Category Archives: Occupy Movement

TheFightBack, Feb. 11: AIDS Activists Prosecuted, Occupy DC Evicted, Meet Candidate Walmart

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin

LISTEN TO FULL SHOW FROM FEB. 11: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 This week on TheFightBack we hear from occupier Jason McGaughey who spoke with TheFightBack as Occupy DC was being evicted by U.S. Park Police … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann Discusses Eviction of Occupy DC… and the Use of Black Blocking

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

Monday on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT, Pete and occupier Robert Stephens discussed the U.S. Park Police’s recent eviction of Occupy DC. Of the eleven arrests made Saturday at McPherson Square, two occupiers, Jeremiah DeSousa and Nathan … Continue reading →

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Jason McGaughey on the Occupy Movement and the Fight for the Future

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

Listen to Jason McGaughey: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “We have to fight for our futures,” Jason McGaughey told TheFightBack Saturday at Occupy DC shortly before tensions rose and things escalated, at times tipping over into scenes of … Continue reading →

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Occupy DC Evicted

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

“This is not an eviction,” U.S. Park Police spokesman Sgt. David Schlosser said Saturday morning at an impromptu press conference held at Occupy DC at McPherson Square as a small army of officers searched the encampment. Throughout the morning, it … Continue reading →

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TheFightBack: Catching the Occupy DC Beat

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

Listen to this week’s show: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 (WeActRadio.com 1480 AM is scheduled to air this program Saturday 9-10 pm and Sunday 8-9 am and 8-9 pm.) This week, Occupy DC faced the possibility … Continue reading →

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Dead Prez at Occupy DC

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

Listen to Dead Prez: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “I’m against the US war against everybody in the world,” M-1 of Dead Prez said at Occupy DC in December. “That’s why we’re right here.” “It ain’t … Continue reading →

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Occupy DC on High Alert

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

“HIGH NOON: U.S.A. Park Police Showdown,” read a banner at Occupy DC at McPherson Square. Notices posted by the National Park Service at both of DC’s occupations stated that “on or about noon” today, NPS would begin enforcing the prohibition … Continue reading →

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Occupy Nigeria: Solidarity Protest Outside World Bank

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

LISTEN TO LARRY ADELEKE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Burke Stansbury, webmaster for TheFightBack, produced this video: Yesterday, dozens of activists gathered outside the World Bank headquarters in DC for a spirited protest in solidarity with the Nigerian … Continue reading →

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David Rovics on Bradley Manning and the Occupy Movement

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

Listen to David Rovics Here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “He’s one of the most heroic figures of our times,” activist and singer/songwriter David Rovics said of Private Bradley Manning, who’s charged with leaking hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →

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Rocky Anderson Seeks to Occupy the Oval Office

Posted on December 11, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO ROCKY ANDERSON [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Rocky Anderson, the former two-term mayor of Salt Lake City, is scheduled to formally announce his candidacy for president Monday morning on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown. A fierce … Continue reading →

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