“Every society has the criminals it deserves” -Emma Goldman When I heard the first deep sigh of a slashed tire, and the first scream of breaking glass on May Day, I didn’t flinch. Property being the holy grail of our current society, one might expect a more visceral reaction. Furthermore, I was raised in a [...]
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Stop the Coal Trains, Bring Climate Justice to Eugene
Opinion Editorial from the U of O Climate Justice League, Beyond Fossil Fuels Campaign Contact: Zoe Weiss, CJL Beyond Fossil Fuels Campaign Coordinator, zweissz@gmail.com As coal plants in the United States continue to close, local organizations around the country appear to have struck a blow to the industry. But in reality, as coal consumption decreases in [...]
May Day at University of Washington Planning Meeting
Event Title & Host May Day at University of Washington Planning Meeting Website http://www.facebook.com/events/256213721139196/ When? Thursday, April 5th – 3:30PM Where? University of Washington – Savery Hall room 137 Why? Anyone who wants to organize around May Day at UW, let’s start! Description This open meeting will help start the discussion of a possible rally [...]
May 1st Nationwide General Strike
Occupy! Strike! Take Over! May 1st, 2012, is a global general strike. Every year millions of people around the world celebrate May 1st as a dignified day of revolt against this system. May Day is an international holiday that commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Massacre, when Chicago police defending, as always, the interests of the ruling [...]
Occupy May Day Community Meeting
Event Title & Host Occupy May Day Community Meeting Website https://www.facebook.com/events/126119367513582/ When? Saturday, March 10, 2012 – 5:00pm Where? WA State Convention Center Why? Make May Day the biggest success Description Occupy Seattle GA has passed a proposal to participate in May Day actions in solidarity with occupies all over the country. Now what? Come [...]
A printing press comes to Seattle!
For I Cannot Be Quiet is an anarchist press and nothing less. We write and receive projects solely to spread the wildness in our hearts, solely to refuse society. For I Cannot Be Quiet is announcing a month-long fundraiser for soon-to-be Seattle offset printer and publishing workshop. The moving date is March 15, with a dollar goal [...]
Portland Rising Tide & CCN: Defending our Coast, Creatively
Portland, Ore. Three activists with Cascade Climate Network and Portland Rising Tide occupied a billboard at the corner of SE 12th and Sandy Blvd. Sunday afternoon to protest proposals for coal export terminals across the Northwest. The activists altered the billboard with a giant banner that listed five potential coal export sites along the Oregon and Washington coast, [...]
The Student Insurgent, Issue 23.2: Occupy & More
OAG’s lead editorial from our Takeover 4: Occupy Edition was published in this months edition of the Student Insurgent, a dope-diggity publication out of UO. Thanks comrades! For all those in Seattle, who can’t get their hands on a copy, enjoy some digital goodness! http://issuu.com/studentinsurgent/docs/si_23.2 Open publication – Free publishing – More anarchism
An Evening of Radical Poetry with Activist/Occupier/Educator Jared Paul
Event Title & Host An Evening of Radical Poetry with Activist/Occupier/Educator Jared Paul Website http://www.facebook.com/events/149415348511435/ When? Friday 2/17 7pm Where? Parnassus Cafe in the Basement of the Art Building Why? Jared Paul is brilliant and inspiring, you will not want to miss this! Description After 3 months of living in People’s Park and organizing against [...]
