Experts Will Examine and Address the Issue of Children Exposed to Violence WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli today announced the establishment of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence. The task force is part of the Attorney General’s Defending Childhood initiative, a project[Read More…]
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University of Michigan RNs Rally, March and Picket For Contracts
Ann Arbor, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. Yesterday, over 1,200 University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) registered nurses rallied at Liberty Park, marched from downtown Ann Arbor to Medical Center Drive, and picketed for two contracts outside the hospital: the Main Street Contract and a fair contract from UMHS management for 4,000[Read More…]
Occupier: What Happened to Me in the Police Raid and Arrest 141 of Peaceful Protestors
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. Brothers and sisters, I want to tell to you what happened to me on Monday night into early Tuesday morning and explain what it means for the movement. Monday afternoon, the mass march of thousands of students and workers joined by MassUniting and the Right to[Read More…]
Permitted, Unpermitted Actions to Hail Launch of OccupyPittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011. Saturday will see Pittsburgh join the hundreds of cities across the country and hundreds more overseas where the Occupy movement has taken hold. Kicking off the local movement, established in solidarity with all Occupy movements and inspired by OccupyWallStreet, OccupyPittsburgh will hold a permitted march and[Read More…]
Mr. Auctioneer! New Yorkers Call for Moratorium on Foreclosures, Oct. 13
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. New Yorkers will gather outside the Kings County Supreme Court on Thursday, October 13 at 3 pm to raise awareness of the foreclosure auctions that take place there each week. Every week in New York City, in all five boroughs, homes are put up for auction[Read More…]
Anti-drone Movement Grows, Oct. 13, 2011
LAS VEGAS–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011, 7:56 am A friend of mine once called Las Vegas “the Lourdes of America.” People come looking for a miracle, but it’s the casinos that mostly cash in. This doesn’t stop the 36 million pilgrims who travel annually to this neon oasis, searching for some indefinable[Read More…]
Seven Members of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza Arrested at House Armed Services Committee Meeting, Oct. 13, 2011 (11 AM EDT)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011 – UPDATE 11 AM EDT. Seven members of the occupation of Freedom Plaza were arrested at a House Armed Services Committee meeting protesting war quagmires and continued spending on weapons and war. People arrested included Leah Bolger, vice president of Veterans for Peace, and Michael[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 8, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 405,000. The 4-week moving average was 408,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
October2011.org Protests Foreclosures at Wells Fargo Urges End to Foreclosure and Support for Affordable Housing
Washington, DC:–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. Occupiers of October2011.org will be leaving Freedom Plaza at 11:00 AM to go to the Wells Fargo Bank at 9th And Pennsylvania Ave., NW to protest the foreclosure practices of Wells Fargo. “We are seeking an end to foreclosures, which are putting Americans out of their[Read More…]
House Armed Services Committee Protests Happening Now, Oct. 13
Sign Petition to END WAR$ NOW Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. In 2120 Rayburn House Office Building at 9:57 a.m. the House Armed Services Committee staff will allow seven members of the public to enter the hearing. They are being told they cannot hold up signs even in line in the hallway,[Read More…]
