Subversive Soapbox

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

— Martin Luther King Jr “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963

Source: history1900s.about.com

Notes: 4 1/16/12 — 11:01am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyEtDaOQ Filed under: #MLK #Martin Luther King #Occupy #history #occupy history

Occupy Wall Street versus the Tea Party

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cognitivedissonance:

Just a few stats on the two movements…

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PRINT THIS POST WORDS: Notes: 1300 12/4/11 — 7:20pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCqNEzg Filed under: #Tea Party #movements #Occupy Wall Street #occupy #wall st #ows #infographic

Source: octopus-salad

Notes: 20 12/3/11 — 7:02pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCn8_p_ Filed under: #Occupy #Wall St #protesters #bankers #cartoons #comics #political #banks #demonstrations

Source: sophiebryce

High-res Notes: 53 12/3/11 — 5:47pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCmyfjG Filed under: #corporatism #corporations #America #occupy #occupy wall street #economy #signs #protest

“In the real world, the fate of human beings is decided every day not by the courts, but out of court, in the streets, in the workplace, by whoever has the wealth and power. The redistribution of that wealth and power is necessary if the Bill of Rights, if any rights, are to have meaning”

—Howard Zinn

laughinacorner:

LOL!

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Notes: 111 12/1/11 — 7:06pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyChm3Yt Filed under: #Twilight #Occupy #huh #discrimination #police #state #police state #tents #Howard Zinn #quotes

Photo/Video anthology of Police brutality at Occupy movements

Source: flammablezen

Notes: 1 11/30/11 — 7:21pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCf8AEX Filed under: #Occupy #Occupy Wall St #Occupy Davis #Occupy Seattle #Occupy everywhere #montage #police #violence #brutality #cops

Source: gusbangbang

High-res Notes: 30 11/30/11 — 6:16pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCexxc3 Filed under: #Anonymous #conformity #freedom #obey #Guy Fawkes #OWS #Occupy #Occupy Wall St

Jesus was a street kid. Taken at the second Occupy Oakland encampment, before it was destroyed.

High-res Notes: 7 11/29/11 — 6:21pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCcIXyy Filed under: #Occupy #Oakland #Occupy Oakland #Jesus #street kids #street kid #tents #signs #protest

fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

Nov. 28 - Last night Seattle and Vancouver joined 5 other west coast cities in planning to shud down ports all along the West Coast on December 12. With this addition it means that every west coast occupation in a city with a port is now participating in the port blockade. Together we are unstoppable.

Source: fuckyeahmarxismleninism

High-res Notes: 27 11/28/11 — 8:53pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCZ__oe Filed under: #West Coast #port #Oakland #Occupy #Portland #general strike #strike #workers rights #solidarity #LA #Seattle #UC #Berkeley #San Francisco #SF #Davis #Longshoremen #Goldman Sachs #posters #Occupy the port #unions

“For those complaining about that the OWS protestors are lazy and should get a job, I’d like to point something out. During McDonald’s recent big publicity stunt of announcing they would be hiring 50,000 people, over 1,000,000 people applied. They ended up hiring 62,000 people. Now, let’s pretend that exactly 1,000,000 people applied, that means only 6.2% of applicants got a job. Incidentally, only 6.2% of 2015 class of Harvard University applicants got accepted. This means that getting a job at McDonald’s right now is more competitive than getting into Harvard freaking University. Most protestors want to work, desperately so. If you’re going to bitch about the OWS, find a better reason than lazy protestors.” - Jon Lerner

Source: kylemcqueen

PRINT THIS POST WORDS: Notes: 62 11/28/11 — 7:35pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Zl0eLyCZofQe Filed under: #income #inequality #OWS #Occupy Wall street #occupy #get a job #protest #McDonalds #Harvard