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Friday January 20th, 2012

Occupy Schools Not Jails: Mid-Week Check-In

Spencer Compton and Corey Reidy

Casey McKeel

Wednesday, Jan.18th, 2012, marked the third day of the five-day "pop-up" occupation: Schools Not Jails. This demonstration strives to bring awareness and to protest the city's proposed youth jail. While the organizers' original gameplan had been to occupy the site of the proposed youth jail 'round the clock, from Monday-Saturday, by Wednesday the strategy had dramatically shifted.

Thursday January 19th, 2012

Indyreader Interviews Lester Spence at Occupy Schools Not Jails

Corey Reidy

Casey McKeel

On Monday, Jan.19th, 2012, a.k.a - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, The Indypendent Reader caught up with Lester Spence, at the kick-off action for the Schools Not Jails five-day "pop-up" occupation.

Sunday December 4th, 2011

Audio - Two Months Old: Collective Reflections on Occupy Baltimore

Clayton Conn

photo: Clayton Conn

On the eve of the two month anniversary of Occupy Baltimore, participants and allies of the emerging movement gathered at the 2640 Space to reflect upon the previous two months of an intensive experiment in mass participatory democracy; it's successes, pitfalls, challenges and potential new directions.

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Thursday October 27th, 2011

Audio: Letter from Unions supports Occupy Baltimore and Urges Mayor's Office to Stay Away

Clayton Conn

Letter of Union Leader support for Occupy Baltimore

The president of the Baltimore AFL-CIO, Ernie Grecco, along with twleve other union leaders wrote a letter to Mayor Rawlings-Blake urging the city to allow for the Occupy Baltimore encampment to continue. This comes just one day after the city declared the encampment illegal, threatening to evict the near one month protest.

 

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday October 19th, 2011

Radio: Max Rameau on the Baltimore Occupy movement and taking back the land

Clayton Conn

Max Rameau of Take Back the Land, Speaking at Occupy Baltimore. Photo: Spencer Compton

Originally published at Free Speech Radio News

Occupy encampments continue across the country, including in Baltimore, where over the weekend Pan-African theorist Max Rameau gave a teach-in and addressed the General Assembly. Rameau is an organizer with the Take Back the Land movement, which uses direct action to push for community control over land.

 

Monday October 10th, 2011

Audio: Liberate the City not Occupy It - Interview with Reverend Heber Brown

Clayton Conn

Reverend Heber Brown, Oct. 4th 2011. Photo: Clayton ConnStop the Youth Jail march, Oct. 4th 2011. Photo: Clayton ConnMcKeldin Square, site of Occupy Baltimore. Photo: Clayton ConnProtest against planned youth jail, Oct. 4th 2011. Photo: Clayton Conn

Indyreader caught up with community activist, Reverend Heber Brown, at the end of the Stop the Youth Jail march this last Tuesday. He spoke on some of Baltimore's fundamental issues that the majority of the city's population faces, as well as positives and potential challenges that the growing Occupation Movement may have within the city. 

 

 

 

 

Friday October 7th, 2011

Audio of Economic Crisis Teach-In @ Occupy Baltimore

Clayton Conn

photo: Clayton Conn

Several dozen people participated in an economic crisis teach-in at McKeldin Park, the site of Occupy Baltimore.

Activist and academic, Lester Spence, spoke on the relationship of neoliberalism and the black community, and Joel Andreas spoke on the economy, militarism and imperialism.

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Monday September 26th, 2011

What Do We Want?! : Slutwalk Bmore 2011

Jenny Gaeng

Michelle Gaeng

“What do we want?”  

“RESPECT!”  

“When do we want it?”  

As the crowd marching down The Block screamed “NOW!”, we drowned out the traffic and the passers-by, who didn’t seem to realize that their slurs and catcalls were the reason we had all come out in the chilly rain.  The name of the march, that stormed through Baltimore, on Saturday, September 17, was: SlutWalk.  Some of us had never been called “sluts” before, some of us were used to it.  And for most of us, that was beside the point.

Monday September 19th, 2011

Sounds of Independent News - Headline 7 - September 2011

Sounds of Independent News

Clayton Conn

Hello world! Welcome Autumn! And welcome back to our Baltimore-centric (although not exclusive) headline-news-round-up called Sounds of Independent News. We are committed to posting snippets of independent news, to help equip and inform local social justice activists and organizations. We are committed to posting regular segments and updates. We solicit your important news and announcements, as well as any suggestions and ideas. Email us at: indypendentreader@gmail.com

Sunday September 11th, 2011

Audio: The Lesbian Avengers w/ Dulcey Lewis

Dulcey Lewis and Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse

Local queer activist,and Baltimore Indypendent Reader correspondent, Dulcey Lewis, presented her lecture: The Lesbian Avengers w/ Dulcey Lewis - to a packed house, at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, on Friday, September 9th, 2011.

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