The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
Scott Olsen
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UC Study: Police Often Provoke Protest Violence – Not the Other Way Around
From clashes during the Occupy movement to violence this month in Ferguson, Mo., researchers say protests get ugly when officers use aggressive tactics, dress in riot gear and line up like military.
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Oakland To Pay Out $4.5 Million To Occupy Protester Scott Olsen
Iraq War veteran and Occupy Oakland protester Scott Olsen will receive a $4.5 million settlement from the city of Oakland after being hit and critically injured by a beanbag round to the head in 2011.
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Two Years After Being Shot at Occupy Oakland, Vet Scott Olsen is Healing — and Suing
Olsen, who suffered a fractured skull and lasting brain trauma when he was hit by a bean bag round shot by police during a volatile protest at Occupy Oakland, awaits a settlement against the Oakland PD.
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Police "War Games" And Weapons Expo Brings Global Militarized Elite to Oakland
At the 7th annual “Urban Shield” event held in Oakland, law enforcement officials from across America and the world could browse and purchase a plethora of military weapons, from the latest in munitions to armored cars and drones.
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What Might Occupy’s Nonviolent Militia Look Like?
Why do Americans equate the idea of an "army" or "militia" with weapons? A discussion is evolving about the future of creative nonviolent resistance and what an "Occupy Militia" might look like.
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Chicago Dispatch: Vets Toss Medals of Honor, Call NATO Summit a Disgrace
“I'm doing this here, now, because our enemy is not overseas, our enemy is in the corporate boardrooms, right over there in those NATO conference rooms, right here at home,” said a veteran.
