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10/29 late night EST: Many occupies under attack

Posted on October 30, 2011 by kwilder

There are at least four occupies under attack right now. I only have three! Unless, they mean Oakland, which is strange tonight. Occupy Denver, Occupy Austin, Occupy London all in trouble now. Consider being a witness on the LiveStreams or local news if you are awake. Global LiveStream: (Often shows where things are hot. Now […]

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism | Tagged: austin, Denver, Denver events, Denver news, Denver politics, London, Oakland, Occupy Austin, Occupy Denver, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, ows, Police Abuse, social change | 1 Comment »

Remembrances of Harry Chapin, Part II

Posted on July 16, 2011 by iwilder

IW: . . . . Harry’s second most famous song is “Taxi”. It contained the painful audience participation that adorns the other t-shirt in Sandy’ shop. The phrase ends an encounter between Harry the taxi-driver and a now-married ex-girlfriend, neither of whom seem happy with their life choices:

Filed under: local, long island, Long Island Music, long island music scene, new york, News, original music | Tagged: Arlo Guthrie, Cat's in the Cradle, Denver, East Meadow New York, Eisenhower Park, folk music, harry chapin, long island, Postage stamp, united states, World Hunger Year | 2 Comments »

A Country Without Libraries by Charles Simic

Posted on June 6, 2011 by iwilder

IW: Libraries are not some socialist institution that needs to be drowned in Grover Norquist’s bathtub. They were established in this country by uber-capitalist Ben Franklin. And that sentiment was conitnued by the robber barons such as Andrew Carnegie who said: “There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public […]

Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, grassroots democracy, News, politics, social & economic justice, US Politics | Tagged: Andrew Carnegie, Ben Franklin, Charles Simic, Denver, detroit, Grover Norquist, Public Library, united states | Leave a Comment »

Awakening: Our country is war

Posted on August 28, 2008 by kwilder

At the Democratic Convention in Denver, Joe Biden said: “Whose judgment should we trust? Should we trust John McCain’s judgment, when he said only three years ago, ‘Afghanistan, we don’t read about it anymore because it’s succeeded?’ “Or should we trust Barack Obama, who more than a year ago called for sending two additional combat […]

Filed under: Barack Obama, cynthia mckinney, democrat, election, elections, Green Party Websites, Green Presidential Campaign 2008, Peace, Political Websites, president, presidential race, US Politics, war, write-in vote | Tagged: afghanistan, convention, Denver, Joe Biden | 2 Comments »

Good article: DNC: Inside the Protest Zone

Posted on August 28, 2008 by kwilder

KW* Interesting article from way back on Monday of the convention in Denver. Good coverage of the Green Party Presidential ticket. DNC: Inside the Protest Zone By By Matt Brady Grand Junction CO, Colorado Monday, August 25, 2008 Denver — Reveling in a turnout that began as hundreds and swelled into at least a thousand […]

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Cindy Sheehan explains Democrats, endorses Cynthia McKinney

Posted on August 26, 2008 by iwilder

Peace Mom/peace activist Cindy Sheehan is in Denver for various shadow conventions, including Recreate ’68 events. Cindy Sheehan is running for Congress in San Francisco (opposite Nancy Pelosi.) Cindy has said at this outdoor event and also at a Mercury Cafe event, that she supports Ralph Nader in his campaign for President, though she ENDORSES […]

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