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Wall Street JournalOpposition to Michigan's EM law goes nationallyminbcnews.comby Dan Armstrong The Emergency Manager idea is not new to Michigan, but some of the provisions are.
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Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy ... Before Adbusters called on activists to Occupy Wall Street, thousands of Spaniards set up camp in Madrid's iconic Puerta del Sol, and in public squares across the country.
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My #3 act of revolution is to Join A Movement. I had already done this in 2011 when I got involved in the Occupy Grand Rapids movement on day 1 of the occupation (Oct 8th, 2011). I found myself with the opportunity to get ...
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Last night, on his MSNBC show, Ed Schulz finished the evening with a piece about the Emergency Manager issue in Michigan. One particularly interesting point made by Rev. Alexander Bullock from the Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church of Highland Park, MI and also of Rainbow Push Detroit was that Emergency Managers can take control of the Clerk’s office when they take over a city. Since the City Clerks run the local elections, that has ominous portent for the future of democracy in our state. During the hand-off from Ed Schultz to Rachel Maddow, it became clear that there was much more to come on the subject of Michigan’s Emergency Managers and indeed there was.
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Occupy Grand Rapids. Skip to content. Home · About · About Occupy GR · Camping · General Assemblies · What Is a GA? Process · Hand Signals · GA Meeting Notes · Contact · ← Weekly Update: Jan16-Jan22nd ...
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independent journalists...This site Censored #NoSOPA
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At least 30 protesters from the Occupy movement interrupted a meeting on Thursday of the University of Michigan's Board of Regents, according to AnnArbor.com, a local news source. The protesters, from Occupy Ann Arbor ...
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An Occupy Grand Rapids protester said the nod from Time is an indication the message is resonating.
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Despite the lack of much news coverage, Occupy Grand Rapids still exists and continues to do important work. Some people are still sleeping outside at Fountain Street Church, while others are ha...
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@OccupyGR hi a new website for #occupygr is up now, could we get access to @occupygr?
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Interested in Tim Pools new toy the Occto-copter? Read about the benefactors involved in this awesome new technology. From the blog: The Occupy Wall Street movement gained an unbelievable amount o...
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Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy ... The “Occupy” brand is a hit, having embedded its “99%” emblem in the popular consciousness like no other political slogan of the past two generations.
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In Grand Rapids, members of We Are The People and Occupy Grand Rapids protested Thursday outside the office of U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, urging him to support an extension. Demonstrator Michael Tuffelmire tells the ...
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Here is a link to the MLIVE article on OCCUPY THE COURTS on Jan 12th, 2012, the 2nd anniversary of Citizens United. Move To Amend; Grand Rapids & Occupy Grand Rapids activists fighting for your rights!
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The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comNew York Occupy Wall Street participant to speak at GVSUThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comBy Heidi Fenton | The Grand Rapids Press When hundreds gathered in Manhattan's Liberty Square in early September to 'occ...
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I make no pretense of journalistic neutrality; I have a dog in this fight, ME an American citizen, resident of Michigan, The Great Lakes State. Proud granddaughter of a U.S. Navy Chief who served...
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Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.comMuskegon-based Occupy The Lakeshore joins others in protest on Capitol HillMuskegon Chronicle - MLive.comOccupy The Lakeshore was represented at the event by Vanderstelt, Virginia Chester-Way from Grand Haven,...
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a virtual moleskin to park the seeds of inspiration...
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December 15, 2011 Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a better world. I want greed, consumerism and the unrelenting devotion to climbing to the top of the pyramid to be replaced with coo...
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Late Wednesday afternoon, a small group of people involved with Occupy Grand Rapids held a protest in front of the federal building in downtown Grand Rapids. In addition to holding signs for nearly two hours as motorists ...
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Ok all you Michiganders. In 2012, all radio stations in Michigan must renew their licenses with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Since the 1996 Telecommunications Act was passed,...
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The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comDid Michigan inspire GOP in Congress to try extending unemployment benefits ...The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.comMichigan, which has consistently been near the top of the unemployment rate charts for the last...
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Christmas Wish List / Open Letter to Santa Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a better world. I want greed, consumerism and the unrelenting devotion to climbing to the top of the pyramid to be replaced with cooperation, collaboration, and focus on our long term. I'd like corporations to be fundamentally structured for accountability and benefit to their workers, to their customers, to the overall effects of their operation . . .
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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comGrand Rapids demonstrators urge Rep.
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