From Occupations to Victories

On September 17, Occupy Wall Street began in New York City. Ten days later, Tahirih Cahill, mother of two young children here in Boise, Idaho and wife of one of my son’s childhood friends, logged into Facebook, set up a page, named it OccupyBoi, and sent it to a dozen friends. Tahirih heard about Occupy Wall Street (OWS) through a Wisconsin friend and wondered why she heard nothing about something this big and exciting in the local or national news. She decided to set up a meeting on Friday in her home. Her brother-in-law, Travis, connected with students at Boise State.

Can the #Occupy Movement Be a Turning Point?

By Doyle Canning

As the Wall Street occupation continues, Boston residents are sitting in to save their homes—and providing a lesson in how to sustain the powerful spark of the Occupy movement.

Decolonizing the 99%

By Christy Pardew

While Occupations are exploding in communities all over the country, indigenous people are both playing a critical role in the organizing efforts and also challenging underlying assumptions of what it means to “occupy.” In Denver, Colorado, indigenous people have played a critical role in organizing efforts.

Working Smart and Local

By Tim Rinne

Nebraska may be an agricultural state, but it’s far from fertile ground for peacemaking. Trying to sustain a dissenting voice in this reddest of “red states” is a nonstop political and economic challenge. That Nebraskans for Peace (NFP) has survived 41 years to become what is now the oldest statewide peace and justice organization in the entire country can be credited to equal parts pluck and luck. We’ve learned to “work smart,” prioritizing issues in line with changing conditions and opportunities.

Pro-Choice Organizing in “The Equality State”

By Sharon Breitweiser

Wyoming’s small but powerful prochoice community is doing its best to make the state live up to its nickname. Known as the “Equality State,” Wyoming was the first state in the nation to grant women the right to vote, to serve on juries and to hold public office. In keeping with this early tradition of respect for women’s rights, pro-choice advocates have defeated every legislative attack on reproductive choice since 1990.

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