Posted by Medea Benjamin in Economic Activism for Palestine, Events, Global Exchange News, Human Rights Buzz on 7th February, 2012 | No Comments
With the Occupy movement that has swept the country demanding social and economic justice, many have concluded that AIPAC—the powerful pro-Israeli government lobby that distorts U.S. policy in the Middle East— is a mandatory “occupy target”. Timed to coincide with the annual AIPAC policy conference in March 2012, the Occupy AIPAC summit will be a long weekend of teach-ins, cultural performances, protests and creative direct actions, and more.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Giving Thanks, Global Exchange Members, Global Exchange News on 6th February, 2012 | 4 Comments
After 23 years, and as a co-founder of Global Exchange, Kevin Danaher has taken on a new role. Find out where he is now, and how you can add your name to his going away card.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Events, Featured, Global Exchange News, Human Rights Buzz, Stop War Now, Uncategorized on 6th February, 2012 | No Comments
What About Peace? is an international arts contest for youth ages 14 – 20 to express ideas and thoughts about peace by responding to the question, “What About Peace?” through artistic expression, with $2500 in total prizes to be given out. Though the contest is in full swing and the deadline is closing in, there is still time to enter. Find out the deadline and details.
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Posted by Kylie Nealis in Events, News and Views on 2nd February, 2012 | No Comments
The images of street battles and arrests at the Occupy Move In Day in Oakland on Saturday have garnered national attention. Unfortunately, much of the reporting by mainstream corporate media has been incomplete and inaccurate, misrepresenting the intentions behind the march and distorting the sequence of events that led to the mass arrests. What started as an attempt to reclaim an abandoned space (the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center) and repurpose it for human needs by converting it into a social center was met with intense police aggression resulting in injuries to peaceful protestors, with nearly 400 hundred arrests by the end of the day.
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Featured, Global Exchange News, News and Views on 2nd February, 2012 | No Comments
This is the very first online announcement about our newest campaign about to launch, “Occupy Our Elections.” Consider yourself in-the-know! Here’s Global Exchange Executive Director Carleen Pickard to explain:
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Posted by Admin in Human Rights Buzz, News and Views, Stop War Now on 23rd January, 2012 | No Comments
The following is a guest post by Rae Abileah with contributing writers Sharon Shay Sloan and Eva Lyons. An uplifting and timely read, especially for those who’ve been following our various Occupy Wall Street West posts. — A day of hard rain and wind could not dampen the spirits of activists representing the 99% as »
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Featured, Global Exchange News, Immigration, News and Views, Our Work, Politics & Economics, Stop War Now on 21st January, 2012 | No Comments
On January 20, Occupy Wall Street West made ‘business as usual’ uncomfortable in the financial core of San Francisco. Despite copious rain, protests began at 6am, continued at Wells Fargo and Bank of America branches, moved to the courts, back to Bechtel and the banks, labor and immigrant rights marches targeting I.C.E offices and culminating with a huge and spirited march up Market St as night fell. Many folks sought shelter before arriving to the Cathedral Hill Hotel to post photos, videos and blogs, warm wet feet and reflect on the Day of Action – believing that whatever happens next – we are unstoppable.
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Posted by Kylie Nealis in Global Exchange News, News and Views, Stop War Now on 20th January, 2012 | No Comments
Hundreds of people have gathered in downtown San Francisco’s Financial District today despite the wind and rain to take part in a day of mass action against corporations, banks, and the courts. While people from many different walks of life are joining the actions today, there are a few consistent messages which are being voiced: corporations are not people, money is not speech, and people should come before profit.
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Posted by Shannon Biggs in Community and Nature's Rights, Global Exchange News, News and Views, Politics & Economics on 19th January, 2012 | 1 Comment
We could begin to ask new questions like: what if corporations aren’t the problem at all? Or: If the Supreme Court had never granted “personhood” rights to corporations, would they still be trammeling the rights of citizens and riding roughshod over communities and nature—Would we have democracy? The revolution for new rules is already here. Its happening at the grassroots. 150+ communities have already begun to challenge the system by writing new laws that place community and ecosystems above corporate profits and they’ve challenged the entire structure of law—right from Main Street, where they live.
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Posted by Brandon Knight in Community and Nature's Rights, Global Exchange News, Michigan Green Economy on 19th January, 2012 | No Comments
Signs of hope continue to sprout in Detroit. For many of us working on the revitalization of Detroit, 2012 may prove to be the year when the tide finally shifts towards a rebirth of our great city. Some consider this a bottoming out after over a decade of massive manufacturing job losses to the tune of 200,000 jobs lost since the year 2000 and eye-opening population loss.
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