Tag: politics
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Election Day: Voting Matters
Several days before the election, I saw a photo pop up in my Facebook news stream. It was a photo of a woman burning her ballot at Occupy Portland’s #N3 Resist Austerity protest. I think this is ridiculously short-sighted and altogether ineffective. I say this as an Occupier. I say this as someone who is…
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THINK to UNITE: Partisan voting hurts us all
In which a chalk drawing at Frost Park inspires thought about partisan voting and why it’s bad for all of us. Also, a bit about Occupy Tacoma‘s two-day anniversary event. See pictures and find out who won this week’s Frost Park Chalk-off Occupy Tacoma One-Year Anniversary Tentative schedule for the anniversary Facebook event
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Occupy Tacoma honors Martin Luther King, Jr.
“This is our opportunity to make his dream a reality.” Those words were spoken by Dennis Lucas, a member of Occupy Tacoma and one of the organizers of Occupy the Hood, at a candlelight vigil held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Occupation Park. The vigil began at about 7:15 PM on October…
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Occupy Tacoma
Occupy Tacoma initiated its first action eight days ago, on October 7, 2011. I went to this first march expecting no more than a couple dozen at most, a scattered handful being more likely. What I found, instead, was what The News Tribune reported to be around 200 people. I was shocked, and happily so.…