Comments for Occupy Albany http://www.occupyalbany.org Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:05:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Occupy Albany @ 1 Year: March Back to Academy Park! by Leo http://www.occupyalbany.org/1-year-march/#comment-1284 Leo Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:05:03 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3721#comment-1284 Nice turnout today. I just posted 34 photos to the "Occupy Albany, NY" group on Flicker.com. Nice turnout today. I just posted 34 photos to the “Occupy Albany, NY” group on Flicker.com.

]]> Comment on Schedule Changes, Money Out of Politics & Political Strategy as of 6/8/12 by politicalstrategy http://www.occupyalbany.org/schedule-changes-money-out-of-politics-political-strategy-as-of-6812/#comment-971 politicalstrategy Sun, 29 Jul 2012 03:26:13 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3527#comment-971 As of 8/1/12, Money Out of Politics meeting time changed to Wednesday, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, to end before weekly march. Time may change again if weekly march time changes in future. Check calendar, or email lesleynoel@aol.com for current schedule. As of 8/1/12, Money Out of Politics meeting time changed to Wednesday, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, to end before weekly march. Time may change again if weekly march time changes in future. Check calendar, or email lesleynoel@aol.com for current schedule.

]]> Comment on Have we not had enough of this yet? by Kenneth Williams http://www.occupyalbany.org/patdowns/#comment-937 Kenneth Williams Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3236#comment-937 Airline searches does not catch many terrorists or criminals. These pat downs and personal searches are curtailing civil rights in America. Airline searches does not catch many terrorists or
criminals. These pat downs and personal searches
are curtailing civil rights in America.

]]> Comment on Connect the Dots Climate Action 5/5 by education http://www.occupyalbany.org/meet-mon-423-to-plan-mckibben-event-may-5-connect-the-dots-on-climate/#comment-830 education Thu, 03 May 2012 19:56:54 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3292#comment-830 Please come to Occupy Albany 472 Madison at Willett Friday evening May 4 to help make signs. Please come to Occupy Albany 472 Madison at Willett Friday evening May 4 to help make signs.

]]> Comment on Connect the Dots Climate Action 5/5 by Decay http://www.occupyalbany.org/meet-mon-423-to-plan-mckibben-event-may-5-connect-the-dots-on-climate/#comment-829 Decay Thu, 03 May 2012 19:40:10 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3292#comment-829 Yess! This is very important. Yess! This is very important.

]]> Comment on Occupy May Day by KC http://www.occupyalbany.org/occupy-may-day/#comment-818 KC Tue, 01 May 2012 12:21:15 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3170#comment-818 Happy May Day ! Happy May Day !

]]> Comment on Income inequality, taxes, and power by education http://www.occupyalbany.org/income-inequality-taxes-and-power/#comment-753 education Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:05:30 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3262#comment-753 The 1% buy access to pols using big bucks, their lobbyists help draft tax laws, they don't pay anything like their share, the rest of us pay though higher taxes and inadequate public services. Even worse, the 1% have been running hog-wild in the private economy: practically all the real economic growth since Reagan was elected went to the top brackets. The teach-in mentioned in the post was in the past, but there will be a free screening of the award-winning documentary PRICELE$$ Wed May 2 at the Spectrum theater on Delaware Ave in Albany, hosted by Citizen Action, followed by a Q&A discussion with Paul Tonko. The 1% buy access to pols using big bucks, their lobbyists help draft tax laws, they don’t pay anything like their share, the rest of us pay though higher taxes and inadequate public services.

Even worse, the 1% have been running hog-wild in the private economy: practically all the real economic growth since Reagan was elected went to the top brackets.

The teach-in mentioned in the post was in the past, but there will be a free screening of the award-winning documentary PRICELE$$ Wed May 2 at the Spectrum theater on Delaware Ave in Albany, hosted by Citizen Action, followed by a Q&A discussion with Paul Tonko.

]]> Comment on Have we not had enough of this yet? by Spyder http://www.occupyalbany.org/patdowns/#comment-743 Spyder Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:40:06 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3236#comment-743 While it annoys me to BE patted down, it absolutely INFURIATES me to watch my girlfriend get touched in ways that ONLY *I* should be allowed to touch her ! Even Israel doesn't have these kinds of invasive searches, and they are SURROUNDED by people who want to kill them. Why can't the US implement the policies that Israel does ? Oh, wait, I know why... because the US isn't finished taking away our freedoms yet While it annoys me to BE patted down, it absolutely INFURIATES me to watch my girlfriend get touched in ways that ONLY *I* should be allowed to touch her !

Even Israel doesn’t have these kinds of invasive searches, and they are SURROUNDED by people who want to kill them. Why can’t the US implement the policies that Israel does ?

Oh, wait, I know why… because the US isn’t finished taking away our freedoms yet

]]> Comment on OA Radical Caucus: NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE! by education http://www.occupyalbany.org/oa-radical-caucus-never-talk-to-the-police/#comment-668 education Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:05:48 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3103#comment-668 Also, turnabout is fair play - whenever we plan actions that may engage the police, make an effort to bring as many video cameras as possible to observe them and hold them accountable for any abuse - pepper spray, unnecessary roughness, verbal abuse. Also, turnabout is fair play – whenever we plan actions that may engage the police, make an effort to bring as many video cameras as possible to observe them and hold them accountable for any abuse – pepper spray, unnecessary roughness, verbal abuse.

]]> Comment on OA Radical Caucus: NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE! by education http://www.occupyalbany.org/oa-radical-caucus-never-talk-to-the-police/#comment-667 education Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:01:53 +0000 http://www.occupyalbany.org/?p=3103#comment-667 Good information - people should be aware of surveillance, infiltration, and agents provacateurs. But this should not preclude negotiating with police regarding protest actions: what actions by demonstrators are subject to arrest, vs how and where peaceful protest would be accepted by the police as constitutionally protected. Protest organizers should be aware that bc protesters' life situations are diverse, some may be unwilling to risk arrest, but we should still welcome their safe participation. Good information – people should be aware of surveillance, infiltration, and agents provacateurs. But this should not preclude negotiating with police regarding protest actions: what actions by demonstrators are subject to arrest, vs how and where peaceful protest would be accepted by the police as constitutionally protected.
Protest organizers should be aware that bc protesters’ life situations are diverse, some may be unwilling to risk arrest, but we should still welcome their safe participation.

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