excellent updates, thank you much Greydog. for up to the minute photos/videos/livestreams you can also check this page: https://www.rebelmouse.com/Occupygezi/

in solidarity,
djvjgrrl

With the huge amount of information coming out on the situation in Turkey right now, i find these nightly updates a wonderful way to stay informed about significant events that are occurring each day. Thank you Gurken O. for writing these informed and insightful summaries that allow me to quickly grasp how the protests are [...]

In the current climate of world wide financial crisis, it saddens me that Greece, “cradle of democracy”, is all too often ignored. Estranged by the political propaganda of EU’s and American austerity champions, maligned as “lazy” tax avoiders, the plight of the average Greek citizen has been swept under the rug by main stream media, [...]

thanks for taking the time to read and comment, openhope. every kind word makes us stronger and more determined. blessing to all for a happy new year :)

solidarity, occupy new foundland!!! thank you mzchief for the info.

it’s pretty amazing considering the weather conditions…windy, wet and cold! we’ve had a lot of awesome occupiers join us from other camps that were shut down recently, causing a jump of over 10 people. the campers our here are extraordinarily dedicated – i physically couldn’t do it anymore after mid november (guess i’m getting old).

thanks robert,
we are all in this together, and we are proud to support our brother’s and sisters of local 21. thanks for your kindness :)

jane, i can only say from the bottom of my heart that the support you and firedoglake have given over the last months to occupy tacoma have made an incredible difference. occupiers are proud to wear the occupy supply logo and the gear has kept so many warmer and dryer in quite miserable conditions. knowing [...]

dakine, thanks for your kind words…it is people like you who keep our spirits determined when morale is low.

hi wendy! here is a link to ILWU’s president McEllrath’s call for support: http://www.longshoreshippingnews.com/2012/01/ilwu-pres-mcellrath-prepare-to-take-action-when-egt-vessel-arrives/ for ongoing updates on the occupy longview solidarity action, please see their facebook page as it is updated constantly with new info and ways to participate: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Longview/273251646031033 Occupations all over the Washington State and all the way into California are planning [...]

solidarity from occupy tacoma. i saw video of the tent that was erected above the protesters being arrested in houston and found it chilling. i hope all your occupiers in san antonio emerged unscathed. thanks for the update and pics!

i was there too, openhope! but in the red zone…in fact i’m actually in the video for 1 second center screen at 3:23. it was a great day and i was proud to join seattle for their peaceful action. i too am amazed at what a great job the high school students did at shooting [...]

all i can say is, “OCCUPY ALL STREETS”. i agree with edwardteller that occupy will explode in the spring. meanwhile, don’t believe mainstream media reports that indicate the occupy movement is struggling. my local occupy camp is doing fine, our actions continue and with each added outrage our determination grows to not give up on [...]

solidarity from occupy tacoma!!! we stood with you on the 12th and your participation was much appreciated (even though we in the northwest are all a little bit jealous of your balmy climate, lol). love love love the clever slogan “serfs up”! keep up the great work hilo…

solidarity from occupy tacoma. as we join in the daily struggle to raise awareness of and take action for the deepening plight of the 99%, we feel deeply grateful to people like you and firedoglake who support and encourage the occupy movement. as more of our camps are raided across the country, occupations in smaller [...]

brutality. period. no need for horses, they were brought in to intimidate. no better way to intimidate than bring a large animal in and let it get out of control. having experienced police brutality to the occupy movement directly this week, i can only tell you that the videos do not give you even half [...]

i have mixed feelings about the consensus process. being from a relatively small group (occupy tacoma), where we typically have about 50 people max participating in any GA, it has worked most of the time, although it is generally quite tedious and time consuming. one benefit of participating in these assemblies is the realization of [...]