takethesquare.net, a site inspired by the Occupy movement has put out a call for a global day of action on May 12.
The call is out to chapters of the Occupy movement worldwide to march in solidarity with the countries in which uprisings are currently taking place (Syria, Greece, Egypt, Tunisia, Iceland and India to name a few).
http://takethesquare.net/2012/03/04/call-for-a-global-spring-in-may-2012/
The Wall Street Journal has reported in their online blog that more than 1 in 7 US Citizens use food stamps. They have included a map where you can click on every state and see the statistics for the amount of people using food stamps.
There is a massive recent increase in the number of average American citizens dependent upon food stamps for survival.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/03/02/more-than-1-in-7-use-food-stamps-in-u-s/tab/interactive/
Perhaps some conscientious, peaceful, American protesters are thinking of protesting outside the home of some big CEO, or stage a sit-in inside a bank. Well, under legislation introduced by state Sen. Don Balfour, the former could result in a $1,000 fine. And the latter? Well, that could get them charged with a felony.
Yes, despite the fact that Georgia has some of the weakest labor laws and lowest union memberships in the country, the Snellville Republicans wants to further clamp down on the organizations. And it looks like the Occupy movement won’t get a pass either.
http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/02/27/anti-union-bill-would-ban-protesting-at-ceos-homes
