A contingent of Occupy the Hood activists held a meeting in Pershing Square yesterday to raise awareness over the treatment of California inmates and the state’s third prisoner hunger strike in less than a year. On Dec. 19, 2011, three prisoners sent a petition to the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or CDCR,...
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While the U.S. government continues to its hard line stance against Iran’s nuclear program, others are calling for a softer approach that considers the fate of the average Iranian. Yesterday, roughly 100 demonstrators stood in front of the Westwood federal building and demanded no war, sanctions, assassinations or intervention on Iran. John Parker, the...
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An LA Activist investigation has revealed that an oft-cited justification for evicting Occupy Los Angeles, that of concerns over public health, doesn’t reflect documents obtained from the health department. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and multiple news media outlets repeatedly alluded to the issue as a necessity for ousting the two-month long sit-in demonstration at City...
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Roughly 100 demonstrators marched through downtown Los Angeles yesterday to show their support for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, an alleged government whistle-blower now on trial. Manning is accused of turning over hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, ranging from diplomatic cables, military ground reports and the 2007 video of an Apache helicopter...
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It may seem surprising for a spiritual man to publish an autobiography titled “Imagine No Religion,” but Blase Bonpane’s convictions are anything but ordinary. On Dec. 11, Bonpane visited The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles to deliver a short speech on themes related to his newly published book. Bonpane, known for his extensive...
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Reporting from Orange County – In just under three months, Occupy Wall Street has managed to become a full fledged movement in the U.S. and around the world. Time magazine reported that Occupy protesters have succeeded already by “changing the national conversation from a focus on the debt to one of income inequality, opportunity...
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After the police raid on Occupy LA, there came a steady chorus of praise for the Los Angeles Police Department’s handling of the eviction. Using City Hall as their brick-and-mortar Trojan horse, police poured out of the building, divided the park into sections and isolated protesters. Nearly 300 were arrested, each initially facing a...
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On Nov. 26, while occupiers at City Hall anxiously awaited their impending eviction, homeless advocate Bilal Ali said to LA Activist: “We don’t de-occupy, we just multiply.” And so it was. On the eve of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s attempt to squelch the now 59-day-long sit-in demonstration against economic injustice, supporters of the occupy movement...
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Reporting from Vancouver – After over a month of battling law enforcement, fierce storms, torrential downpours and strong bureaucratic opposition, the Occupy Vancouver encampment has finally packed up, though they are not prepared to pack it in yet. The commencement of camping comes as a result of Nov. 18 Supreme Court ordered injunction to...
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Occupy LA’s eviction date – Monday, Nov. 28, 12:01 a.m. – is only hours away. Activists are busily planning and strategizing on how best to deal with having their makeshift homes uprooted. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who once embraced the occupiers with open arms, said the movement is “at a crossroads,” because it is “not...
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