Rising Tide North America sent out this report today about the Shut Down the Corporations call to action: “#F29 is off to bang this morning with actions across the country. big props to our Rising Tide & Occupy comrades in Portland for […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Indigenous Elders & Supporters Occupy ALEC Member Salt River Project Headquarters
TEMPE, AZ — Indigenous Dine’ (Navajo) and O’odham elders and supporters are taking direct action by occupying Salt River Project (SRP) headquarters today at 10am. This action is occurring while the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) holds their “States & Nation Policy […]
Continue readingProtesters Attacked by Police with Pepper Spray, Seven Arrested During Shutdown ALEC Action in Phoenix, AZ
Dozens of protesters were attacked by police with pepper spray and seven people have been arrested so far in a day of action against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). On November 30, starting at 8 am hundreds marched and converged on […]
Continue readingO’odham Pepper Sprayed in Phoenix ALEC Protest
David Ortega, Tohono O’odham native elder, suffered a stroke after being pepper sprayed by police and is now at the hospital. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona— Tohono O’odham David Ortega, veteran and elder, suffered a stroke today after being pepper sprayed by police at the […]
Continue readingNew Orleans!! Fight corporate greed! March to the Marriott! August 5
Stand up, and fight back in New Orleans! ALEC is hosting their annual summit at the Marriott in New Orleans from August 1-6th. We will meet them there to let them know they can’t pull the strings from the behind the curtain […]
Continue readingDirect Action All Summer Long!
Ecological resistance is on the rise across the US. Check out these and more events at the EF! Newswire calendar … August 4 — BP = Big Polluter, Direct Action Protest (New Orleans, LA) August 5 — Protest ALEC conference (Also in […]
Continue readingAmerican Legislative Exchange Council EXPOSED; Protest at annual ALEC meeting in New Orleans, August 3-6, 2011
ALEC stands for American Legislative Exchange Council. They are an ultra conservative front group that brings corporations and politicians together. ALEC’s private sector board is made up of representatives from GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer, Koch Industries, to name a few. They write model laws […]
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