Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2011. Summary: Mercedes-Benzes USA (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2011 vehicles including E-class (212 platform), manufactured from July 2010 through February 2011, R-class (251 platform), manufactured from April 2010 through April 2011, ML-class (w164 platform), manufactured from January 2010 through March 2011, GL-class (X164 platform), manufactured[Read More…]
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Occupy Chicago Schedule for Global Day of Occupation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Octobr 15, 2011. Join Occupy Chicago and the world for a celebratory day of protest. Arrive by 6:30pm (or earlier!) dressed in your best as suggested by legal team. If staying the night, bring what you need like tents, sleeping bags, blankets… 12:00pm Occupy the Hood, Chicago kicks off[Read More…]
Occupy Planet Earth: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Go Global #GlobalChange #OccupyChi
Protests at Daley Center last Monday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) From Tokyo to London, protesters worldwide join day of solidarity with New York’s ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement. Planet Earth-(ENEWSPF)- Today, the occupation is global. From Al Jazeera: Protesters worldwide have joined the "Occupy Wall Street" movement in a cry of rage[Read More…]
Occupy Boston Statement On Bad Behavior
BOSTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2011. Fox News reported yesterday that an Occupy Boston participant inside South Station spit on a member of the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has confirmed that an officer was assaulted in this way near South Station and Dewey Square. The Coast Guard has also confirmed that there[Read More…]
Minnesota Wells Fargo Offices Locked Down as Marchers Block Streets to Stop Foreclosures
Community, labor, faith coalition joins OccupyMN to demand Wall Street “pay us back” MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2011. Six hundred Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis on Friday to the offices of USbank and Wells Fargo to demand that the big banks pay their fair share, invest in good jobs and fix the[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh Issues Response to Office of Homeland Security ‘Threat Analysis’
Reiterates commitment to nonviolence Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2011. Occupy Pittsburgh released a draft statement late Friday in response to the Pittsburgh Office of Homeland Security’s misunderstanding of a post on Facebook which was erroneously taken as official policy of Occupy Pittsburgh. This draft, developed by the Nonviolence Working Group, will[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Working Together to Create Jobs (Video and Text)
Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2011. I’m here in Detroit visiting workers at a GM plant in the heart of a resurgent American auto industry. And I brought a guest with me – President Lee of South Korea. We’re here because this week, Congress passed landmark trade agreements with countries like Korea,[Read More…]
October 15th Call to Action
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2011. Over the last 30 years, the 1% have created a global economic system – neoliberalism – that attacks our human rights and destroys our environment. Neoliberalism is worldwide – it is the reason you no longer have a job, it is the reason you cannot afford[Read More…]
OccupyDallas General Assembly Votes 47-21 to Move to City Hall Park
Dallas, TX—(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 14, 2011 — The General Assembly (GA) of OccupyDallas held a vote concerning an offer from the city to relocate their tents and shelters to City Hall Park which will serve as a base for continued protests during the day at Pioneer Plaza. The vote was passed 47-21[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton Re: Economic Statecraft at the Economic Club of New York
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2011. MODERATOR: Good morning everyone, and welcome to the 418th meeting of the Economic Club of New York. We’re now in our 104th year. Today, again we prove that we are the nation’s premier nonpartisan forum for discussion of economic policy. Today we welcome our Secretary[Read More…]
