement since the 1950s, was pepper-sprayed by cops at #OccupySeattle on Tuesday. She once wrote, “I believe change begins in the streets, and all citizens have the power to make a difference.”