May Day Directory: Occupy General Strike In Over 115 Cities
[image: may day poster] While American corporate media has focused on yet another stale election between Wall Street-financed candidates, Occupy has been organizing something extraordinary: the first truly nationwide General Strike in U.S. history. Building on the international celebration of May Day, past General Strikes in U.S. cities like Seattle and Oakland, the recent May 1st Day Without An Immigrant demonstrations, the national general strikes in Spain this year, and the on-going student strike in Quebec, the Occupy Movement has called for A Day Without the 99% on May 1st, ... more »
What YOU Can Do on May Day
*Originally published at Occupy Together.* [image: outgrow the status quo] May Day is an international day of celebration to honor the labor movement. This year the Occupy movement has made a call for mass action—the May First General Strike (#M1GS): a day with out the 99%. Several cities have organized in solidarity with this call to action. A general strike is a way to build and demonstrate the power of the people. It’s a way to show this is a system that only exists because we allow it to. If we can withdraw from the system for one day we can use that day to build community an... more »
Why And How To Strike On May Day
*originally published at StrikeEverywhere.net* [image: I12m15] *Why are we striking? Why should you strike? And, what do we mean by General Strike?* We are striking to halt the flow of capital, reclaim a tool of resistance, and unify movements against exploitation, repression, and corruption. You should join the movement and strike because: everyone else will be doing it and it’ll be fun and empowering. But more importantly, join because you’ve experienced exploitation, repression, and corruption, and you are aware of their impact around you. Join if you are forced to work and c... more »
May 1st Public High School Walkout Called by Occupy High
Join on us May 1st as we stand in solidarity with the Occupy movement and workers everywhere. FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/events/192822994163133/ Dear New York City, We, the students of public education, are here to inform you about the injustice that is taking place in our school system: * The privatization of our school system * The budget cuts * Lack of appropriate leadership * Malicious closings/phasing out of schools against the communities’ wishes. * Cell phone policies * Overcrowded classes & abuse of SAFE rooms * Over policing of our schools and the crimin... more »
May 1st: Occupy the Golden Gate Bridge
via strikemay1st.com, a new clearing house for May 1st General Strike resources in the Bay Area: *called for by the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition* Unite in solidarity with Golden Gate Bridge workers and the international call for a general strike on May Day by blockading the flow of capital to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District on the morning of May Day! *The following resolution was passed unanimously by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on Sunday, April 15:* If any of the unions on the Golden Gate bridge declare a strike or shutdown action on Ma... more »
Occupy Los Angeles: #M1GS 101
[image: I12m15] via occupymay1st.org: *WTF is M1GS? What are the caravans? 4 winds? There’s too much happening – how do I get involved? I don’t have a car. What’s the point? Yeah, I’m hearing this all day long. So here’s your handy 101 guide to getting involved, complete with links.* #M1GS stands for May 1st General Strike. Occupy LA called for a General Strike back in November. It was approved by the GA, and all the other Occupations took up the call, along with those unions in contract disputes, unions not in contract dispute who want to participate without going against Taft-... more »
May 1st Blockade Called For New York Bridges, Tunnels, and Ferries — Commuter Delays Expected
*from an anonymous source, via strikeeverywhere.net:* *MAY 1: NEW YORK BLOCKADE ANNOUNCEMENT* NEW YORK – On May 1, 2012, autonomous direct action groups within Occupy Wall Street, as a part of the global mobilizations for general strike and economic non-compliance, will block one or more Manhattan-bound bridges or tunnels to protest the shameful opulence of the 1%. Working and unemployed people across this country have seen no improvement to their lives in spite of all of the chatter about a recovery from the Financial Crisis of 2008. We don’t care what Obama or Romney say becaus... more »
Weekly Marches on Wall St Presents: Capture the Flag
[image: ows capture the flag] Every Friday until May 1st, Occupy Wall Street is practicing various march tactics and formations in preparation for General Strike on May 1st. These weekly marches are intended to be a low-risk activity carried out in a creative way to make it to the NYSE, where we counter the closing bell with the “People’s Gong.” This week, in preparation for General Strike on May 1st, we become familiar with the public and privately owned public spaces in the Wall St area with a game of Capture the Flag. We will practice moving in smaller groups, making quick de... more »
Occupy Earth Day!
