The Orange County Register is reporting that the Occupy OC protests from last fall and early winter cost the city about $30,000 — about half in legal fees. That’s really a drop in the bucket for Irvine which has a…
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LA Times: An Occupy Manifesto for Real Change
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
Today’s LA Times editorial page features this editorial about the Occupy movement and turning the energy behind it into something that actually affects change instead of just a protest. The editorial seems to capture the essense that many people —…
Time to Change Occupy?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 10 Comments
This post started as one designed to help OccupyOC-Irvine raise money for things the leaderless organization might need. And as the reporting progressed, it’s turned into something … different. I placed an inquiry to Vern Nelson and Greg Diamond, both…
Tea Party Tries to Occupy Congress; Advocates Cruel Spending Cuts
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
Hat Tip to the Washington Posts’ WonkBlog for news that TeaParty has decided to launch their own version of Occupy by targeting Congress’ Supercommittee and advocate spending cuts that make Draconian sound almost generous. A branch of the TeaParty was…
Marching For Economic Justice with Occupy OC-Santa Ana
by Chris Prevatt • • 7 Comments
On Thursday tens of thousands of demonstrators marched for Economic Justice in New York City and across the nation. Hundreds marched in Orange County throughout the day in Santa Ana, Irvine, Laguna Hills, and Orange. I joined the march through Santa Ana with about 75 members of the OccupyOC-Santa Ana and members of SEIU Local 1877.
“Occupy” Needs to Solidify its Message
by Dan Chmielewski • • 31 Comments
On Friday, we posted some advice for OccupyWallStreet from Rolling Stone political writer Matt Taibbi and it’s great advice. One of the downsides of a “leaderless” movement is that “message” is all over the place. Is there corporate greed? Absolutely. …
Occupy Together: There Is A Message
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
This week, hundreds of Orange County CA activists marched in protests in Orange, Huntington Beach, Anaheim and Fullerton. Occupy Orange County CA, along with Occupy Irvine, is now urging citizens to join OC’s biggest “occupy” protest yet on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Irvine.
