This election day Occupy Pittsburgh is making a call to action for voters to do more than simply cast ballots. Pitssburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. After polls close at 8pm on Tuesday November 8th, Occupy Pittsburgh will lead a march from Schenley Plaza through the streets of Oakland. The march will[Read More…]
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OccupyWashingtonDC to hold Occupied Super Committee Hearing for the 99%
Wednesday, November 9th at 11:00 AM Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. OccupyWashingtonDC.org will hold a hearing on the economy for the 99% that will examine how to create a fair economy for all Americans. The Occupied Hearing will contrast with hearings on Capitol Hill which are destined to enrich the 1%[Read More…]
Friends of the Park Forest Library Holiday Fundraiser — Pecans are Back
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2011. The Friends of the Park Forest Library are holding their annual holiday fundraiser to benefit the Park Forest Library. This is the only fundraiser held during the year for the Library. Items available include: Fresh Mammoth Pecan Halves $10.00 per 1 pound package Candy Pecans[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Welcomes Rock Band Linkin Park’s Support for Sustainable Energy Initiative
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed members of the award-winning alternative rock band Linkin Park to United Nations Headquarters in New York, where they announced their commitment to support his initiative aimed at ensuring universal energy access by 2030. “I don’t know much about rock music. I stopped[Read More…]
Death Toll Passes 3,500 as Syrian Crackdown Continues, Says UN Human Rights Office
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 November 2011. The brutal crackdown on dissent in Syria continues unabated despite the signing of an Arab League peace plan last week, the United Nations human rights office reported today, adding that the death toll has now surpassed 3,500. “We are deeply concerned about the situation and by[Read More…]
Join Health and Environmental Advocates in Calling on EPA to Ban Atrazine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a petition to ban the endocrine (hormone) disrupting herbicide atrazine on September 14, 2011, opening a 60-day comment period for the public to weigh-in on the issue that ends Friday. Tell EPA that because atrazine poses unacceptable risks to humans[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, November 8, 2011
En Route Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011 – 10:32 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Everybody ready? Let me just start by saying thank you all for being here and for coming with us on this trip. Second, I just wanted to remind folks that as part of our larger efforts to strengthen our[Read More…]
Secretary Clinton Names Ellen DeGeneres as Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. During a major address on November 8, 2011 on HIV/AIDS at the National Institutes of Health, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that Ellen DeGeneres has been named as a Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness. In this role, Ms. DeGeneres will use her celebrity[Read More…]
Rep. La Shawn K. Ford Files Resolution in Springfield About Occupy Movement
Chicago Lawmaker Says the State Movement for Economic Justice is Free Speech SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. Rep. La Shawn K. Ford today filed a Resolution in the Illinois House of Representatives expressing support for “the peaceful exercise of First Amendment Rights” by people across the state engaged in the Occupy protests.[Read More…]
Occupy Boston: Actions This Week
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2011. Occupy Boston Stands with Workers against “Super Committee” Cuts! 11:00 AM, Wed, Nov. 9th, at The Wang Theater (270 Tremont St., Boston, MA) The Super Committee, which includes MA Senator John Kerry, is meeting behind closed doors to decide how to cut $1.5 Trillion from federal spending by November 23. Cuts[Read More…]
