Posts Tagged ‘protest’

Egyptian Military Leaders Begin Systematic Beating and Slaughter of Peaceful Protesters

The Egyptian military, which is supported by the United States military, has begun a brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters by beating and killing. Recently, they appear to have targeted mainly women, beating them with sticks, stomping on their heads and chests, and dragging them half naked through the streets. This is the Egyptian military. This [...]


University of California Has Physically Attacked Tuition-Paying Students

University of California at Davis students staging a sit-in have been attacked by school police with massive doses of pepper spray. The use of weapons against tuition-paying students by the university is grounds for removal of any administration officials with knowledge of these tactics. This is disgusting. Students have a long-standing tradition of free expression [...]


New York City Police Attack and Destroy Occupy Wall Street Encampment

On the orders of New York mayor Bloomberg, the NYPD staged a brazen and unwarranted attack on the Zuccotti Park protesters of Occupy Wall Street late last night, removing and destroying the entire camp. This assault on Occupy Wall Street appears to be a coordinated nationwide effort with police departments in various cities operating in [...]


Saturday November 5 Is Bank Transfer Day

Tomorrow, Saturday November 5, 2011, is Bank Transfer Day. That means that Americans everywhere are moving their money out of big banks and putting them into smaller local banks and credit unions that are FDIC insured. The Occupy Wall Street movement is having serious consequences and is beginning to wake people up to how easy [...]


Oakland Police Smash Skull of Iraq War Veteran at Peaceful Protest

MATURE CONTENT – DISTURBING IMAGES AND LANGUAGE In Oakland, Tuesday evening, police fractured the skull of Occupy Oakland protester Scott Olsen who is an Iraq war veteran.  Police apparently fired a projectile at his head. Mr. Olsen is in critical condition. Oakland is an American city where police will lay a person out on a [...]


Four Reasons to Support Occupy Wall Street

Yes, deregulation of the banking industry has led to absolute chaos and total criminality. It is abundantly obvious. The presidents serving since 1980 have been completely owned by corporate lobbyists, as have all senators, representatives and Supreme Court justices. I have arguments with some of the tactics of Occupy Wall Street, but I think they [...]


Is Occupy Wall Street Encouraging Bigotry?

Who are the one percent? Does anyone pay attention to what is being said when this ’1%’ thing is thrown around? Here’s a direct quote from the OccupyWallSt.org About page and must therefore be the definitive statement of the movement’s intentions: ‘The movement is inspired by popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, and aims to [...]


Musician and Activist Tom Morello Talks to Press About Occupy Wall Street

Former Rage Against the Machine member, Tom Morello, who has been playing for and talking to Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Los Angeles, speaks with reporters about what is going on with this explosive movement. And here is a repost of my film, ‘One Day Occupy L.A.,’ which features an incredible live soundtrack of Morello [...]


Right Here All Over (Occupy Wall Street): A Film by Alex Mallis

This film shows how the protesters of the Occupy Wall Street movement organize themselves in lower Manhattan. They seem to be forming something like a little community with food services, minor first aid, a library, battery charging and even video editing services for all the people covering the action. These people are working hard and [...]


Occupy Wall Street Protest Video by Django’s Ghost

Django’s Ghost has posted a stirring and rather enthralling video compilation of the ongoing and exploding phenomenon known as Occupy Wall Street. The film is set to several rock & roll protest songs and it gets across the feelings of rising anger and the public’s growing awareness that it can in fact stop the corporate [...]