Dec 15 2014

A SONG FOR THE SEASON

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 bring greater awareness to the issues we face.

 

Dec 13 2014

Light…

Dear Occupy B'ham. Thanks for sharing your light.

Dear Occupy B’ham. Thanks for sharing your light.

Nov 20 2014

“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 can automatically connect with your district legislators.

OCCUPY BELLINGHAM is a sponsor of this action and you can see this for yourself here.

The following video is a short 2 minute summary of the deal and some of its consequences.

 

Nov 12 2014

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 United States by an overwhelming 2 – 1 margin.

A small but dedicated group of progressives, conservatives, and independents put aside their differences to wage an historic battle against corruption in their community, and they won.

They weren’t afraid to call the money pouring into our political system what it is: corruption. They went all in with comprehensive reforms instead of settling for half measures. And they did it all by sidestepping entrenched politicians and putting a citizen initiative directly on the ballot — no politicians required, just we, the People.

 

Nov 07 2014

KICK OFF WEEK OF ACTION – PROTEST TPP

FLIER FOR EMAIL NOV 8 EVENT

Oct 13 2014

LINKS ARE MOVING

There has been some thought about how best to inform our OCCUPY BELLINGHAM web browsers about who we are, what we stand for and what we are doing.  One of the methods we use is to encourage folks to stay informed on a myriad of issues, not only by attending meetings and participating in actions but by reading.  That’s what the links on the left side of the page are about.  

  • Quick referrals to other web sites that can inform you about other groups,
  • Important information about our OCCUPY BELLINGHAM various campaigns

You can view all these issues that we care about and demand action for on the menu bar under “ABOUT”.   There we list our vision, mission and demands.  

We are in the process of moving this categorized information to the top menu bar under LINKS.  When we have this completed you will see a larger space for the blog portion of the web site and possibly some changes there as well.

Stay tuned!

Oct 03 2014

Website upgraded to WordPress 4.0

This major upgrade to the software we use for our website does not appear, so far, to change anything visible to users in our historical content.

There are lots of improvements under the hood that give content creators enhanced options.  As these options are used, there may be “look and feel” differences that users see in new content.

Sep 24 2014

THE CLIMATE MARCH

Here are some interesting looks at the climate march.

Enjoy!

Go here for a link to the Jon Stewart Show for a good laugh at the ridiculous aspect of this debate.

And here is an article

 

Sep 17 2014

PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH – RIGHT HERE

A BIG weekend is coming fast.  If you are going to NYC for the massive climate march – safe travels!

All of it coinciding with the UN annual climate conference and the International Day of Peace.

Other wise we have a lot going on right here at home.  Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  You can view it on the calendar to the right or take the link to the events. 

You can go here to find out about events happening with the Nawtsamaat Alliance.

If you haven’t seen the movie Disruption watch the trailer.

Go here to watch the full movie.

Then on Sunday the Annual Peace and Justice International Day of Peace celebration at the  Majestic Ballroom starting at 5:00 pm.

Aug 11 2014

MORE ON PALESTINE

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