Spirit Day: Wear purple on Thursday to support LGBT youth
Spirit Day was organized in 2010 as a response to the LGBT youth who had taken their own lives following relentless anti-LGBT bullying. On Oct. 20, individuals, schools and organizations wear purple, which symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag.
Teach-in promotes labor-student unity
Thousands of students, labor leaders, and community activits tuned in to the AFL-CIO’s “America Wants to Work” National Teach-In last week.
Thousands occupy Washington, demand "jobs now"
The August earthquake shook loose some stones on the Washington Monument, but 10,000 protesters demanding "Jobs NOW" shook the obelisk again on Oct. 15.
The occupation continues in Orlando (with video)
On October 15th, over 2,000 people took the streets of downtown Orlando in solidarity with the international day of action for the Occupy Movement.
Message from Occupy Missoula
Did anyone doubt that our cause was righteous? We all watched as an eagle slowly circled o'er us - and knew it was.
Occupy Wall Street blocks eviction attempt
The threatened "clean up" eviction of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators was postponed Friday morning.
“Occupy Cleveland” wins wide community support
The Cleveland AFL-CIO gave the Occupy Wall Street movement a warm welcome of solidarity.
Protest shuts down Wells Fargo
It was the biggest demonstration to date in the growing surge of "Make Banks Pay!" and "Occupy Together" actions in the Bay Area.
A new student uprising in the works?
Two hundred at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst targeted the Bank of America. The bank is planning to raise fees it charges for use of debit cards.
Hundreds march on the homes of the top 1 percent
Close to a thousand activists took to the richest neighborhood in the world to demand that the richest 1 percent pay their fair share of taxes.
