#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Occupy Wall Street police raid damages resolved by settlement http://nyunews.com/2013/04/18/occupy/ New York City will pay more than 0,000 for the destruction of property caused during the Occupy Wall Street police raid at Zuccotti Park in November 2011, according to a lawsuit settlement made last Tuesday. The New York Police Department’s seizure of the park resulted in damages to the People’s Library and 3,600 donated books by librarians, volunteers and authors. The books, ranging from Shakespeare plays to a copy of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s autobiography, were swept up as one of the city’s effort to police the Occupy movement, which began in September 2011. “I was actually there at…http://www.twitpic.com/cl1x4z
#occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty MICHELLE RHEE EXPLAINS IT ALL http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/michelle-rhee-kids-in-private-schools-041713 Gee, I was asking myself the other day, I wonder what educational reform grifter Michelle Rhee is up to these days? Has she found a new subordinate to scapegoat? An unpaid teacher to kid? Another billionnaire with, as young Mr. Stewart once put it, before he decided to be Mel fking Torme, a lot more money than sense? No, she's just pretty much being a public dickhead again. In the interview, Rhee also confirmed that one of her two daughters attends a private school in Tennessee, where the girls live with their father, that state's top education official. Rhee is now married to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. She has previously describ…http://www.twitpic.com/ckay6v
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Tokyo enlists New York support in Olympic bid http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2013/04/220045.html Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose (L) holds a T-shirt to promote Tokyo's 2020 Summer Olympics bid during a press conference in New York on April 16, 2013. Inose said, after meeting with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, that the two sister cities will cooperate to realize the Tokyo bid. (Kyodo)http://www.twitpic.com/cjvnx0
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Philadelphia Falls One Vote Short of Sick Days for Over 180,000 Workers http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/In-The-States/Philadelphia-Falls-One-Vote-Short-of-Sick-Days-for-Over-180-000-Workers This is a cross-post from Working America's Main Street blog. With 12 votes needed, only 11 members of the Philadelphia City Council were willing to override Mayor Michael Nutter’s veto of the sick leave bill. For the second time in three years, corporate interests defeated a measure that would allow more than 180,000 Philadelphians to finally earn sick days… RELATED: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Paid-Sick-Leave-Bill-Veto-Stands-202535031.htmlhttp://www.twitpic.com/ciowi6
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] 'Elysium' trailer: Matt Damon takes Occupy movement to space http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/04/elysium_trailer_matt_damon_blo.html The director of “District 9″ is back with more socio-political science fiction. Neill Blomkamp's upcoming film “Elysium” jumps to the year 2154, when the wealth gap is worlds apart. The elite few reside on the titular space station Elysium, a utopia free of war, disease and human suffering. Jodie Foster plays the “mayor” in charge. Meanwhile, Matt Damon's ex-con is among those left to toil on Earth, which is now a wasteland devoid of options for escape. The people of Earth seek medical care provided on Elysium. But Elysium's authorities maintain strict anti-immmigration laws to protect their life…http://www.twitpic.com/ciha1e
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] Court orders NYPD to pay 0,000 for raid that destroyed Occupy Wall Street library http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/10/court-orders-nypd-to-pay-360000-for-raid-that-destroyed-occupy-wall-street-library/ A New York City court has ruled that the city shall pay 6,700 for a destructive raid on Occupy Wall Street’s Zuccotti Park encampment. Around 1 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2011, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ordered the NYPD to evict protestors — some of whom had camped there for almost two months — from Zuccotti Park in New York City’s Financial District. The police threw away 5,554 books from the Occupy library and destroyed media equipment in addition to removing tents, tarps, and belongings. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decided that the NYPD’s ac…http://www.twitpic.com/cihm5h
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty NutterWatch Counts Down Days Mayor Has to Act on Earned Sick Days Bill http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/NutterWatch-Counts-Down-Days-Mayor-Has-to-Act-on-Earned-Sick-Days-Bill Through its NutterWatch campaign, the Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces has been counting down the days until Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (D) is required to act upon a new earned sick days bill, making the case that the legislation should be passed. Nutter has until April 4 to sign the bill or it will become law without his signature. If the law goes into effect, it would pave the way for 200,000 of the city's workers to have the opportunity to earn sick days at work. Nutter previously vetoed a similar bill. NutterWatch will keep track of stories related to the bill until Apri…http://www.twitpic.com/cgbrae
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Probe bid on police action at Occupy Melbourne protest rejected http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/probe-bid-on-police-action-at-occupy-melbourne-protest-rejected/story-e6frf7kx-1226595954432 A BID to refer the actions of police against Occupy Melbourne protesters to the states anti-corruption body has failed in the city council. Greens councillor Rohan Leppert told a council meeting tonight that protesters in the City Square had been dragged out by their hair and there was “blood on the streets” during the confrontation in October 2011. “Was the action used by police appropriate,” he said. Cr Leppert had moved a motion to instruct the council CEO to refer the issue to the new Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, but he was voted down. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, who had ask…http://www.twitpic.com/cavcv4
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty [VIDEO] OCAP activists disrupt council after shelter bed vote http://www.cp24.com/news/ocap-activists-disrupt-council-after-shelter-bed-vote-1.1164100 Toronto’s anti-poverty activists are threatening to occupy Metro Hall if city council doesn’t add more shelter spaces for the homeless to eliminate what they are describing as a life-threatening shortage. Protesters are planning to set up an “emergency” homeless shelter inside the public building March 7 if Toronto’s mayor and councillors fail to meet the group’s demands. In response to the group’s pleas, city Coun. Adam Vaughan tabled a motion asking council to debate the issue at Wednesday's regular council meeting, but the motion was defeated. After the vote, activists in the gallery at city hall sh…http://www.twitpic.com/c5hrus
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Occupy Melbourne Wiki vandalised from Aussie local council http://news.techeye.net/security/occupy-melbourne-wiki-vandalised-from-aussie-local-council A local council has found itself in hot water down under after it dealt with a protest movement by vandalising the outfit's Wikipedia page. Occupy Melbourne's official Wikipedia page was edited twice by a person using a City of Melbourne computer to remove contentious words. The move seemed to be to help re-elect lord mayor Robert Doyle last year. Two edits removed the word “peacefully” to describe Occupy protesters and also purged references to the council's alleged involvement in shutting down the protest. Occupy protesters were removed from the City Square by more than 100 police. The City of Melbour…http://www.twitpic.com/c5i6oz