On March 14 th Strike Debt proudly announced the second in a series of Medical Debt Bailouts. Over 1 million Dollars in Medical Debt was purchased and abolished providing relief to over 1,000 people with an average of $900 per person. This is a testament to the Strike Debt’s dedication to details on this project maximizing [...]

After the shutdown of the UB Shale Institute and recent releases of films like Josh Fox’s The Sky is Pink and New Yorkers against Fracking documentary Dear Governor Cuomo , it seemed as if progress was being made. Then on November 28 th, the Department of Environmental Conservation issued proposed regulations for fracking in the state of New York. A [...]

  Tonight, Strike Debt will officially launch the Rolling Jubilee with the People’s Bailout Variety Show And Telethon  from Le Poison Rouge in New York City. The event is a new take on the classic telethon, intended to raise money for the Rolling Jubilee. This project is designed to relieve the 99% of unnecessary and oppressive debt by fund raising [...]

Our Next #OccupySupply Skill Share is Wednesday October 10 th, 2012 at 8pm EST The next stage in the Occupy movement is striking back against debt. Action in the streets draws attention to the issue, but to be effective long term, educating the people who are most oppressed by Wall Street is paramount. Debt is the common denominator [...]

Infiltrators in the Occupy Movement from firedoglake on Vimeo.   On last nights #OccupySupply Skill Share we were joined by a  sensational panel of presenters to discuss the existence of Infiltration within the Occupy Movement. Kit O’Connell of Occupy Austin and Matthew McLoughlin of Occupy Chicago took the opportunity in last nights discussion to shed light on this highly charged topic by [...]

Our Next #OccupySupply Skill Share is Wednesday September 26th at 8pm EST . Infiltration has been effectively used to undermine many social moments and Occupy is no different. FOIA requests show that the alphabet soup of organizations that make up the modern police state in America have been watching Occupiers around the country. In Cleveland, Chicago and [...]

History of Occupy Wall Street from firedoglake on Vimeo. On last nights’ Occupy Supply Skill Share we discussed the early history of Occupy Wall Street and the events that lead to the movement beginning on September 17th, 2011. We where joined by Drew Hornbein of OWS who gave us a personal account of the period before Zucotti Park [...]

Our Next Occupy Supply Skill Share is on Wednesday September 12 th 8pm EST On September 17 th people around the world will commemorate the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. On our last Skill Share we went over whats going to happen around the country and the world on #S17.A lot has happened over the passed year since [...]

#S17 Anniversary Action from Firedoglake on Vimeo. On our last #OccupySupply Skill Share we discussed #S17 and the action surrounding the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street with a dynamic panel of OWS organizers.  We were joined by Tamara Shapiro from InterOccupy, Austin Guest and Nina Mehta from OWS. The One Year Anniversary is poised to be a creatively significant event [...]

Our Next Occupy Supply Skill Share is Wednesday September 5 th at 8PM EST   September 17 th marks the one year anniversary of the Occupation of Wall Street in Zuccotti Park. Since then city squares around the world have been occupied in the name of social and economic justice. A direct action turned into a movement. To commemorate [...]

Our next Occupy Supply webinar is this Wednesday August 15, at 8:00 PM Eastern. Click here to register; space is limited: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/416160310 Our presentation this week will focus on the student debt crisis — and the activism surrounding this important issue. Student debt surpassed the amount of credit card debt in the US earlier this year. As a [...]

The Revolution Will Be Televised from firedoglake on Vimeo.   On our last #OccupySupply Skill Share: The Revolution Will Be Televised we where joined by Occupy Streamer Nathan Grant also know as @OccupyEye. Nathan has been a streamer since the early days in Zucotti Park. Nathan went through step by step ideas, advice and tips for sharing the [...]

Nathan B. Grant is an Occupy-focused Ustreamer who has been streaming since the days of the Occupy Wall Street encampment.  You can view his channel at ustream.tv/OccupyEye and you can follow him on Twitter via the handle @OccupyEye ( https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyEye) I joined Occupy Wall Street in October, expecting to stay only a week and learn a little more [...]

Our Next Occupy Supply Skill Share is this Wednesday at  August 8 th 8pm EST Gil Scott Heron famously said “The revolution will not be televised” fully understanding that those in power would never let the world see the truth about any resistance to the status quo. With new technology we have an ability never afforded to previous generations, [...]

After taking the trip from Philadelphia and the Occupy National Gathering, I and other people from Occupy Buffalo and the Western New York Peace Center have been invited to be a part of the CODEPINK Pakistan Peace Delegation. Western New York has been as active as any area in the fight against drones in the US [...]

Here is a template for the Ordinance to Protect your city from drones we encourage all communities to defend themselves against the imminent threat for drones in the United States. Earlier this year Congress passed a bill ordering the FAA to open up our skies to 30,000 Drones. Submit this ordinance to your City or Common [...]

Panopticon in the Sky, Drones in the US and Abroad from Firedoglake on Vimeo. On last week’s Occupy Supply Skill Share we were joined by Tighe Barry, organizer with CODEPINK. Tighe joined us from the Goddess Temple, a meeting place for activists protesting at Creech Air Force Base. Tighe has been a major part of anti-drone activism with [...]