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Global March Against Monsanto – May 21

  On May 21, 2016, hundreds of thousands of concerned individuals will gather across 38 countries and 428 cities to join in peaceful protest against the Monsanto Company as a part of the March Against Monsanto grassroots campaign. This movement seeks to raise awareness to the dangers surrounding Monsanto’s genetically

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Social Media Self-Defense

Recent events have raised conversation about the necessity for operational security in relation to social media. Discussions about how to maintain an online presence while protecting one’s private life and personal identity are cropping up in communities who had previously never felt the need to exercise operational security, and who

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Restore The 4th / SF32 Discussion & Other Events

MINNEAPOLIS: RASMEA SPEAKS __________ Friday, February 13 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm 4200 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. Organized by the MN Committee to Stop FBI Repression Spend your dinner hour with us – we’ll order pizza. Childcare available – please RSVP if you’re bringing a ton of kids. Rasmea Odeh will address supporters and respond to questions via live stream. After her remarks, local activists will address how folks in Minneapolis can support her with the March 12 sentencing hearing that will take place in Detroit. Donations for Rasmea’s defense will

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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

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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

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March 11, 2014 OccupyMN Announcements

CUAPB – CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT 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. It is egregious enough that Minneapolitans, especially people of color, the homeless, and the poor, are being routinely harassed and beaten; but to make matters worse, when an officer is successfully sued for police brutality, it’s the taxpayers that pay for it. That’s right. When an officer is sued – sometimes in excess of $1 million in one case – the city automatically pays for these lawsuits out of the city’s general fund. This has amounted to $20 million of wasted taxpayer money in the past 7 years, in Minneapolis alone. In response to these myriad injustices, members of the Minneapolis group Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB) banded together to form the Committee for Professional Policing (CfPP). CfPP’s first big undertaking is a charter amendment campaign to require police officers in Minneapolis to carry professional liability (malpractice) insurance. As previously mentioned, Minneapolis is currently self-indemnified, meaning that when an officer is successfully sued for brutality, the city automatically pays for the lawsuit and all court fees from the general fund. By requiring officers to carry professional liability insurance, the city will benefit from a risk management mechanism against brutality. In other words, an officer will face increased premiums on his/her insurance after each lawsuit. This will act as a deterrent to brutality, since the police will finally be held directly responsible. Moreover, after several repeat offenses, an officer will find him/herself uninsurable and no longer able to serve in Minneapolis. Under this model, the survivors and family members of victims of police brutality will still receive the compensation they deserve, while officers are being directly punished. READ MORE AND TAKE ACTION: https://www.paperrevolution.org/concerned-about-minneapolis-police-brutality-help-us/ ========== CUAPB – IN OUR THOUGHTS __________ It is with very deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of longtime friend and Communities United Against Police Brutality,  Vice-President Darryl Robinson. His passing leaves a giant hole in our  community and we are truly devastated. Darryl has been solely responsible for the safety of many people along Lake Street and at the homeless shelters downtown through daily copwatch. He has taught literally thousands of people how to advocate safely and effectively for themselves through know your rights training. Darryl represented CUAPB at conferences and events around the country and will be remembered by legions of friends and colleagues. He spent his last days being what he called himself–a freedom fighter: speaking out at the Crystal city council meeting, talking with UofM students with Students United Against Police Brutality and copwatching on Lake Street the night he died. Please keep an eye on the CUAPB page for their future announcement of a

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We Are a Movement of Movements

By Rivera Sun – www.riverasun.com I feel like shaking everyone and saying, don’t you get it? We don’t need a Movement of Movements – we are a movement of movements. My friends, we have been trapped in old dominant paradigm thinking. We have been steeped in warmongering, hierarchical, competitive, control-based mindsets since birth. We think we are

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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

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Anti-TPP Twitter Storm Wednesday 1/8/14 @ 10am PST/1pm EST

There will be an Anti-TPP Twitter Storm on Wednesday 1/8/14 @ 10am PST/1pm EST.   The whole world will tweet and post hashtags (more to be announced the day of the event) with posts about why people should stop the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The goal of this “twitter storm” is

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