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well well well....
eye see my favorite region of northern new england has finally got into the act...
and at least the cops know how they're supposed to act...
(why new hampsterite's tend to live, as well as believe in, the state motto = not just a quaint phrase.)
http://www.conwaydailysun.com/featur...conway-village
Occupy rallies in Conway Village
By Daymond Steer
Dec 02, 2011 5:45 pm
CONWAY — The biggest local Occupy rally yet is scheduled for Sunday in a new location — in front of the town's Christmas tree.
Sunday's outdoor rally is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. and will only last an hour. Then participants will convene for an indoor meeting at a place to be determined. Previous rallies, held at the intersection of routes 16 and 153, have attracted between 50 and 70 people. Sunday's rally might be bigger because Occupy protesters from around the state are expected to attend.
Among the benefits of the new location is that will allow all the protesters to be together rather than being spread out on four corners.
"The tree matches our festive spirit," said Andy Davis, local Occupy organizer.
Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless, people-powered movement that began on Sept. 17 in New York City's financial district, inspiring related actions that have spread to over 100 cities across the U.S. and over 1,500 cities around the world. Common concerns include the economy and the corroding effect of big banks and multinational corporations on democracy, according to Davis.
In other parts of the country, the police response to Occupy protests have gained national attention — for instance the footage of U.C. Davis students being pepper sprayed for blocking a walking path.
However, Conway Police Lt. Chris Perley said protesters have a constitutional right to speak and assemble. The police are sworn to protect the U.S. Constitution. In previous local Occupy rallies, the protesters acted completely appropriately, he said.
Conway Town Manager Earl Sires said much the same thing when asked if Occupy needed a permit.
(there's always one in the bunch...)
"They are free to gather and express their opinions with regard to the global state of affairs and/or the appearance of our Christmas tree," said Sires.
After the rally, Occupy New Hampshire organizer Mark Provost will be speaking at the meeting. Provost is an equity analyst turned economics journalist who has been published by online news organizations like Truthout.
Provost says people have been attending rallies for reasons ranging from ending the wars to campaign finance reform. What fuels the movement is the bad economy in which jobs are scarce and the steepest wage decline in about 30 years.
"It's totally an extreme situation," says Provost. "It's absolutely desperate."
The new jobs that are being created tend to be low-paying service jobs with no benefits, said Provost. True unemployment numbers are actually worse than the the official rate of about 9 percent because some people have been unemployed for so long that they no longer count as unemployed.
On Sundays, Occupy New Hampshire, protesters who are mainly based in Manchester, travel around the state to visit other Occupy movements. Previously, Occupy New Hampshire protesters have appeared in Concord, Keene and Plymouth, said Provost who says they may bring four or five car loads of people on Sunday.
It appears Occupy Conway might have a theme song now. Some enterprising Mount Washington Valley singers have created a music video for their piece "Hallelujah Corporations: A Musical Tribute to Corporate Excess." The group calls itself Mic Check productions.
The YouTube video has generated about 2,000 views in two days, said one of the singers, Mary Edes Kull. Other group members are singer songwriter Ellen Farnum, singer Martel Spagnolo, singer Hans Stafford, and musical accompaniment was by Peggy Johnson.
The group performed the song at the Carroll County Democrats' annual Grover Cleveland Dinner. After that, someone suggested that the group put a recording of the song on YouTube. Now, Edes hopes it will get the attention of news anchors like Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann.
"We're working on making it viral," said Edes referring to a term for videos that are widely seen.
For more information about Sunday's rally call 447-2113.
eye see my favorite region of northern new england has finally got into the act...
and at least the cops know how they're supposed to act...
(why new hampsterite's tend to live, as well as believe in, the state motto = not just a quaint phrase.)
http://www.conwaydailysun.com/featur...conway-village
Occupy rallies in Conway Village
By Daymond Steer
Dec 02, 2011 5:45 pm
CONWAY — The biggest local Occupy rally yet is scheduled for Sunday in a new location — in front of the town's Christmas tree.
Sunday's outdoor rally is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. and will only last an hour. Then participants will convene for an indoor meeting at a place to be determined. Previous rallies, held at the intersection of routes 16 and 153, have attracted between 50 and 70 people. Sunday's rally might be bigger because Occupy protesters from around the state are expected to attend.
Among the benefits of the new location is that will allow all the protesters to be together rather than being spread out on four corners.
"The tree matches our festive spirit," said Andy Davis, local Occupy organizer.
Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless, people-powered movement that began on Sept. 17 in New York City's financial district, inspiring related actions that have spread to over 100 cities across the U.S. and over 1,500 cities around the world. Common concerns include the economy and the corroding effect of big banks and multinational corporations on democracy, according to Davis.
In other parts of the country, the police response to Occupy protests have gained national attention — for instance the footage of U.C. Davis students being pepper sprayed for blocking a walking path.
However, Conway Police Lt. Chris Perley said protesters have a constitutional right to speak and assemble. The police are sworn to protect the U.S. Constitution. In previous local Occupy rallies, the protesters acted completely appropriately, he said.
Conway Town Manager Earl Sires said much the same thing when asked if Occupy needed a permit.
(there's always one in the bunch...)
"They are free to gather and express their opinions with regard to the global state of affairs and/or the appearance of our Christmas tree," said Sires.
After the rally, Occupy New Hampshire organizer Mark Provost will be speaking at the meeting. Provost is an equity analyst turned economics journalist who has been published by online news organizations like Truthout.
Provost says people have been attending rallies for reasons ranging from ending the wars to campaign finance reform. What fuels the movement is the bad economy in which jobs are scarce and the steepest wage decline in about 30 years.
"It's totally an extreme situation," says Provost. "It's absolutely desperate."
The new jobs that are being created tend to be low-paying service jobs with no benefits, said Provost. True unemployment numbers are actually worse than the the official rate of about 9 percent because some people have been unemployed for so long that they no longer count as unemployed.
On Sundays, Occupy New Hampshire, protesters who are mainly based in Manchester, travel around the state to visit other Occupy movements. Previously, Occupy New Hampshire protesters have appeared in Concord, Keene and Plymouth, said Provost who says they may bring four or five car loads of people on Sunday.
It appears Occupy Conway might have a theme song now. Some enterprising Mount Washington Valley singers have created a music video for their piece "Hallelujah Corporations: A Musical Tribute to Corporate Excess." The group calls itself Mic Check productions.
The YouTube video has generated about 2,000 views in two days, said one of the singers, Mary Edes Kull. Other group members are singer songwriter Ellen Farnum, singer Martel Spagnolo, singer Hans Stafford, and musical accompaniment was by Peggy Johnson.
The group performed the song at the Carroll County Democrats' annual Grover Cleveland Dinner. After that, someone suggested that the group put a recording of the song on YouTube. Now, Edes hopes it will get the attention of news anchors like Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann.
"We're working on making it viral," said Edes referring to a term for videos that are widely seen.
For more information about Sunday's rally call 447-2113.
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