The police had declared Monday, November 14th of 2011 as the day of the raid on the Occupy Oakland encampment. It was the first Occupy site to call for a […]
Practical Tips for Occupiers
However you are supporting the Occupy movement, by camping, protesting or some other means, here are a few supportive links to help you keep keepin’ on. (On December 6th Occupy […]
2011 Year in Review
2011 has been a very full year for CXC (Center for Transformative Change). We rang in 2011 with a New Year’s Eve Release Ceremony and Meditation. We celebrated together our […]
Occupy’s 2nd Anniversary in Sebastopol
Written & Contributed by Shepherd Bliss We celebrated Occupy Wall Street’s (OWS) second monthly anniversary in small town Sebastopol, with its less than 8000 residents, in Northern California on November […]
Race & Occupy Wall Street
The diversity of OWS is in question, and at the same time, in many cities throughout the country, there are Occupy movements that have been more inclusive. Let’s consider how […]
Welcome | november 2011
Nonviolence, waged with steady uncompromising discipline has brought down governments worldwide. Organized disobedience with the willingness the see one’s opponent as human unsettles those who are set on using force […]
Bay Area Occupations & Remembering Chile
Written & contributed by Shepherd Bliss Occupy Oakland won a resounding October 26 victory by mobilizing 3000 people to respond to a police riot. They took down the police fence […]
Remaining Human | A Buddhist Perspective on Occupy Wall Street
If we awaken from the American Dream, what do we wake up to? How do we get ourselves to sit up, place our feet on the floor, and go […]
BPF | The World Is Watching Oakland
Encouraged by events on October 27, Oakland will be having the first general strike in the U.S. since 1946 on November 2. During October, Oakland’s nonviolent protesters, dealt a surprising […]
three lessons from occupy
Practicing Our Values in Times of Change INcite with angel Kyodo williams Author’s note: During the last month I’ve visited the Occupy spaces of three different cities, including NY’s Occupy […]
Occupy Movement Builds Democratic Communities
Written & contributed by Sheperd Bliss Occupy Wall Street gatherings, on October 15 at around 1500 sites in some 80 countries, revealed a global uprising for building democratic learning and […]
november 2011
How to start a revolution Watch a trailer about the efforts of Gene Sharp, the world’s leading expert on nonviolent revolution. Learn about his book, From Dictatorship to Democracy, and […]