Occupy DC

In light of the fact that Occupy D.C. has re-staged a public presence at Mc Pherson Square in solidarity and support through Anarchist Alliance D.C. Network, on Thursday, June 28th, 2012, I felt compelled to pass along this op-ed by my dear friend and colleague, ZenFidel. Congratulations, D.C. on the vim and vigor you show in your attempt to re-establish a presence in the heart of the nation's capital! -Howard Chelle

By ZenFidel
Last spring when the Tunisians, and the Egyptians rose up to claim their public squares and fight for change, I found myself wondering when the citizens of the United States would wake up to emancipate themselves from the corruption that abounds in our "transparent" democracy. I imagined it would be a difficult task. After all...  We have no despots. We elect our government representatives on a regular basis. People are free to speak their mind.  People work where and how they want. And the will of the people is the law of the land ... or is it? 

program:  Evening News program date:  Thu, 12/08/2011 Short Description:  Workers Take Back Capitol The "Take Back the Capitol" campaign this week in Washington has seen thousands of protesters from across the nation disrupt business as usual in Congress. The protests, which are a spin-off of the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement, have also targeted the offices of corporate lobbyists in Washington.   KBOO reporter Jamie Partridge is in Washington covering the Oregon delegation. Today, he speaks with Portland-based community organizer and homeless advocate Ibrahim Mubarak, one of fifty-four Oregonians to make the trip to DC. 4:11 minutes (5.74 MB)

program:  Evening News program date:  Mon, 12/05/2011 Short Description:  Fifty four Oregonians are on their way to Washington, DC this week to "Take Back the Capitol" 2:42 minutes (3.7 MB)

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program:  Evening News program date:  Tue, 11/22/2011 Short Description:  Occupy Wall Street Marches to DC   A group of forty protesters marched into Washington DC today after a two hundred and forty mile, two-week long march from the Occupy Wall Street encampment.   KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg has more. 4:06 minutes (3.75 MB)

program:  Evening News program date:  Tue, 11/08/2011 Short Description:  March from Occupy Wall St. to DC A group of activists from Occupy Wall Street are preparing to set off Thursday on a march to Washington DC to confront the Congressional Supercommittee on its plan to cut social programs while continuing tax cuts for the rich. They will walk around twenty miles a day and stay at the homes of supporters along the route, and plan to arrive in Washington in time for the November 23rd deadline for the so-called supercommittee to announce over a trillion dollars in budget cuts. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with Michael Grazier, one of the march organizers. 25:52 minutes (23.68 MB)

program:  Evening News program date:  Tue, 10/18/2011 Short Description:  How to Support Occupy Portland With enthusiasm growing on a daily basis for the occupy movement, a lot of people are asking, what can I do to support the ninety-nine percent, if I cannot make it to the march site?   Dan Johnson spoke with Sarah Van Gelder, Co-founder and Executive Editor of YES! Magazine about community support for Occupy activities. 4:16 minutes (3.91 MB)

program:  Evening News program date:  Tue, 10/18/2011 Short Description:  Voices from Occupy Portland The Occupy Portland encampment continues today for the twelfth consecutive day, with a visit from Commissioner Amanda Fritz in the early afternoon.  KBOO has been streaming live on the web all weekend from the encampment. We now bring you some of the voices from Occupy Portland from the last few days: 2:57 minutes (2.69 MB)