Month: October 2011

Occupying Public Space is the Beginning of an American Revolt

A Warning to the Economic and Political Elites: Listen Now Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2011.  The Occupy Movement is not only resulting in the occupation of public space, but also in political space. We are already shifting the dialogue and the movement has just begun. When we started planning the occupation[Read More…]

NJ School Pesticide Exposure Incident Reinforces Need for Policy

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. The Borough Council of Oradell, NJ has pledged to review the use of pesticides on public grounds following an incident in which children may have been allowed to prematurely re-enter an herbicide-treated soccer field. This incident recalls the recently reported exposure and poisoning that occurred in[Read More…]

Occupy Portland: Update on Jamison Square Sit-In

PORTLAND, ORE.–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2011.  Early Sunday morning, after warnings from the Mayor’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau, 25 protesters associated with Occupy Portland were arrested for breaking a park curfew at Jamison Square during the course of a peaceful protest. Hundreds of supporters watched as their friends and fellow[Read More…]

Occupy Oakland Calls For City-Wide General Strike, Nov 2

Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 30, 2011, 9 p.m. EST  Below is the proposal passed by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on Wednesday October 26, 2011 in reclaimed Oscar Grant Plaza. 1607 people voted. 1484 voted in favor of the resolution, 77 abstained and 46 voted against it, passing the proposal at 96.9%.[Read More…]

Experiments With Truth, Oct. 31, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011, 8:20 am A dozen men in suits, including the Yes Men’s Andy Bichlbaum (middle-left) and Mike Bonanno (middle-right), marched with hidden placards last week after announcing at Occupy Wall Street’s General Assembly that they were about to take part in a highly arrestable action. As the[Read More…]

Movie Review: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene photo. (SUPPLIED) Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski As far as is-it-real-or-is-it-in-his-or-her-imagination movies go, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (when you talk about it, and I suspect you will, maybe try M TO THE FOURTH POWER or just go ahead and lisp it. That is, once you’ve memorized[Read More…]

Distinguished Lecture by ‘Flow’ Director

University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University is hosting a distinguished lecture in conjunction with the performance of “Flow” at the Center for Performing Arts. Sonita L. Surratt, director of “Flow,” will appear with cast members and GSU English Professor Rashidah Muhammad on Wednesday, November 9, at 5 p.m., in Engbretson[Read More…]

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