Jan 23 2015
On the Fifth Anniversary of The 2010 Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court OCCUPY BELLINGHAM staged an action. For starters we built the banners. We learned this at a Backbone Campaign summer workshop here in Bellingham summer of 2012. Then we took those banners to the freeway overpasses …
Dec 29 2014
DECEMBER 28, 2011 – the day the OCCUPY BELLINGHAM encampment was taken down by a Whatcom County militarized police force. Four members of OCCUPY BELLINGHAM protested this intervention and were arrested, spending the night in jail and the next two years protesting these arrests. WORKING BACKWARDS The Bellingham Herald marked that day with photographs and …
Dec 15 2014
While there might not be much to cheer about these days, a song by Leonard Cohen can always bring a smile. May you all stay well and be ready for the new year with renewed vigor for the struggle ahead. Thanks to Terry for posting the photo (below) of the light OCCUPY BELLINGHAM hopes will …
Nov 20 2014
Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. It is up to all of us to learn about this latest deal and call our Washington DC representatives to STOP FAST TRACK. Our national legislators hope to ram this through during the lame duck session of congress. The FAST TRACK web site is here. From this site you …
May 19 2014
While many were at the Bill McKibben Speech at WWU and the rally this was another event where OCCUPY BELLINGHAM was present. The Food symposium yesterday at BTC was a great learning experience. Occupy put up a table and the sign making project got a lot of interest! Our work on TPP and MTA was …
Apr 04 2014
The Worldwide #Wave of Action (go HERE) begins today (April 4) and runs through July 4. During this three month cycle, people throughout the world will be protesting corruption, rallying around solutions and taking part in alternative systems. The new paradigm will be on full display. It will take 3.5% of the population taking non-violent …
Nov 13 2013
With some of our members at other rallys/blockades and such necessary actions these days we at Occupy Bellingham spent the day at the Pedestrian Overpass on I-5 on a DAY OF ACTION. We had a lot of fun – ate some pizza and got to know the cause and each other a bit better. Here are some photos: Some of the crowd …
Nov 09 2013
OCCUPY BELLINGHAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TPP NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION – NOV 12 HERE ARE THE DETAILS: STARTING AT 2:00 PM AT THE SOUTH PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS AT MEMORIAL PARK — (access at the North dead end of Lincoln street or the very south end of Memorial Park) – ENDING AT 6:00 PM. Map …
Aug 25 2013
This is the 5th day of the gathering and it’s about time you got to see some action on our web site. I’m going to post photos and links to videos for your enjoyment. Eric and Bill from Backbone are prominent. The first link HERE is to a video of a march – a few minutes …
