[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;35763329]
Then make actual demands. Sitting there and going 'we want change' when you don't specify WHAT change doesn't help a damn thing.[/QUOTE]
You're implying that our governments listen to our demands.
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In more than 100 cities from Washington State to the District of Columbia, protesters are orchestrating a massive country-wide demonstration on Tuesday, May 1, and their plans call for what could be the biggest event of its like in recent memory.
In locales like New York City, San Francisco, California and at least 100 cities in between, thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets on Tuesday for a national day of protest. Originating out of the Occupy Wall Street movement, what began as just a gathering of a few like-minded individuals in Lower Manhattan last year has spawned protests from coast to coast and in cities and countries across the world. Now nearly seven months after OWS first took hold in New York’s Zuccotti Park, occupiers across the nation and even abroad will be assembling on May 1 for a massive general strike being advertised as “a day without the 99 percent.”
Although the Occupy movement is one that lacks any formal leadership, OccupyWallStreet.org has acted as a major source of OWS-related bulletins since the protests took hold in September. On the site this week, the webmasters call for protesters to avoid attending both work and school and call for demonstrators to avoid making purchases as well.
“While American corporate media has focused on yet another stale election between Wall Street-financed candidates, Occupy has been organizing something extraordinary: the first truly nationwide General Strike in US history,” reads a message posted on the front-page of the website. “Building on the international celebration of May Day, past General Strikes in US cities like Seattle and Oakland, the recent May 1st Day Without An Immigrant demonstrations, the national general strikes in Spain this year, and the on-going student strike in Quebec, the Occupy Movement has called for A Day Without the 99% on May 1st, 2012. This in and of itself is a tremendous victory. For the first time, workers, students, immigrants, and the unemployed from over 125 US cities will stand together for economic justice.”
In New York City, demonstrators are scheduled to begin as early as 8 a.m. and other events are planned throughout the course of the day across America. In Manhattan protesters are planning to picket outside establishments managed by the elite 1 percent, including Chase Bank, the New York Times and the office of investment banker Stephen Berger. Elsewhere in the Big Apple will be workshops led by guitarist Tom Morello, teach-ins and, in Brooklyn organizers will be hosting a “Building Community Alternatives to Capitalism Day.”
Other events are slated across to occur across the US, and though they will all involve rallying for greater equality for all, some have been more specific about what they want to accomplish.
“We're marching for the struggle for human dignity and respect,” Maribel Peralez explains to the lake Stevens Journal in the state of Washington. In regards to Tuesday’s planned strike in Seattle, Peralez adds, “We're not anticipating any form of violence at all during the march; it is completely peaceful. We're trying to address workers' rights and human rights."
If history is any precedent, however, things might get rowdy as the day turns to night.
Events are schedules in cities such as New York and Oakland, where protests during the last few months of the Occupy movement have more than once ended in massive arrests and, in some instances, violent encounters between law enforcement and civilians. During the dawn of OWS, some 700 demonstrators were cuffed by law enforcement while engaged in a peaceful protests on the Brooklyn Bridge. As the movement has spread in the months since, however, several large events have ended in bloodshed.
Addressing a question on how the New York Police Department is preparing for a city-wide strike and a series of protests, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the media over the weekend that the city’s law enforcement agency is ready to act appropriately.
“They don’t have a right to disrupt other people and keep other people from protesting or just going about their business, and we will do as we normally do — find the right balance,” warned the mayor, reports the New York Times.
Off the streets, a similar protest may be waged not on the roads of the US but on the information superhighway. Hacktivists with the group Anonymous have asked for Americans to protest on Tuesday against the CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act that passed the House of Representatives last week.[/quote]
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There was a march in philadelphia today, complete with comrades with red flags, to celebrate may day. Unfortunately it was stopped my the state who conducted mass arrests.
Hopefully these kind of actions will radicalize some and move OWS from a reformist, left-liberal mindset to something more leftist and independent. Having liberals lead the damn thing is just demoralizing.
yeah the movement won't really get anywhere as long as it keeps catering to the continued institutions that cause all of our problems.
It's somewhat to be expected though, while things like reaching out to the tea party is unforgivable, allying with mainstream, 'yellow' unions is just kinda instinctual for the center-left.
The final nail I think, if it comes, would be how they treat the 2012 election. If they don't appear aloof and indifferent to the outcome, and maybe even support a candidate, I'm gonna lose hope on this one.
This is STILL going on?
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I'm not sure if I want to hear that from a guy with an obviously racist avatar.[/QUOTE]
That isn't racist at all, just the Old S.A. flag, the flag itself is not racist. It represents the Colonial powers, and the nations that formed South Africa, the UK, Oranje-Vrijstaat, and Transvaal.
An APC has been seen in Oscar Grant Plaza
[img]https://p.twimg.com/Ar16oJKCMAA5OaU.jpg:large[/img]
This is part of a broader response by the police to Occupy Oakland, and it's rivaling what we saw back in November. From twitter things being blasted back and forth, it appears a woman in the crowd was severely injured by the police beat down.
State of emergency has been declared in Seattle, the mayor cites the 'violence' from protestors against storefronts.