[image: occupy earth day] On Earth Day, April 22, we will take Earth Day back to its anti-corporate roots with a three-part day of action. From the OWS Environmental Solidarity Working Group: The future of Earth will be won in the STREETS! Saturday, April 21, 3pm Melt-In @ Grand Central Station, NYC Because Nuclear Reactors Melt down Because Our Planet is Melting Down Because Nuclear Power is Not a Solution to Global Warming Renewables Are! Sunday, April 22nd (Earth Day) Jazz Funeral for the death of Earth as we know it 12pm Noon BP Gas Station, 300 Lafayette St (@ Houston), NYC ...more »
#A17 Tax Day Actions
[image: tax day] Banks got bailed out, we got sold out! Join Occupy Wall Street and organizations from across NYC in protesting the tax breaks and subsidies given to corporations and banks while the 99% continues to pay its taxes. You can read more here: http://fthebanks.org/ and http://billmoyers.com/2012/04/12/the-rich-are-different-from-you-and-me-–-they-don’t-pay-taxes/. Join the events below to help amplify our message! (It is also a Global Day of Action on Military Spending. There are Occupy Tax Day events happening in Los Angeles, Boston, DC, and many others!) 730am- Me... more »
Democracia Real Ya: Five Reasons to Take The Streets
[image: I12m15] *The following was translated from Democracia Real Ya (Real Democracy Now) Barcelona, a Spanish protest movement that helped inspire #OWS. While some things are specific to Spain/Europe, they echo our reasons for taking the streets on the May 1st General Strike here in North America and beyond. For more about Democracia Real Ya and the upcoming #12M15 global days of action in English and other languages, see here.* We will take to the streets on May 12th in a creative, nonviolent popular demonstration to continue working toward a May 15th in defense of the people!...more »
NYers Blockade Home Foreclosure Auctions with Week of Sing-In Actions in Brooklyn, Queens & the Bronx
In support of homeowners facing foreclosure and eviction in NYC, members of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and other community groups will conduct vibrant singing protests and raise the people’s voices at foreclosure auctions in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx next week, with the aim to: disrupt the sale of people’s homes and the eviction of their occupants; call for a moratorium on all foreclosures; demand justice for all New Yorkers struggling for affordable housing; confront Wall Street’s unchecked power to put profits over people’s right to housing. Watch the October 13th rendition ... more »
LIVE: NYPD Moves On #Occupied Wall Street
At 6AM this morning, NYPD -- including high ranking officials (white shirts) -- surrounded and raided the corner accross from the New York Stock Exchange where Occupiers have been sleeping on Wall Street. This police action appears to be in direct defiance of the 2000 decision *Metropolitan Council Inc. v. Safir*, which held "public sleeping as a means of symbolic expression" to be constitutionally-protected speech. Occupiers read text from the case to police as they were being removed. At least four people have been arrested and Occupiers are currently assembled on the steps of ... more »
LIVE: NYPD Harassing #Occupied Wall Street
Broadcasting live with Ustream This morning the NYPD -- including high ranking officials (white shirts) surrounded and raided the intersection where Occupiers have been sleeping on Wall Street. The actions go against the District Court decision in Metropolitan Council Inc. versus Safir, which Occupiers read to the police as they were being removed. Four people have now been arrested and Occupiers are currently taking refuge on the steps of the Federal Building. Watch on livestream above; follow @SleepOnWallSt.
Four Ways to Support Re-Occupation
[image: wall st occupied] As the weather warms across much of the world, Occupiers are retaking public space. Even after we were violently removed from many of our home encampments last fall and winter, we never stoped organizing - and now we are back outside. With the rebirth of spring, re-occupation has begun in earnest. For a full week, Wall Street - the original target of our indignation - has been #Occupied. Thanks in part to a 2000 decision by a federal court in Manhattan, protesters are legally allowed to sleep on the sidewalk, as long as they don't block building entran... more »
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans, and Gender Non-Confirming Contingent for May Day NYC
*When:* Monday, April 16, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm *Where:* Audre Lorde Project: 147 West 24th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011 via the Audre Lorde Project: Let's talk about the History of May Day and the intersections that we as LGBTSTGNC People of Color face with the May Day demands of jobs, legalization and stopping deportations! SPANISH INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE. Interpretación en español está disponible. [image: audre lorde may day] *MAY DAY 2012: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Contingent!* Since founding the Audre Lorde Project has b... more »