Category: Social Justice

ACT OUT! INTERVIEW with Kshama and others

ACT OUT was the only media at the rally! It was awesome!      

BE THE CHANGE

I’m not sure we will win if we don’t begin. So I realign my mind to the sky and occupy visions. Music by Sariyah Idan, Images by Michael Gould-Wartofsky. Edited by Sariyah Idan. Composed by Sam Zeines and Sariyah Idan.  

FAST TRACK PROTEST REPORT

OCCUPY BELLINGHAM has been very busy this past week.  On Tuesday we participated in a rally to oppose FAST TRACK  for TPP.  We carpooled to Mt. Vernon and rallied at Representative DelBene’s office.  OCCUPY BELLINGHAM brought all our TPP banners.  Debbie made a third banner about FAST TRACK that got the most exposure (behind the speakers). …

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3 YEARS LATER

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 …

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“FREE” TRADE IS NOT FAIR TRADE

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 …

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THERE IS GOOD NEWS IN THIS ELECTION

Not only did many municipalities throughout the country pass legislation asking for an overturning of Citizens United and getting money out of politics but in Tallahassee, Florida another exciting vote occurred which you can read about below. On Nov. 4th, 2014, voters in Tallahassee, Florida made history by approving the first city Anti-Corruption Act in the …

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MORE ON PALESTINE

This is also about our war making and especially about Palestine. 

WE ARE ALL ONE

THE LATEST NEWS (MAYBE YOU KNEW THIS) IS THAT GAZA HAS MUCH OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS.  AHA!  THINGS MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE NOW! THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING – – – – .  THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY!  

CHANGE THE MESSAGE TO FAIR TRADE

ANYTIME YOU  HEAR “FREE TRADE” PLEASE CORRECT THE MESSAGE & SAY FAIR TRADE. WATCHING THE FOLLOWING VIDEO WILL HELP YOU LEARN TO SAY FAIR TRADE. IT WILL GIVE YOU TALKING POINTS TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE.   Thanks to C2C for posting this video on their Facebook page

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION

Words from Marcia:  “The privatization of public education has become an issue of high importance to me since the GED test was privatized  and made into a test that very few of my students will be able to pass without extended study and without revamping the program. As would be expected by the for profit …

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