InterOccupy Newsletter for week of 1/28/13
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NatGat 2014 planning is underway so now is the time to roll up your sleeves and get involved! Please visit their hub and get connected! A whole website is coming soon too.
February 11th is The Day We Fight Back To Honor Aaron Swartz and Celebrate the SOPA Blackout. Keep up to date on that action and find out how you can get involved.
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These are calls scheduled on InterOccupy for the coming week. For actions and other events, see the full InterOccupy Calendar.
(All times Eastern Standard Time)
6:30pm — OSNJ HOMELESSNESS CALL
7:00pm — NATGAT3 VISIONING GROUP CALL
3:00pm — OCCUPY MOVEMENT WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING CALL
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Announcements NATO 3: UNDERCOVER COP “GLOVES” CONTINUES TESTIMONY, MORE TOMORROW.
Undercover cop Nadia Chikko, aka “Gloves,” spent the day on the stand giving testimony about a litany of audio recordings from the wires that she and the other undercover cop involved in this case, Mohmet (“Mo” or “Turk”) Nguyen, wore while infiltrating the Chicago activist community and targeting these defendant. The state has introduced 55 audio recordings into evidence. Chikko's testimony went through more than 30 of the recordings today, with the remaining expected to be covered tomorrow.Read More FIVE RING FEVER THE SOCHI GAMES AND CELEBRATION CAPITALISM.
Sports as metaphor for human solidarity, or sports as vehicle for human greed? Mega sporting events such as the Olympics are increasingly used to redevelop cities, displace populations, and quash internal dissent. Meanwhile, international governing bodies like the IOC and FIFA turn blind eyes to human rights violations by host countries, instead considering only who can provide them with the best party favors. Read More NATO 3: OPENING STATEMENTS CONCLUDE, UNDERCOVER COP “GLOVES” BEGINS TESTIMONY.
The NATO 3—Brent Betterly, Jared Chase, Brian Jacob Church—started their trial today with a full complement of defense attorneys and a courtroom packed with supporters. The prosecutors started off the opening arguments and were immediately followed by the defense attorneys. After the lunch recess, an audio technician who enhanced the audio on a number of tapes that make up a key part of the state's alleged evidence against the three defendants testified that he had enhanced the audibility of the tapes but not altered the content in any way. His testimony was immediately followed by Chicago Police Officer Nadia Chikko, known as “Gloves” during her infiltration of the Chicago activist community.Read More Resources EU Offers The Public A Chance to Fix Copyright Law – Add Your Voice Now!
The EU has opened a survey on copyright with a trick: it's like 80 questions and it lasts only 3 weeks. But you can visit Copywrong which allows you to fill out the questions more quickly. United States citizens are welcome to participate!Read More Recent Updates to the Video Collection of the People’s Virtual Library:
Recent updates to the Video collection of the People's Virtual Library.Read More RECENT UPDATES TO THE MONSANTO / GMO NEWS COLLECTION OF THE PEOPLE’S VIRTUAL LIBRARY:
Resent updates to the Monsanto / GMO News collection of the People's Virtual Library.Read More RECENT UPDATES TO THE NEWS AND OP ED COLLECTION OF THE PEOPLE’S VIRTUAL LIBRARY:
Recent updates to the News and Op Ed collection of the People's Virtual Library.Read More
These are new Hubs that have been started on InterOccupy. Hubs are used by groups for coordinating actions, projects, campaigns and other types of events. You can also view the full list of Hubs.
Occupy the Media - @OccupyTheMedia
Check out Occupy the Media Collective's daily podcasts.
NATGAT 2014 - @NatGat2014
NatGat 2014 or NatGat3 is the third annual national gathering of the Occupy movement’s organizers, supporters and other coalition groups.
Occupy Grassroots - @OCGR
Occupy Grassroots supports community development by working to foster collaboration.
Stop Physician Abuse - @StopDocAbuse
Digital journalists joining forces to expose and ultimately end physician abuse and malpractice.
Hub Updates are information and announcements made by groups organizing using InterOccupy Hubs. For more information about each group, visit their Hub by clicking on the title of their hub.
NatGat2014 says:
We Are Getting Organized!
Visit Hub Take the Square - for International Coordination says:
Help Italy's No TAV Movement Resist!
Visit Hub InterOccupy Petitions says:
Add Your Voices to Rockaways' Wildfire's Comments to Substantial Amendment 5, Strengthen the Impact of Your Input to the City
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