#union #iww #ows #occupy #p2 #tlot #tcot New Finnish citizenships double http://yle.fi/uutiset/new_finnish_citizenships_double/6464972 Some 9,518 people were granted Finnish citizenship last year. The number has doubled from 2011, when 4,974 individuals were made citizens. Two major factors are behind the increase. Firstly, the time of required residency was shortened from six to four years in the autumn of 2011. Secondly, former citizens of Finland could reclaim their citizenship merely by giving notice on the matter, and without having to move to Finland. The number of citizenship applications grew by 39 percent in 2011, while the number of those reclaiming their citizenship leaped by 26 percent. Topping the list of nationalities that applied for citizenship wer…http://www.twitpic.com/bxysl5
#union #iww #ows #occupy #p2 #tlot #tcot Do you feel a sense of helplessness? Many do. But you can change that—you can take part in shaping the future, in making Canada a better place. What you do matters. The number of people who come to each #idleNoMore round dance matters. And whether you're involved or not: that matters too! Make your voice count! Here's eight ways you can be Idle No More: http://thetyee.ca/Life/2013/01/19/Idle-No-More-List/ -ßhttp://www.twitpic.com/bxqfcv
#union #iww #ows #occupy #p2 #tlot #tcot House Postpones Debt Limit Deadline to May 18 http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/House-Postpones-Debt-Limit-Deadline-to-May-18 The U.S. House of Representatives, led by Speaker John Boehner and his Republican allies, voted to put off the debt ceiling fight until May 18. This is good news—no doubt about it—and it shows the power of working people when they make their voices heard. But don’t think for a second that Republicans have given up trying to tank the economy to get their way. Or trying to cut Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare benefits. Or trying to cut taxes for Wall Street and rich people. Because they haven’t and they won’t. This fight is still on…http://www.twitpic.com/bxq3rd
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot Victoria Hudgins 3:10 PM – Public A silent march was held in Santa Barbara today to honor more than 100 Tibetans who have immolated themselves in protest of China's oppressive takeover of Tibet, and the inhumane treatment of its people. See @xeni on Twitter for photos of events. http://boingboing.net/2013/01/15/to-do-in-southern-california.html Santa Barbara Summit for Tibet, Jan. 19–26, 2013 If you're in Southern California, here's a week-long event well worth checking out. Starting this weekend, The Santa Barbara Summit for Tibet (SBST) is hosting a “Tibetan Cultural Week of Celebration and Education to increase awareness in our city of the Tibetan culture’s philosophical and spiritual richness, as well as the challenges it fa…http://www.twitpic.com/bwzajj
In 2012 the 100 richest people gained enough money to end world poverty 4x over. Crisis or SCAM? #OccupY #EconomYhttp://www.twitpic.com/bx0tk3
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot Reality Is For People Who Can't Face Oxycontin…http://www.twitpic.com/bwzymi
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot AFSCME Supporters Protest Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s Austerity Measures http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/In-The-States/AFSCME-Supporters-Protest-Philadelphia-Mayor-Michael-Nutter-s-Austerity-Measures Around 200 AFSCME supporters protested Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s austerity measures outside a downtown Washington, D.C., hotel today at noon. As Nutter participated in the first day of the 79th winter meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, people in the block-long picket line that formed in front of the hotel chanted things like “No more cuts! Nutter’s nuts!” and “Take a hike! Corporate Mike!,” alluding to his administration’s record of reducing community health services and closing down libraries, schools and fire stations and his support for tax breaks for the we…http://www.twitpic.com/bx01kf
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot 'Zero Dark Thirty' Is Osama bin Laden's Last Victory Over America http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/zero-dark-thirty-is-osama-bin-ladens-last-victory-over-america-20130116 I went to see Zero Dark Thirty this weekend with great anticipation. I've always loved Kathryn Bigelow's movies – I'm a fan to an almost embarrassing degree. Like most people I liked the Busey-Keanu surf-and-bromance film Point Break, but I also loved the The Weight of Water, as well as Strange Days, The Widowmaker… Bigelow's movies are visually engrossing, innovative and smart, and I couldn't wait to see what she did with a real-life subject matter that had the potential to be both the greatest detective story and the greatest action-movie plot of all time. So I went to see the movie and like most p…http://www.twitpic.com/bwyagf
ATTENTION!! #URGENT #MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE OF #SYRIA TO THE #OUTSIDE #WORLD !! #OW #OCCUPY#TRUTH #JUSTICEhttp://www.twitpic.com/bwe8b3
#job #union #iww #ows #occupy #p2 #tlot #tcot Occupy Oakland Protesters Sue; Claim Arrests Violated Civil Rights http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/01/16/occupy-oakland-protesters-sue-claim-arrests-violated-civil-rights/ Occupy Oakland protesters are suing the city and Alameda County, saying arrests last year violated their civil rights. The federal lawsuit filed Monday in San Francisco says 409 people were unlawfully arrested them outside the YMCA. The suit, seeking class-action status, claims civil rights were violated when they were held in jail for hours but were never charged with a crime. The suit says protesters weren’t given a dispersal order by law enforcement. The mass arrest occurred hours after protesters tried to take over the vacant Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center several blocks away. The suit s…http://www.twitpic.com/bw36ck