Stroller Brigade for Safe Chemicals III, 7/31/2012

Stroller Brigade for Safe Chemicals III, 7/31/2012

 

Please join Clean Water Action and the Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow at noon on June 28th in Boston for a "Stroller Brigade" for Safe Chemicals to ask Massachusetts Senators to be our heroes and protect our health from toxic chemicals. 

 

RSVP for the Stroller Brigade

WEEK OF 6/24 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: LAST WEEK'S STATEHOUSE RUNDOWN

Event highlights and weekly rundown brought to you from the Statehouse News Service.  

Even if you cant afford the subscription, the weekly digest is pretty handy.

 

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Why Walkabout? Archive: V.1

#opwalkabout explained after a fashion...

Second Row from the front second in from the left.

"Dear Family and Friends and Folks,
I just wanted to let you know that everything is going well here in Boston. "

I moved from Eagle Point, OR to Boston, MA on August 27th 2002 (correct me if I'm wrong Mom).  My parents co-signed my student loans and off I went, although it's never as simple as that.

"Since I started working here, I've been given opportunities to learn about (and hopefully eventually work with) non-profit organizations that blockade foreclosed homes, rehabilitating disabled/ homeless veterans, and working with inner city children."

Technology and Direct Democracy

TONIGHT: Technology & Direct Democracy

Posted: June 15th, 2012 · Steve R · Events from www.occupyboston.org

Friday June 22 7pm-9pm at E5 (5th floor, 33 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA)
Facilitated by OBIT and Jeremy Stark

OBIT is proud to present a consensus building tool focused on accessing direct democracy and using technology to influence political outcomes at the state and federal levels.

International BIO Convention; A Week in Review

One week later: Personal Reflection on the International BIO Convention protests. 

 

Another World is Popsicle

Seven days after receiving the flyer for the NOFA BIO convention protest; I'm sunburned, tired and little sad, but hopeful. 

 

Free School University put me on the International BIO Convention tip after working with them on the rundown on the arrest of State Rep. Liz Malia and several protesters. The arrests occurred at the City Live/ Vida Urbana Eviction Blockade last week. I had no reservations about hitting up the Common last Saturday to discuss last minute media campaign strategy with Ellen Fine of the LEAH Collective, Eden Gardner of Free School University/ Occupy Boston, a Selectman, and a smattering of folks that weren't at the March Against Austerity.

For the photo blog check Occupy Monsanto, special thanks to Andrea Runkel for coming all the way from New Hampshire to take photos!

'Closed Door Reception' 5:00PM - 7:00PM Massachusetts Statehouse

Hank Paulson at Closed Door 'Reception' 5:00PM - 7:00PM with MA state legislators? We protest at the statehouse starting 4:30PM. 'Banks got bailed out we got sold out'

"E-e-e-excellent..."

"The architect of our demise" Hank Paulson is the keynote speaker at today's luncheon for the International BIO convention.  Little known fact, key sponsors of BIO 2012 will be meeting at the statehouse from 5:00PM - 7:00PM with members of MA state legislature Paulson is rumored to be in attendance. 

Whywalkabout, LEAH Advocacy Group, and members of Occupy Boston will be at the Massachusetts Statehouse to protest the use of our public buildings for closed door meetings between the legislature and big money sponsors. 

We are gathering at the Civil Memorial statue across from the statehouse steps at 4:30PM to form our "welcoming party". 

Photo Blog: Occupy Monsanto, NOFA, LEAH Collective, and more at the BCEC 6/18/2012

NOFA, Occupy Monsanto, Occupy Boston, Occupy New Hampshire, and The LEAH Collective gathered at the BCEC yesterday to protest GMO's and pesticides in our food supply.

Protesters picketed, shouted, cursed and sang their way through the morning, as convention goers filed into the BCEC. 

Occupy Monsanto provided a sound system that was quickly rejected by BCEC security and Boston Police.  Organizers from Occupy Monsanto and Ellen Fine of the LEAH collective along with members of Free School University spearheaded handing out information on organic gardening, and contact points for finding out the dangers of GMO's and the fight for GMO labeling. 

Photo Blog: City Life/ Vida Urbana Eviction Blockade JP 6/14/2012

Photo Blog: JP Eviction Blockade 6/14/2012

Activists from City Life Vida Urbana, Occupy Boston, and a MA State Representative blockaded a JP home on Thursday 6/14/2012 in hopes of negotiating foreclosure.  Things didn't turn out quite the way folks expected, when MA State Rep. Liz Malia was arrested for participating in the blockade along with five others. 

(All photos by Rita Sebastian)

JP Police District E-13 gear up for City Life / Vida Urbana Eviction Blockade

INTERNATIONAL BIO CONVENTION, ACTIVISTS HOST SIDEWALK SESSIONS

BOSTON, Mass JUNE 17, 2012

Local and national activists host Sidewalk Sessions while the 1% discusses industry strategies that compromise our biological heritage at the International BIO Convention: The Global Event for Biotechnology, June 18-21, 2012.