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Economic Democracy Teachin Sat April 13
The Struggle for Economic Democracy Saturday April 13 5:00 PM (or 10 minutes after conclusion of Occupy Albany General Assembly, whichever is later; if GA ends earlier we will have a speakout on capitalism
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Movie Fri Oct 19 7 PM: INSIDE JOB
Special Screening for Occupy Albany’s 1st Birthday The movie that cost $20 Trillion to make! A film by Charles Ferguson Narrated by Matt Damon Academy Award 2010 – Best Documentary Feature Location: Occupy Albany
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Proposal for OA Anniversary Oct 19-21, 2012
Here is Vicki W’s detailed proposal, not intended as final but as a working draft: Proposal for marking the first anniversary of Occupy Albany Oct. 19-21, 2012 Invite residents of the Capital District to
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Help Occupy the Farm Sep 1-2
Nine Mile Farm, located on Nine Mile Lane in Delmar (at the top of the Unionville hill), has agreed to supply Occupy Wall Street’s Anniversary festivities with a large supply of salad greens. To
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Connect the Dots Climate Action 5/5
Fellow Earthlings - As Bill McKibben explains below, the broad public is starting to recognize that the pattern of extreme weather everywhere ain’t natural. Recognition is only a necessary first step, we need to
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TAX THE 1% – PROTEST; Video on youtube!
TAX THE 1% WHEN CORPORATIONS AND MILLIONAIRES DON’T PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES, THE REST OF US ALL PAY! Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYkz4tqoRyU The 99% can’t afford big campaign contributions and lobbyists to write
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Nonviolent Direct Action 99 % Spring Training – Tuesday April 10 6:30 – 9:30PM
As part of the national 99%Spring organized by a coalition of over 50 unions, community and activist organizations, Occupy Albany will hold a 3 hour training on the history, strategy and tactics of nonviolent
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Larry Wittner: Activist’s History of Movements APRIL 7
Larry Wittner is both an activist and a historian of the peace, labor, civil rights and socialist movements, as a founder of the Solidarity Committee, officer of UUP and the Albany Labor Council, professor
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Matewan by John Sayles March 23rd
A dramatization of the events leading up to a famous shootout in the struggle to unionize the coal fields of West Virginia. The movie shows oppression of the miners by the coal companies; cooperation
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