In one of his essays about circular time Jorge Luis Borges quotes Marcus Aurelius: the one who sees the present, has seen the past and the future. Borges adds that the realization that time and history is circular (or rather humans’ existence is unchangeable) is especially painful (or angering)
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Justice For Phil Quinn Action on January 9th, 2016
Philip Quinn, 30 yrs old, White Earth Ojibwe, St. Paul, Minneapolis; on September 24, 2015 was experiencing a psychotic breakdown due to his struggle with schizophrenia. His fiancée called for a medic team to come assess his self inflicted wounds. No medic arrived but police did. Phil took off from
Give Aid To All In Need - Occupy The Governor’s Mansion on January 8th, 2016
We are sick of our people remaining homeless and suffering with nothing. Lots of us in need can’t get any help at all despite attempts to receive aid or better our positions. Tell Governor Mark Dayton to ‘Give Aid to All in Need’. This means there should be cash help
Banner Hung In Solidarity With #BlackDecember
In the spirit of Black December, we hung a banner as a gesture of solidarity to all anarchists in prison, all those on the run, and all those fallen in combat with the state. This is a minor act, one of many daily manifestations of our solidarity with imprisoned comrades.
Call In To Support Those Arrested During #BlackXmas2
During the December 23rd Black X-Mas (#BlackXmas/#BlackXmas2) Actions held in Bloomington, MN an IWW-GDC organizer, David Boehnke (prononced: ‘Beng-Key’) was arrested at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport. Another organizer, from the Twin Cities IWW African People’s Caucus, Antoine Duke, was also arrested. At least two other activists were arrested (we are
Support Our New Project To Create Collective Mutual Aid
We need your solidarity and support to help others tomorrow! Paper Revolution recently relaunched our website and made certain to incorporate new features to assist others in receiving mutual aid without the typical 5+% fee that’s charged by other popular websites crowdfunding websites. In order to make this a public feature and incorporate more innovative payment gateways, such as
March Against Corruption Fall Recap
This Fall yet again thousands across the globe marched against corruption. Below are just some highlights from many events that have taken place all over the world. It’s no secret, or surprise that corrupt politicians and governments are dong nothing to change the way the system works. That’s why social
FBI Continues Spying Without Warrants Despite Federal Rule Change
In a press release from September 3, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced new “department-wide” rules for the operation of cell-site simulators such as the infamous Stingray device. These devices are commonplace during FBI investigations and are utilized by the aerial surveillance fleet which I disclosed independently on May 26
Activism, Alternative Media, Whistleblowers, & Humanity in the 21st Century
An informational event was hosted by our comrades, acTVism Munich, at the Muffatwerk in Munich in which the significance and role of whistleblowers, the alternative media, activism and a host of other related issues were discussed. Guests Include: Prof. Noam Chomsky, Paul Jay und Annie Machon. Here are the videos:
Activism, Alternative Media, Whistleblowers, & Humanity in the 21st Century
An informational event was hosted by our comrades, acTVism Munich, at the Muffatwerk in Munich in which the significance and role of whistleblowers, the alternative media, activism and a host of other related issues were discussed. Guests Include: Prof. Noam Chomsky, Paul Jay und Annie Machon. Here are the videos: Exclusive
A Speech From The Minneapolis #MarchAgainstCorruption
A small, but tasteful, spread of activists gathered in Minneapolis, MN at The People’s Plaza on November 1st, 2014 to expose and march against corruption. The action kicked off with a rally that featured speakers who had spoken from several differing perspectives. The following is the written version of a
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Justice For Cecily McMillan!
NEARLY 150,000 PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF CECILY MCMILLAN. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? __________ Justice betrayed! Cecily McMillan is a young woman who was sexually assaulted and then falsely arrested by a NYC police officer! She is a committed social justice advocate with no prior criminal history, yet
OccupyMPLS Meeting Rotation & More!
OCCUPY MINNEAPOLIS MEETING ROTATION __________ Occupy Minneapolis weekly meetings are rotating locations around town. May 14 at Muffin Top Cafe, 1424 Nicollet Ave starting 6PM. May 21 at Diamond’s Cafe in Northeast. 1618 Central Ave NE starting 6PM. May 28 TBD June 4 @ 4200 Cedar - Tentative. Meeting Event
Concerned About Minneapolis Police Brutality? Help Us!
As many people in the community are aware, Minneapolis police officers harass, beat, and even kill community members on a regular basis with impunity. The Star Tribune recently reported that out of 437 complaints against police officers in a year-long period, not one of the officers implicated had been punished.
Why We Occupy
By: Sam Wagner [Sam Wagner - Radical News Media and Photography] It makes me happy to see you are here reading this. If you made it to this website it demonstrates to me the many threads we all have in common. You’ll have to please excuse my tone throughout this