NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011 – 3:47 p.m. EST Today at Occupy Wall Street we are looking across the country to the city of Oakland, where last night our fellow Americans were subjected to violence at the hands of their own government for exercising the constitutional freedoms their government is sworn[Read More…]
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Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, October 26, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011. World Nuclear Operators Approve Post-Fukushima Actions Industry/Regulatory/Political Issues The general assembly of the World Association of Nuclear Operatorsapproved a set of wide-ranging commitments to nuclear safety at the organization’s first major meeting after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi. About 600 attended the Oct. 23-25 meeting in[Read More…]
DC Occupations Unite to Challenge the Deficit Commission
Occupiers Will Protest the Chamber of Commerce This Afternoon Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011. The two DC occupations at Freedom Plaza and K Street united today to challenge the Joint Select Committee on DeficitReduction. “This commission is an example of what is wrong with the country. Rather than the normal constitutional[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh to Rally at 1-Percenter Romney Events
Pittsburgh PA–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011. Members of Occupy Pittsburgh will rally outside of the Console Energy Center Thursday October 27th at 10:30 AM while former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney hosts the Republican Committee of Allegheny County’s (RCAC) fundraiser there until noon. After the fundraiser benefitting RCAC, which costs just $60, Romney[Read More…]
Oakland Spends Millions in Attack on Occupy Protesters, Closes 5 Schools Next Day
Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011. On Tuesday evening at 5pm Occupy Oakland gathered at the foot of the Oakland Library on 14th Avenue before setting off on a march past the jail and onward to Frank Ogawa Plaza. The peaceful gathering swelled as it marched through downtown, growing upwards of 1,000[Read More…]
Occupy Boston: Students Call for Walkout
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011—The Occupy Boston Students Working Group has called for a city-wide walkout, rally, and march on Monday, October 31. Each campus will organize to walk out of class in time to all convene at the gazebo in Boston Commons at 1 pm. The rally in the Commons[Read More…]
Occupy Wall Street: Solidarity with Oakland – Exposing Police Lies
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011 – 3:14 p.m. EST Yesterday evening, and throughout the night, the city of Oakland and its police department continued their crusade against free assembly. Protesters who went to reoccupy the space at the Oakland Library were met with heavily armed riot police, with tear gas, with[Read More…]
Tahrir Square and Occupy Wall Street Unite. Oct. 25
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011, 5:35 pm Since Adbusters original call to action in July—which asked “Are you ready for a Tahrir moment?”—organizers hoped Occupy Wall Street would be an American extension of the nonviolent movement that brought down Mubarak in Egypt earlier this year. Now the folks occupying Liberty Plaza and[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, October 25, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing YEMEN Ambassador Feierstein’s Discussions with President Saleh / GCC Agreement / Ceasefire Reported Death of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki NORTH KOREA Geneva Talks / Future Discussions / Ambassador Bosworth’s Remarks / China’s Involvement / Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell’s Discussions in China / Transition to[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, October 25, 2011
En Route San Francisco, California–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2011 – 12:23 P.M. PDT MR. CARNEY: Good day, everyone. Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way north to Northern California, San Francisco, before we go to Denver. I have no lengthy announcement. I just want to take note, which I’m sure[Read More…]
