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OCCUPYHOUSTON: (Rev.) Dec. 15-18, 2011, At TRANQUILITY PARK (Bagby/Walker, or Bagby/Rusk)

For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

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Please note: The http://occupyhouston.org/ calendar link was down for a while, but the sidebar version is now apparently working again. If you have information about the Occupation which is not getting input to the main site in a timely fashion, please write a comment or email me (ThinkwingRadio@msn.com) and I’ll consider posting it on this blog. FYI, I do not necessarily support every action reported here to the same degree or at all, but I report. – Mike

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Major Upcoming Events, (More info below the jump):

News & Announcements (More info below the jump):

Assistance Needed in Providing Bail Payment (Update)
Port Action Arrests update 12/14/11
Pictures of 12-12 Port of Houston Action
Calendar Of Upcoming Events <– Seems to be working again. Yay!
Meeting Minutes 12/11

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Occupy The Ballot? In Houston, Not So much.

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I think that politics can be summed up in two statements:

1) Given an honest count, politicians will follow the will of the voters.

2) In the absence of voters, politicians will follow the will of their monetary donors.

The #OCCUPY movement has changed our national political conversation, and raised public awareness of economic injustice and financial/political corruption. These are significant political successes.

But the #OCCUPY movement has failed in one very important place: It has not succeeded in Occupying the Ballot. Continue reading →

OCCUPYHOUSTON: Dec. 12, 2011, OCCUPY The Port of Houston

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For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

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Please note: The http://occupyhouston.org/ calendar link has been down for a while. Interesting and/or time-sensitive information on #Occupy has been hard to obtain there. I’m now extracting what I can from the site, as well as other sources such as Twitter. If you have information about the Occupation which is not getting input to the main site in a timely fashion, please write a comment or email me (ThinkwingRadio@msn.com) and I’ll consider posting it on this blog. – Mike

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Major Upcoming Events, (More info below the jump):

Occupiers in Texas Plan to Shut Down the Port of Houston!

News & Announcements (More info below the jump):

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For those who maintain the occupation at night and all day: “They also serve who only stand and wait.” ~ John Milton (1608 – 1674) from Sonnet XIX.

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