Happy almost-birthday, Occupy movement

There’s something planned for the one-year anniversary. So. Locally, what would you occupy?

Occupy’s next frontier:

Foreclosed homes, says Salon. To read more about Occupy Goes Home, go here. The cool thing is they can raid encampments, but they can’t stop the movement. Sitting in the pews at Fourth and Forest church of Christ, we would be reminded by speaker after speaker that the church wasn’t the building, but the people. …

Today in Occupy Everywhere:

Evicted Wall Street protesters are marching on Wall Street to show that the movement is more than tents. (Some Occupy Hartford protesters say they’ll participate.) Meanwhile, Occupy Hartford protesters delivered tree branches to CL&P to protest that company’s (in)action and slow recovery after an October snowstorm turned out the lights for most of the state. …

An I-84 ramp will be occupied on Thursday

The Connecticut Action Alliance for a Fair Economy is sponsoring a protest/occupation that starts at 3 p.m. in  front of Aetna’s corporate headquarters at 151 Farmington in Hartford. Demonstrators will then march to the Broad Street I-84 on-ramp as an act of civil disobedience. (Hey! That’s my on-ramp!) The action is part of the larger …

I wish I’d written this…

I would normally say Twitter’s not good for much, except I’ve made a friend in Mary Ann Dimand, a minister and a sharp thinker. She wrote this letter and shared it with me. I wish I’d written the letter, myself: Dear Mr. President, You were elected chief servant of this nation. On your watch police …

Want to read the judge’s decision on Operation Wall Street?

You can do so here. And thanks, Mother Jones, for the link.

The Occupy movement outside the camps

A few hours after police cleared out the vanguard encampment of the Occupy movement in New York, the scene at Occupy Hartford was quiet. But Occupiers are there – or, if not physically in the tents at Farmington and Broad, they’re participating in the movement for economic justice. That’s Ron Paul liberatarians, Obama Democrats, Reagan …

New York police evict Occupy Wall Street

While you were sleeping, New York police cleared out Occupy Wall Street protesters who’d been encamped at Zucotti Park since September 17. Roughy 70 people were arrested. They were evicted, say police, because of concerns for health and fire safety. A Twitter message from Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office said the protesters could return after the …

Keeping Wall Street occupied with your junk mail:

You can read more here.