#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Occupy the Farm movement rises again, hours after being raided http://grist.org/news/occupy-the-farm-movement-rises-again-hours-after-being-raided/ A guerrilla veggie-growing occupation of university-owned land in Albany, Calif., was busted by cops early Monday and thousands of zucchini, kale, squash, and other newly planted seedlings were plowed over. But the occupiers proved more resilient than a sprawling mint plant, returning Monday to replant the desecrated farm. More than 100 activists had gathered at Gill Tract, near Berkeley, on Friday and over the weekend, with some staying on site until the Monday morning raid. They pulled weeds, tilled soil, and planted seedlings. Some pitched tents. RELATED VIDEO: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9100060http://www.twitpic.com/cqtgts
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Community activists rekindle Occupy the Farm in Gill Tract at Albany http://www.dailycal.org/2013/05/12/community-activists-occupy-and-plant-new-urban-farm-in-the-gill-tract/ More than 100 community activists occupied and farmed a portion of university-owned research land in Albany this weekend in the latest iteration of the Occupy the Farm movement. The group assembled to oppose recent proposals to develop the southern portion of an Albany plot of land known as the Gill Tract, owned by the Regents of the University of California. The proposals suggest developing the lot into a senior housing complex and a national chain grocery store, Sprouts Farmers Market. Occupy the Farm activists said they would rather see the land developed into a urban farm that could be used t…http://www.twitpic.com/cqeweb
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Milk made the old fashioned way at Sweet Rowen Farm http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304260004&gcheck=1 Like other people, I first mistook the name of Paul Lisai’s Sweet Rowen Farm, assuming it was a misspelling of “rowan,” a mountain ash tree. I was wrong: Rowen is the Scottish word for the second cut of hay, fragrant grass harvested at the height of summer. Sweet Rowen Farm is built on grass, on the pastures where Lisai’s herd of Randall Linebacks graze in summer and on the fields where he cuts their winter hay. He came to this farm-in-the-making after a boyhood in Grafton, college at nearby Sterling College and work on dairy farms in the Northeast Kingdom and New Zealand. On a sunny April day, clad in jeans, a …http://www.twitpic.com/cmzfgv
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Occupy campsite search continues http://badgerherald.com/news/2013/04/25/occupy_campsite_sear.php#.UXnSU6L7JaY Dane County officials and members of the Occupy Madison movement continued to clash after the protest group moved back onto a public campground last week. Members of the Dane County Board spoke out against Occupy Madison after the camp moved to Lake Farm Park just outside Madison on April 16, according to County Parks Division Director Darren Marsh. RELATED: http://occupywi.org/2012/11/occupy-madison-ii/http://www.twitpic.com/clxw7q
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Occupy Madison wrangles with Dane County Parks officials http://host.madison.com/news/local/writers/pat_schneider/occupy-madison-wrangles-with-dane-county-parks-officials/article_df7a38a5-9497-5c0d-8370-055cf561006f.html You need a scorecard to keep up with the homeless encampment known as Occupy Madison, as you can read here. The latest is that a group of 20 or so people have been wrangling with Dane County Parks officials as they try to find a legal place to camp since leaving a privately owned site last week. When parks officials on Friday challenged the legality of their encampment at Lake Farm Park on the south side of Madison, some confused squabbling over campground rules followed. RELATED: http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=39637http://www.twitpic.com/clp6ub
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Berkeley concert to benefit Albany occupy group http://www.contracostatimes.com/west-county-times/ci_23053632/berkeley-concert-benefit-albany-occupy-group Five bands will perform at a fundraising concert April 20 at 3090 King Street in Berkeley to benefit urban agriculture activist group Occupy the Farm. The group, which a year ago broke into a parcel of land owned by UC Berkeley known as the Gill Tract, has been attempting to raise awareness of urban farming and land use issues. The FarmSprung 4/20 show runs from 8 p.m.-midnight and a -15 sliding scale donation is requested. Scheduled artists are Voyaj, Upside Drown, Shake Your Peace!, Future Twin and Michael Zeligs. The group's email announcing the show reads, “Come ready to shake it, and enjoy curiosities of the…http://www.twitpic.com/ckbad7
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Marx’s Revenge: How Class Struggle Is Shaping the World http://business.time.com/2013/03/25/marxs-revenge-how-class-struggle-is-shaping-the-world/ Karl Marx was supposed to be dead and buried. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and China’s Great Leap Forward into capitalism, communism faded into the quaint backdrop of James Bond movies or the deviant mantra of Kim Jong Un. The class conflict that Marx believed determined the course of history seemed to melt away in a prosperous era of free trade and free enterprise. The far-reaching power of globalization, linking the most remote corners of the planet in lucrative bonds of finance, outsourcing and “borderless” manufacturing, offered everybody from Silicon Valley tech gurus to Chinese farm girls ample…http://www.twitpic.com/cgawho
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Wal-Mart & ALEC Scandal: Company Subjects Female Prison Laborers to 'Slave-Like' Conditions http://www.policymic.com/articles/7771/wal-mart-alec-scandal-company-subjects-female-prison-laborers-to-slave-like-conditions “Since 1991, Wal-Mart has been buying produce from a corporation out of Arizona, Martori Farms. A recent Huffington Post article clearly documents how Martori Farms has been using female prisoners from Arizona’s state prisons as farm workers – for the past 20 years.”http://www.twitpic.com/cabz7g
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The Team Mabaso Challenge: June 21st-23rd 2013 http://www.winniemabaso.org/?p=427 Come and join us for a family camping weekend of fun and frolics under one giant roof in the spectacular Welsh countryside. The location is at Bach Wen Farm and Cottages (www.bachwen.co.uk) The cost for camping is just £10 per tent per night. We’ll be looking for people to join us in a sponsored walk as we tackle the majestic ‘Three Rivals’ – a stunning 4 hour walk which will raise funds for The Winnie Mabaso Foundation. When we return from our expedition there will be fun and dancing – including a BBQ and a hat parade – with prizes for the best made hat! And if that isn’t enough to get you going… there will also b…http://www.twitpic.com/c4ytm9
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot Outlawing exposés of factory farm horrors http://www.jimhightower.com/node/7954#.URRRph26paY Big Ag has a big problem – but it's come up with a neat solution. The problem is that the meat, eggs, and dairy that are marketed to us as “wholesome” foodstuffs by such giants as Tyson, Smithfield, and Borden are actually produced in mammoth, mega-messy, monstrous factory farms. Known by the baleful industrial acronym, CAFO, these Confined Animal Feeding Operations amount to animal concentration camps. They cram thousands of cows, pigs, chickens, and other pastoral creatures into torturously-tiny cages enclosed in metal, prison-like buildings. The animals never see the light of day, they're routinely dosed with antibiotic…http://www.twitpic.com/c1q6qy