Nov 15 Occupy to buy debt & cancel it. Strike Debt, Rolling Jubliee

The Rolling Jubilee is a bailout of the people by the people – we buy defaulted debt for pennies on the dollar, but instead of collecting it, we abolish it. Our goal for the launch is to raise $50,000, which …

#NoKXL Tar Sands Blockade Swarm & Lockdown Video

Oct. 15, 2012 – Winnsboro TX VIDEO of Tar Sands Blockade protesters swarming TransCanada Keystone XL destruction site.

“GLOBAL WARMING ISN’T A PREDICTION. IT IS HAPPENING.”
Excerpts from NYT article by NASA Climate Scientist James Hansen.

Game Over for the …
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The Spirit of Occupy Resolution Oct. 2012

 

Occupy Houston The 1st Day

RESOLUTION: THE SPIRIT OF OCCUPY HOUSTON – Oct. 2012

WHEREAS – the original call to Occupy was to literally occupy public space for redress of grievances against the corporate corruption of our democracy; a …

Is Houston’s mayor playing chess with grassroots activists?

Report by Nick Cooper – Food Not Bombs recently received permission to share food in the downtown library plaza, though we never asked for it. Since everyone has the freedom to share food and messages of peace with their neighbors …

Will outside homeless experts ignore Houston’s anti-food sharing ordinance? Aug. 28 last day of COH Community Charrette on Homelessness

Houston’s Coalition for the Homelessness sponsored a 4 day charrette to raise concerns and find solutions for the homeless in Houston. The charrette featured homeless experts from outside of Houston. Sessions were held on Aug. 20, 21, 23 at the …

When is a Victory a Victory? Houston janitors reach tentative agreement

 

When is a Victory a Victory? by Massoud Nayeri 08.10.2012

On Wednesday (August 8), SEIU Local 1 President Tom Balanoff with a team of the Union negotiators addressed a full-house of enthusiastic Janitors at the CWA Union Hall. …

Why to Stand Up.

This past week, four stories came together in my consciousness, clicking together in a way that is neat in the way that ecosystems, or star systems are– evolved according to law to a coherence that looks like design. The first, …

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