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Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Pepper Spray Students UC Davis
Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis
During peacefully Occupy Movement, police came in to tear down tents and proceeded to arrest students who stood in their way. Once students peacefully demanded the release of the arrested, a police officer unnecessarily pepper sprays the students to open a path for the rest of the officers. The officer who sprayed the students was UC Davis Police Lieutenant John Pike, japikeiii@ucdavis.edu - (530) 752-3989. Students are also asking that everybody sign a petition, calling for the resignation of UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi for her "failure to protect UC Davis student's First Amendment right to assemble, or even their physical safety."
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Nov 17 OWS Solidarity Protest Hospital Shame On Christine Quinn!!!!
http://youtu.be/xkGvTLJloMk
Click here to see it better...the tools on the bottom of the YouTube give you options like the one to the far right lets you see it on a full screen....take a look
Livestream and YouTube #OccupyWallStreet #Nov17 Videos of Healthcare/St. Vincent's Actions in New York City
Healthcare Events During #OccupyWallStreet #Nov17 Day Of Action
The groups Hands Off St. Vincent's and the Healthcare for the 99% Working Group for #OccupyWallStreet joined forces to hold a "Speak-Out and Die-In" protesting the Rudin luxury condo conversion of St. Vincent's Hospital :
Some activists laid down on the wet concrete in the cold rain, while other activists traced their "dead" bodies with chalk. Here's a brief snippet of a circulating picket :
Early New York Times photo and City Room blog post :
Livestream :
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Chinese Choir Bad Romance
LAO LAI QIAO GAGA
Chinese Choir performs Lady Gaga's ''Bad Romance'' on Chinese television.
Check out the epic Chinese grandma at 3:18. Then, check out the lyrics, which are posted at http://laolaiqiaogaga.blogspot.com/.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Impeach Mayor Michael Bloomberg Petition
Monday, November 14, 2011
Suzannah Troy Occupy Wall Street Rudin Join Us 120 W 12th St. Demand A H...
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Bill Rudin Civic Leader ?
Please join the masses and flood the Rudin's phone and email this week, so they are aware of the growing wave of public disgust with them stealing a hospital from the community ! Be ready to hear the Rudin’s LIE TO YOU and tell you the Urgent Care Center they plan on putting in one of the St. Vincent's buildings will replace the full-service and trauma services that St. Vincent's provided.
CALL RIGHT NOW : John Gilbert, COO : 1-212-407-2400
AND WRITE AN EMAIL : jgilbert@rudin.com
Find us on Facebook : Hands Off St. Vincent’s