President Issues Executive Order, Backs Legislation to Require Drug Companies to Report Shortages Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. President Obama today will sign an Executive Order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to help further prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages, protect consumers and prevent price gouging.[Read More…]
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September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Accepting Claims
Claimants May Now Fill Out Eligibility Form on Fund’s Website NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2011. The September 11th Victims Compensation Fund (VCF) is now accepting claims applications on its website, www.VCF.gov , Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum announced today. Claimants who have registered for the fund can fill-out an online eligibility[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders: Dozens Treated After Bombardment of Displaced Persons Camp in South Somalia
NAIROBI–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. Dozens of people wounded in an aerial bombardment that hit a displaced persons camp in southern Somalia on Sunday are being treated by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The camp, in the town of Jilib, was hit around 1:30 PM Sunday. The wounded were treated in[Read More…]
Occupy Portland: Anti-Coal Zombie March
Portland, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011 Time 11:30am – 5pm Location Chapman Square @ SW Main/4th Downtown Portland Sponsor Rising Tide Purpose The Anti-Coal Zombie March is organized by Rising Tide to highlight the banks that fund coal mining (Bank of America, Wells Fargo…) Rising Tide is an international, all-volunteer, grassroots network of groups[Read More…]
All is Not Well With Fargo: Divesting the Revolution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011, 10:59 am Local community-based immigrant advocacy groups, including VOZ, Oregon New Sanctuary Movement (ONSM), and the Partnership for Safety and Justice, converged in a peaceful demonstration this past Saturday outside of the Wells Fargo building in Portland, Oregon as part of a nationally coordinated effort in[Read More…]
Community Groups & Local Governments to Divest Funds from Bank of America and other Wall Street Banks with Goal of Moving $1 Billion
Los Angeles Kicks Off Campaign for Legislation in 50+ Cities to Remove Taxpayer Dollars from Big Banks. The New Bottom Line and The Other 98% Launch New Website that Allows Individuals to Self-Organize Move Our Money Actions Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2011. The New Bottom Line today announced a nationwide “Move[Read More…]
Occupying Public Space is the Beginning of an American Revolt
A Warning to the Economic and Political Elites: Listen Now Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2011. The Occupy Movement is not only resulting in the occupation of public space, but also in political space. We are already shifting the dialogue and the movement has just begun. When we started planning the occupation[Read More…]
Occupy Portland: Update on Jamison Square Sit-In
PORTLAND, ORE.–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2011. Early Sunday morning, after warnings from the Mayor’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau, 25 protesters associated with Occupy Portland were arrested for breaking a park curfew at Jamison Square during the course of a peaceful protest. Hundreds of supporters watched as their friends and fellow[Read More…]
Occupy Oakland Calls For City-Wide General Strike, Nov 2
Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 30, 2011, 9 p.m. EST Below is the proposal passed by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on Wednesday October 26, 2011 in reclaimed Oscar Grant Plaza. 1607 people voted. 1484 voted in favor of the resolution, 77 abstained and 46 voted against it, passing the proposal at 96.9%.[Read More…]
Experiments With Truth, Oct. 31, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011, 8:20 am A dozen men in suits, including the Yes Men’s Andy Bichlbaum (middle-left) and Mike Bonanno (middle-right), marched with hidden placards last week after announcing at Occupy Wall Street’s General Assembly that they were about to take part in a highly arrestable action. As the[Read More…]
