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    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town

Posted on February 9, 2012 by iwilder

I remember reading Wendell Berry writing about the concept of  a biography of place. In Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town, the author Kelly McMasters takes that concept to heart.  She approaches the biography from all sides, from the personal to the geographic to the ecological. Once she has firmly placed us in […]

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2012 Long Island: Super Bowl poetry event

Posted on January 22, 2012 by kwilder

Come to The Walt Whitman Birthplace where Long Island Poetry Collective will host… Super Poem Sunday IV Sunday, February 5th, 2012! 1pm to 5pm Photos from last year’s event at our onthewilderside Flickr: here. In honor of both Super events, you can find a collection of Sports Poetry books here. Link to a collection of […]

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2011 Suffolk County Election Results (and Nassau County links)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by kwilder

2013 Suffolk County Election Results can be found at the Suffolk County Board of Elections: here. Also, some 2013 results and news stories at Long Island Press Elections Page: here. ______________________ Update 11/22/2011: Rep Croci wins Islip Town Supervisor Race. Story at Long Island Press: here. _______________________ At the top are links to official, Long […]

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Occupy Long Island gathers at Suffolk Peace Network

Posted on November 2, 2011 by kwilder

Some photos of the meeting are at Flickr: here. On Tuesday evening, November 1, 2011, Suffolk Peace Network held their regular, monthly meeting at The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington. Central to the agenda was a discussion about how Suffolk Peace Network could support local occupations throughout Long Island. Due to the excitement of the […]

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LI Premiere of Journey of the Universe 11/19/11

Posted on October 27, 2011 by iwilder

The Long Island Premiere of the film Journey of the Universe will take place on November 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743. The showing will be a benefit for Homecoming/Sophia Garden. Tickets are $15 (service charge additional) which includes the film screening, continental breakfast, and […]

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Inaugural Brookhaven Green Party gathering 10/11/11

Posted on October 1, 2011 by iwilder

On Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 7pm, the Brookhaven Green Party gathering will feature a speaker on the Brookhaven Recyclebank program. The event will be held at Rio Douro,  800 Horseblock Rd, Farmingville, NY 11738 (631 880-7890). Come hungry! For directions to the Brookhaven Green Party Gathering, contact Marisa Pizza at  516-458-9319.  All gatherings are […]

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Suffolk Green Party cand Cesar Malaga (LD 14) on News 12

Posted on September 30, 2011 by iwilder

[vodpod id=Video.15489439&w=425&h=350&fv=] This is the News 12 debate with Cesar Malaga, the Green Party candidate running for the 14th legislative District in Suffolk County. He is the only Green Party candidate running on Long Island. Suffolk Legislative District 14…, posted with vodpod

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Unconfirmed reports: Kevin Callahan killed by multiple gunshots

Posted on September 26, 2011 by kwilder

We have received unconfirmed reports, via an e-mail, that a death certificate has been issued for Kevin Callahan, the man who was shot and killed by Suffolk County Police in Selden. This matches information received through comments to the site, that there were several shots fired. Because these reports are unconfirmed, we will continue to […]

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Babylon asked to endorse Bring the War Dollars Home resolution video

Posted on September 17, 2011 by iwilder

Seven Babylon residents attended the Town Board meeting last night to request Babylon to join the other municipalities that have already endorsed the US Conference of Mayors resolution Calling on Congress to Redirect Military Spending to Domestic Priorities.  See the rest of the article at Babylon Town Board asked to pass US Mayors Bring the War […]

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Son of Mankind by Walter Sargent

Posted on September 14, 2011 by iwilder

Walter Sargent played this song on 9/10/11 at the Folk Groovin’ Cafe at St. Lawrence of Canterbury Church, Dix Hills, NY. In introducing the song Sargent called this a song about “social justice” After the song was completed, he explained that he wrote it to explain why torture is wrong.http://www.waltsargent.com/ Related articles Soldier’s Drill by […]

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Babylon Town Board asked to pass US Mayors Bring the War dollars Home resolution

Posted on September 14, 2011 by iwilder

Lindenhurst, NY –  Seven Babylon residents attended the Town Board meeting last night to request Babylon to join the other municipalities that have already endorsed the US Conference of Mayors resolution Calling on Congress to Redirect Military Spending to Domestic Priorities.  The full text of the resolution is at the bottom of this post. Not surprisingly, six of […]

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Green Party of Suffolk Adopts US Conference of Mayors’ “Bring the War Dollars Home” Resolution

Posted on September 5, 2011 by iwilder

Challenges the County, Towns, and Villages to Also Adopt It The Green Party of Suffolk, the county’s largest peace organization, has adopted the US Conference of Mayors’ resolution “Calling on Congress to Redirect Military Spending to Domestic Priorities.”   The Green Party of Suffolk calls on our villages, towns and the county government to also pass […]

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NYCLU: Suffolk PD Must Train Officers to Respect Right to Videotape in Public

Posted on August 9, 2011 by iwilder

Following the dismissal of charges today against a news cameraman who was unlawfully arrested after filming the aftermath of a car chase in Bohemia last month, the New York Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Suffolk County Police Department to ensure that its officers understand and respect people’s constitutional right to videotape police interactions with civilians […]

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LI Dem Electeds Support Nuclear Power

Posted on July 24, 2011 by iwilder

IW:  No, this headline is not a throwback from 30 years ago.  Thought I can still remember  1980’s Assemblyman Pat Halpin (D) telling my Mom he supported Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant.  She told him he was crazy.  The other time I remember my Mom disagreeing with him was when he asked her to support Koch […]

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