[url]http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018116524_apwamaydayprotestsseattle6thld.html[/url]
One of the cases cited is the protests around the court building which resulted in some window damages.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9gMKCAVKE[/media]
People gathering in New York
[img]http://gothamist.com/attachments/nyc_arts_john/050112square.jpg[/img]
Chicago procession
[img]http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg875/scaled.php?tn=0&server=875&filename=37wuc.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640[/img]
[QUOTE=Zambies!;35786822]That isn't racist at all, just the Old S.A. flag, the flag itself is not racist. It represents the Colonial powers, and the nations that formed South Africa, the UK, Oranje-Vrijstaat, and Transvaal.[/QUOTE]
it also represents apartheid to a huge extent.
[QUOTE=MercZ;35787076]State of emergency has been declared in Seattle, the mayor cites the 'violence' from protestors against storefronts.
One of the cases cited is the protests around the court building which resulted in some window damages. [/QUOTE]
Those idiots aren't painting a good picture when they do this...
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And by idiots I only mean the people smashing things.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;35787121]Those idiots aren't painting a good picture when they do this...
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And by idiots I only mean the people smashing things.[/QUOTE]
TBH it's not unheard of police to utilize these tactics through agents provocateurs to justify police actions later, both in the court of public opinion and legally.
I don't see how this justifies a declaration of state of emergency though, that's a bit excessive. I'm still unclear as to whether this would rival say the 1999 WTO riots.
More people in NYC
[img]https://p.twimg.com/Ar1-aIiCIAE25sC.jpg:large[/img]
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grand re-opening of the SF commune
This is some of the stupidest shit I've seen in a long time. "hey, guys, lets go downtown, block the streets and break shit, then act surprised and offended when the police do their jobs!"
[img]https://p.twimg.com/Ar1_dGmCAAAOTq7.jpg:large[/img]
one of the many marches in NYC
[QUOTE=hoodoo456;35787227]This is some of the stupidest shit I've seen in a long time. "hey, guys, lets go downtown, block the streets and break shit, then act surprised and offended when the police do their jobs!"[/QUOTE]
hey guys lets go peacefully protest and then get mad when the police use excessive force, pepperspray, and beat the shit out of pregnant women.
also i just wanted to say you are one of the worst posters on facepunch ive ever seen.
I really want to go down to Seattle right now and see what the fuck is going on. Sounds a bit insane over there.
[QUOTE=Mao;35787252][img]https://p.twimg.com/Ar1_dGmCAAAOTq7.jpg:large[/img]
one of the many marches in NYC[/QUOTE]
I have never seen something of this magnitude reported on the TV.
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Unless this was from a while ago, then I might have forgotten already.
[QUOTE=toaster468;35787326]I have never seen something of this magnitude reported on the TV.
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Unless this was from a while ago, then I might have forgotten already.[/QUOTE]
that photo was taken a few minutes ago, its just a tiny part of the marches which were split up because the nypd can't handle the tens of thousands (no clue how much) that are out for may day.
"i was on a second story fire escape, i couldnt see the end of it" - tim poole (timcast.tv)
[QUOTE=hoodoo456;35787227]This is some of the stupidest shit I've seen in a long time. "hey, guys, lets go downtown, block the streets and break shit, then act surprised and offended when the police do their jobs!"[/QUOTE]
You realize they have a permit for this, right?
[QUOTE=hoodoo456;35787227]This is some of the stupidest shit I've seen in a long time. "hey, guys, lets go downtown, block the streets and break shit, then act surprised and offended when the police do their jobs!"[/QUOTE]
Wow this is one of stupidest posts I've seen in a long time. "Hey guys I am scared by change and I feel that since I have a comfortable life everybody else should shut the fuck up and take my boxes!!!11(!!)"
Oh badass I got a box.
The march goes on for 10 blocks and still flooding out of union square. OWS is dead, eh?
[QUOTE=Ownederd;35787447]The march goes on for 10 blocks and still flooding out of union square. OWS is dead, eh?[/QUOTE]
It's pretty easy for people to think Occupy is dead since the media seems to forgotten about it, or is deliberately hiding facts of the glorious socialist revolution from the minds of the sheeple whichever one. And since "Out of sight out of mind" is very, very real a lot of people just forget about it. I know I would have, if Facepunch hadn't reminded me every day or two.
Tim Poole, a long-time member of OWS, has stated on the stream that (and I'm citing loosely) "the march is actually over 32 blocks, people are still leaving the park, and it's regarded as the biggest OWS action so far"
[QUOTE=MercZ;35787550]Tim Poole, a long-time member of OWS, has stated on the stream that (and I'm citing loosely) "the march is actually over 32 blocks, people are still leaving the park, and it's regarded as the biggest OWS action so far"[/QUOTE]Considering how much they've pushed to get May Day to be a serious event here in the states. Looks like they might have succeeded.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35787626]Considering how much they've pushed to get May Day to be a serious event here in the states. Looks like they might have succeeded.[/QUOTE]
Well one would hope that Occupy would at the very least be able to get support on May Day of all days.
Considering how there's large demonstrations for May Day every year, I wouldn't chalk all of this up to being OWS.
But regardless, it's good to see a good turnout.
[img]https://p.twimg.com/Ar2DV7HCQAADm4Z.jpg:large[/img]
pic from 20 mins ago, one of the best shots so far
[QUOTE]We call on everyone to join us: No work! No school! No shopping! Take the streets![/QUOTE]
Wait, so may 1st isn't a holiday in the US?
It is here, and as far as I know, it's because of the Chicago riots.
The problem with violence is that it ostracizes those who aren't involved or informed as to what is happening