Live Blog: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Winning Battle Against Bloomberg Eviction
The brave protesters stationed at Zuccotti Park, renamed Liberty Plaza, have inspired people across the nation and the world to take a stand against Wall St. excesses and demand a more equitable economic and political system for the 99%, not just the 1%. They faced forced eviction today, under the premise that the park needs to undergo cleaning. Representatives of Brookfield, the company that owns the park, sent a letter to police commissioner Ray Kelly asking the NYPD to remove the protesters, but the protesters promised to stay put. AlterNet reports from the scene.
Update: The Deputy Mayor announced that this morning's cleanup of Liberty Plaza has been postponed. A victory! Watch an amazing video of the announcement being made via the People's Mic right here.
The crowd is energized, and is continuing to clean. Tweets Citizen Radio's Allison Kilkenny, "It's just a big party at Liberty Park right now. Many in disbelief. Hundreds were ready to go to jail."
Now the crowd is gearing up for a peaceful march on Wall Street, which is reportedly heading north on Broadway right now.
We're hearing a report of "chaos," from the NYCLU: "Really bad scene at bowling green now, cops running, #ows being thrown to ground, chaos ensues." Stay safe, everyone. More: "Lots of zip ties headed towards broad st. From beaver st." And our Kristen Gwynne reports that there are police in riot gear at Broadway and Murray.
Riot police are reportedly barricading the gates of City Hall.
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Subject: Shifra Goldman memorial - Saturday October 15.
Shifra M. Goldman
1926-2011
Shifra Goldman, a pioneer in the study of Latin American and Chicana/o Art, and a social art historian, died in
Professor Goldman taught art history in the
In 1968, she began the campaign to preserve the 1932 Siqueiros mural in
Goldman has published and lectured in Europe, Latin America and the
In February 1992, she received the College Art Association's (CAA) Frank Jewett Mather Award for distinction in art criticism and, in February 1993, an award from the Women's Caucus for Art for outstanding achievement in the visual arts. She was elected to the board of the CAA, 1995-1999. In 1996 she received the "Historian of the Lions" award from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.
The Shifra Goldman Papers, including her slides, books, and videos are part of the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA) at the
When: Saturday, October 15 at 2:00 pm
Where: Professional Musicians, Local 47,
Here's the link: http://new.evite.com/services/links/AMT53BE5HE
Please forward the Evite email or send the link to those friends who might have known and loved Shifra Goldman.
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Carol A. Wells
Founder and Executive Director
Center for the Study of Political Graphics
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From: Gary Phillips: GDogg855@aol.com
Subject: Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail, Stories of Crime, Love and Rebellion
Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail!
Stories of Crime, Love and Rebellion
Book Launch Party, Saturday, October 15, 2-4 PM at the Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles.
From the war-torn streets of Paris to the Black Panthers putting the Man against the wall in Oakland, from the sins of the past perpetrated by the bosses to modern-day Bolsheviks looking to even the score, to plotting old timers and youngsters jacked to the 'net like a test lab monkey, Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail! Stories of Crime, Love and Rebellion from PM Press' Switchblade imprint is an incendiary mix of original and out-of-print short stories from the past, present and fearful future about the fight for a better world. Visionary writers such as Sara Paretsky, Paco Taibo, Michael Moorcock, Kim Stanley Robinson and Summer Brenner have contributed powerful tales of the various ways people have risen up to challenge the status quo, and change-up the relationships of power.
Please join contributing writers Penny Mickelbury, John A Imani, Larry Fondation and co-editor and contributor Gary Phillips on Saturday, October 15, 2-4 PM at the Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Ave., L.A., CA 90044 for a book launch where they will discuss their work and read brief excerpts from their new stories in this volatile collection.
Come on and get your grind on.
Gary Phillips, Editor
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:06 PM
Subject: [PDLA] Tues., Oct. 18, Rank & File LAUSD Teacher Protest at Beaudry: Stop Starving our Schools! Are you in?
Stop Starving our Schools. We are the 99%"
Join LA Public School Teachers & Occupy LA
Tues., Oct. 18th, 4 pm
March from LA City Hall (200 North Spring) to LAUSD, 333 So.
Suggested Signs:
"Stop Starving our Schools" -- "Bring Back our Teachers, Librarians, Custodians, and More!" "We are the 99%. You work for us!" "Classes with 42 plus? LA School Board, Shame on YOU!" "Stop Giving Away our Schools to Corporate Interests"
Background
Despite an LAUSD Board memo indicating a district surplus of $55-million dollars, LAUSD Supt. John Deasy has laid off 1200 teachers, hundreds of custodial and clerical staff, hundreds of librarians, 240 library aides, 62 nurses, 160 counselors, school psychologists, too. Secondary classes routinely pack up to 42
students in academic classes, leading to further student disengagement and higher drop-out rates. Under Deasy's direction, the District recently laid off 80 PSA
counselors in charge of stemming school drop-out rates and ensuring adequate state funding based on attendance. School libraries are being closed or inadequately staffed. This smacks of a deliberate effort to defund our schools, label them failures, and then privatize them.
Occupy LASUD & Reclaim our Schools!
Website: http://www.OccupyLAUSD.org/
Telephone number: 323.500.0232 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 323.500.0232 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/OccupyLAUSD/247849671933672
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OccupyLAUSD
For more info, email: josexlara@yahoo.com
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