Day: October 4, 2011

Tennessee High School Student: Principal Assaulted Me for Wearing T-Shirt Supporting Gay-Straight Alliance

MADISONVILLE, Tenn.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011.  A 17-year-old senior at Sequoyah High School was reportedly shoved, bumped in the chest and verbally harassed by his principal last week for wearing a T-shirt in support of efforts to establish a gay-straight alliance (GSA) club on campus. In response, the American Civil Liberties Union[Read More…]

Occupy Wall Street ‘Occupation Blues’ October 4, 2011

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011.  If you want to see just what democracy looks like, be sure to view this video from Occupy Wall Street at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0JmJ7-bhrY&feature=player_embedded#t=0s Live stream from Occupy Wall Street can be viewed at: http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution Source: www.occupywallstreet.org

‘Occupation’ Protests Starting in D.C., October 4, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011. KEVIN ZEESE, kbzeese at gmail.com MARGARET FLOWERS, M.D.  mdpnhp at gmail.com Zeese is a core organizer of October2011.org and co-director of ItsOurEconomy.US. He said today: “The Occupy Movement goes to the next level on Thursday with the occupation of Freedom Plaza. This Washington, D.C. occupation, which[Read More…]

Durbin Statement on Costello Decision not to Seek Reelection in 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after learning the Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) will not be seeking reelection next year.  “Jerry Costello is without question the most effective advocate for his district that I have worked with in Congress.  As one example,[Read More…]

Ford and Zipcar Empower University Students, Provide $300,000 in Grants to Support Student Organizations

DEARBORN , Mich. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 4, 2011 – Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP), the world’s leading car-sharing network, today announced the launch of “Students with Drive,” a grant program that provides students with free Zipcar memberships and driving credits to support their community service[Read More…]

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