St. Louis, MO–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Photos from vigil held for Scott Olsen yesterday Source: www.veteransforpeace.org
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Victory in Oakland, Oct. 28, 2011
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. The sixth week of the international occupation movement closed with a decisive victory for economic justice in Oakland, California. After enduring several days of brutal police assaults that left the 24-year-old Scott Olsen — a former member of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and a veteran of[Read More…]
Gandhi Meets Monty Python: The Comedic Turn in Nonviolent Tactics
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011, 10:58 am On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted faces, glazed looks and dollar bills hanging out of some mouths, protesters chanted “I smell money, I smell money…” It was Corporate Zombie Day. Scenes like[Read More…]
CBO: Between 1979 and 2007, Income for Top 1 Percent of Households Grew by 275 Percent
Between 1979 and 2007, income for top 1 percent of households grew by 275 percent Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. The following report was issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Summary Text-only. The full version of the summary may include tables, charts, and footnotes. After-Tax Income Grew More for Highest-Income[Read More…]
We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Announces Two Steps to Help Businesses Create Jobs, Strengthen Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 28,k 2011. Today, the Obama Administration announced it is taking two important steps to help U.S businesses create jobs and strengthen their competitiveness in a global economy. Through two Presidential Memoranda issued today, the Obama Administration will take steps to speed up the transfer of federal research[Read More…]
Park Forest Safe Halloween 2011 – Monday, October 31
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2011. The Park Forest Police Department, in partnership with the Community Relations Department, will hold the annual Safe Halloween festivities in Park Forest’s DownTown on Monday, October 31 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bring the kids to mingle with other ghouls and ghosts, and to[Read More…]
Occupy Dallas to March Today to Show Solidarity with OccupyOakland
Dallas, TX—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2011. At 2 p.m. today, October 28, Occupy Dallas will march to JFK in solidarity with Occupy Oakland, California in light of the injury of Scott Olsen, the Iraq war veteran that sustained a head trauma injury when hit with a flashbang grenade by the Oakland Police.[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, October 28, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. Proposed Super Committee Cuts Poised to Weaken State and Local Economies As the “Super Committee” met on Wednesday, Alliance members and other local advocates from the Strengthen Social Security Campaign – a coalition which includes the Alliance – sprung into action. In states represented by[Read More…]
Women Must Play Greater Role in Conflict Prevention, UN Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2011. The Security Council began a day-long debate today on the role of women in achieving peace and security, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for much greater involvement by women in conflict prevention and mediation as essential building blocks in reinforcing democracy. “Women’s participation remains low, both in[Read More…]
As Flood Disaster Worsens in Thailand, UN Steps Up Relief Efforts
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2011. A villager manoeuvres through floodwater in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thailand The United Nations will provide 20,000 insecticide-treated mosquito nets in temporary shelters and other areas in flood-hit Thailand in a bid to protect people from dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases, as weather forecasts[Read More…]
