Occupy Movement
(May 1, 2012) Protestors occupied the streets of Philadelphia. Morning commuters were diverted in Los Angeles. And in New York where things got off to a damp start, demonstrators gathered in front of large banks and marched through the city. What...
(March 19, 2012) Sixty faith leaders from many traditions are meeting together this week in California to discuss the next steps to take to continue The Occupy Movement. Rev. Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph.D. of Faith Voices for the Common Good and Rev....
(Feburary 14, 2012) Spurred on by the Occupy Wall Street movement, African-American leaders have banded together to forge the Occupy the Dream movement to highlight the widening gap between the rich and poor. Economic injustice was a focus of Dr....
(December 13, 2011) Dozens of protesters flooded Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood last week denouncing the widespread practice of foreclosure, both locally and around the nation. "We need to let people know that this community belongs...
(November 23, 2011) Arrested in a surprise police raid on Nov. 15th, protestor Solomon Seagal offers a first-person account of his treatment by law enforcement during the temporary clearing of Zuccotti Park.
(November 23, 2011) Twenty-four-year-old Justin Goncalves found himself drawn to protest at Occupy Wall Street after losing a coveted job. Upset with what he sees as unethical behavior on Wall Street and in corporate culture, he says he will no...
(November 22, 2011) Linda Lauro-Lazin explains what drove her to travel two hours from home to join the protests at Occupy Wall Street.
(November 18, 2011) Despite a police raid and other violence that erupted at Occupy Oakland, faith leaders remained committed to using non-violent means to try to affect change. The diverse group of clergy united at the city's encampment...
(November 18, 2011) Two days after a police raid at Zuccotti park, Occupy Wall Street protesters on Thursday attempted — unsuccessfully — to disrupt business at the New York Stock Exchange with a set of human blockades. As part of their "Day of...
(November 16, 2011) In the early morning hours of Nov. 15th, Mayor Bloomberg ordered a police raid to clear Zucccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters who had camped there for almost two months. Faith leaders and protesters congregated...
