Occupy Wall Street, and its offspring in my locale, Occupy Oakland, have not gone away. And though it is winter, and activity has died down a bit, we still have major actions frequently, like just this week when the Oakland Police Department arrested 400 protesters in broad daylight. So why haven't I been talking about … Continue reading Hibernation; or Why I Haven’t Been Blogging About Occupy
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As I Write This, OccupyWallStreet Is Being Raided.
...the punchline, kids, is "and my husband is recording the live police radio on Audacity for @AnonyOps". No, really. So, I've been watching the protest feeds avidly- mainly @OakFoSho's livestream- and reading all kinds of articles about all the various movements. I've got a more coherent post in the works about our experiences at OccupySF and … Continue reading As I Write This, OccupyWallStreet Is Being Raided.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November…
Last Saturday my husband and I went down to our local Bank of America branch, stood in line, and closed our checking account. It was something we'd thought about for a while- we've been dissatisfied with them for some time, really, but we were entrenched. His paycheck was direct deposit, and we had automatic bill-pay … Continue reading Remember, remember, the 5th of November…
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