Occupy Politics/Occupy the Burbs coverage

It's a MAIN STREET movement. (Natick MA 11/2011)

This is a new thread (instead of cramming more and more into old ones) for coverage on "phase 2" of Occupy tactics (engaging politics) and a running list of press coverage of MA Burb'ish Occupations.

(click here for other posts on this blog re: Occupy)

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Occupy Politics/Democracy

• WeCanOccupy.com's "take action" center drills down, with Progressive Mass, on MA legislation to fix the giant problems thru policy/law
• Legislation guides: Income Inequality, Wealth Gap, Unfair Taxation; Corporate Power/Influence
• Occupy Wall Street’s Next Phase: Avoid Cooptation in Election Season | Black Agenda Report (1/2012) 
• Occupy the future - News Features - Chris Faraone - The Phoenix (Occupying the primarieis) (Dec. 2011) 
• Thank You, Anarchists | The Nation (12/19/2011) -- good read about the autonomy of "other" groups, and the reinvigoration of politics by Occupy
• Occupy the Progressive Movement | Robert Cruickshank (12/18/2011) 
• Senator Brown: 
• Occupying Senator Scott Brown's Office | The Nation (12/6/2011): unlike the deliberately non-electoral Occupy movement, “Take Back the Capitol” came directly to lawmakers’ offices with specific goals: primarily extending unemployment insurance, passing a jobs bill, taxing the wealthy, and not cutting too deeply into domestic spending.
• Activists occupy Senator Scott Brown’s DC office - Political Intelligence - A national political and campaign blog from The Boston Globe - Boston.com (12/6/2011)
• Fascinating poll of political orientation of Occupy Wall Street protesters: Fordham poll, Oct. 2011

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Occupy the Burbs PRESS COVERAGE

• The Burbs
• The Boston Globe: Occupy suburbia at the threshold: Groups say Boston camp’s demise means renewed efforts outside the Hub (12/15/2011) (Needham, Natick, Newton, Lexington)
• Channel 5's CHRONICLE covered Occupy, and spent 1 minute on Occupy the Burbs, at the end of this clip ("segment 3").  View all 4 segments here.  What did you think?
• Natick:
• VIDEO: MetroWest Peace Action Joins Occupy Natick - Natick, MA Patch  (12/2011)
• Occupy Natick to kick off Sunday - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News  (Nov 4, 2011)
• Needham: 
•  Occupy Movement Moves To the 'Burbs - Needham, MA Patch (12/15/2011)
• Stacie: "it’s really about fairness, about leveling the playing field, about creating opportunities for people who don’t have opportunities now--because the system is really working for the wealthy and not for others." (rocking quote, stacie!)
• Occupy the Burbs inaugural event in Needham, 10/27: In Needham - activists see a need to bring Occupy movement to the suburbs - The Boston Globe 
• Newton:
• Occupy movement spreads to the suburbs: Newton Centre -  Boston.com (Nov. 9 2011) 
• VIDEO: Occupy Movement Hits Newton Centre - Newton, MA Patch (Oct. 26, 2011) 
• Other Towns: 
• POLL: How Do You Feel About Occupy's Suburban Sprawl? - Lexington, MA Patch (12/17/2011)
• Sudbury demonstrations in solidarity with Occupy Boston
• Occupy Brookline: Residents sympathetic to Occupy Boston take to Coolidge Corner - Brookline, Massachusetts - Brookline TAB  (12/7/2011)

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Photos from Needham's 17 Dec 2011 Occupy the Burbs standout
(Video and more pics at the Needham Patch)

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Other #Occupy posts on my blog (with different foci): 

• #OccupyBoston: a beginner's guide by a beginner 
• #OccupyBoston and the 99% (why we in the sleepy burbs need to get involved and proactive) 
• Why We #Occupy (the Burbs) [handout] 
• Occupy Wall Street : "What's it all about?": political aims and message of the OCCUPY movement 
• Framing the message of Occupy Wall Street 

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