Other Social Justice Issues

The Battle for McPherson Square

Submitted by rlehner on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 11:18am
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“Move back!” shouted the cop wielding a clear Plexiglas shield emblazoned with the words “U.S. Park Police” as he moved into the crowd of demonstrators thronging McPherson Square on Saturday afternoon.  The photographer next to me was shouting, “I’m press!” but that didn’t seem to impress the phalanx of officers advancing on us, applying their shields to our shoulders.

Occupy CPAC

Submitted by rlehner on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:52am
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Date: 
Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:30am - 7:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel (2660 Woodley Road at Connecticut Ave, NW)

Event details: What do Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan have in common?

They all represent the greed of the wealthy 1% and they’ll all be at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference.

Saturday's actions are being organized by OccupyDC - check back for updated details!

Contact: www.occupydc.org

Peace Letter Brainstorm Meeting

Submitted by dsigwalt on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 4:14pm
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Date: 
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Washington Peace Center (in St. Stephen's Church) at 1525 Newton St. NW

Details: Join the Peace Center in thinking through our Spring 2012 print-publication, the Washington Peace Letter! The topic? Occupy. The content? To be decided at our first brainstorm session. Help us decide who to invite to contribute, what material to include, and how to create a document that will appeal to, represent, and be an asset to the 99%!

RSVP to dany at dany@washingtonpeacecenter.org

"Gender Equity in the Restaurant Industry"

Submitted by lhe on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:57am
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Date: 
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 8:30am - 10:30am
Location : 
DC

Location:  B-338, Canon House Office Building, Washington, DC

Event Details: The restaurant industry’s treatment of women made headlines in the last few months in the context of the Presidential campaign. However, few reporters covered the real story: women make up the majority of the industry’s more than 10 million workers, but suffer in its lowest-paying positions with little access to benefits. Moreover, 66% of the industry’s 3.6 million tipped workers are women, for whom the federal minimum wage has been frozen at $2.13 for over twenty years. This makes the restaurant industry the only sector of the U.S. economy in which a lower wage for women is set by law and not just employer practice. 

How Swedes and Norwegians broke the power of the ‘1 percent’

Submitted by lhe on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:49am
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A march in Ådalen, Sweden, in 1931.

While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries where masses of people succeeded in nonviolently bringing about a high degree of democracy and economic justice. Sweden and Norway, for example, both experienced a major power shift in the 1930s after prolonged nonviolent struggle. They “fired” the top 1 percent of people who set the direction for society and created the basis for something different.

Occupy Frederick Hosting Attorney & Expert Led Foreclosure Workshop

Submitted by rgroom on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 5:39am
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Date: 
Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 9:00am - 7:00pm
Location : 
Maryland

When: 9am- 7pm

Where: Hillcrest Community Center, 1150 Orchard Terrace, Frederick, MD.

Description: Occupy Frederick will be hosting a free, daylong workshop by attorneys and experts for persons that may be in the process of having their homes foreclosed. Foreclosure Survival Packets will be provided.

For more information call 240-285-9520 or email OccupyOurHomesFrederick@gmail.com.

Saturday Academy: Teaching Youth About Human Rights

Submitted by rgroom on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 5:31am
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Date: 
Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 1:00pm - Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 1:00am
Location : 
DC

When: Saturday, Feb. 4th

Where: Pilgrim AME Church, 612 Seventeenth Street, NE, DC.

Description:  Teaching youth what their human rights are and developing leaders to work toward ending human rights abuses

For more information call 202-396-8582.

Accepting applications: Launch of Common Good City Farm’s Free Green Tomorrows Program

Submitted by rgroom on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 3:14am
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Date: 
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:00am - Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 12:00pm
Location : 
DC

Please spread the word if you work for an organization that has low-
income to no income participants or feel free to apply if you
qualify.
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What: Launch of Common Good City Farm’s Free Green Tomorrows program
to improve health and develop life-long skills for low-income DC
residents.
When: April 21st, 2012

This spring, Common Good City Farm will be kicking off its Green
Tomorrows program for members in our community, a unique and
innovative education initiative for low-income residents of
Washington, DC.  Since 2007, Common Good City Farm has made it its
mission to provide educational opportunities for all people that help
increase food security, improve health, and contribute to

Accepting applications: Launch of Common Good City Farm’s Free Green Tomorrows Program

Submitted by rgroom on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 3:14am
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Date: 
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:00am - Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 12:00pm
Location : 
DC

Please spread the word if you work for an organization that has low-
income to no income participants or feel free to apply if you
qualify.
---
What: Launch of Common Good City Farm’s Free Green Tomorrows program
to improve health and develop life-long skills for low-income DC
residents.
When: April 21st, 2012

This spring, Common Good City Farm will be kicking off its Green
Tomorrows program for members in our community, a unique and
innovative education initiative for low-income residents of
Washington, DC.  Since 2007, Common Good City Farm has made it its
mission to provide educational opportunities for all people that help
increase food security, improve health, and contribute to

Accepting applications: Launch of Common Good City Farm’s Free Green Tomorrows Program

Submitted by rgroom on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 3:14am
in
Date: 
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:00am - Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 12:00pm
Location : 
DC

Please spread the word if you work for an organization that has low-
income to no income participants or feel free to apply if you
qualify.
---
What: Launch of Common Good City Farm’s Free Green Tomorrows program
to improve health and develop life-long skills for low-income DC
residents.
When: April 21st, 2012

This spring, Common Good City Farm will be kicking off its Green
Tomorrows program for members in our community, a unique and
innovative education initiative for low-income residents of
Washington, DC.  Since 2007, Common Good City Farm has made it its
mission to provide educational opportunities for all people that help
increase food security, improve health, and contribute to

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