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Poor People's Movements

Protesters in Milwaukee occupy bridge, take streets
Mike Gold | Milwaukee | 11/17/11
Protesters in Milwaukee occupied a bridge here, Nov. 17, as similar actions took place across the country. Roughly 200 people gathered in Carver Park in a...
bridges, Carver Park, jobs, Occupy Milwaukee, OWS
Occupation to stop Minneapolis home foreclosure underway
Sarah Martin | Minneapolis, MN | 11/11/11
150 people chanted “Banks got bailed out, we got sold out!” Nov. 8, at a rally to begin an occupation in support of North Minneapolis home owner, Monique...
Foreclosures, Occupy Wall Street, OccupyMN
Occupy the Hood, Occupy Milwaukee on the march
Staff | Milwaukee, WI | 10/31/11
Occupy Milwaukee held a second march, Oct. 29, joining with Occupy the Hood. 400 people marched from Lincoln Park down a busy street, ending at a closed-...
Occupy Milwaukee, Occupy the Hood, Occupy the Hood Milwaukee, Occupy Wall Street
New Jersey marchers brave blizzard to stop foreclosures
Staff | Irvington, NJ | 10/31/11
In spite of a winter storm, the Coalition to Save Our Homes marched and rallied here, Oct. 29, against home foreclosures.
Coalition to Save Our Homes, Foreclosures
Fight back against foreclosures in Irvington, New Jersey
Staff | Irvington, NJ | 10/18/11
On Oct. 29, a March and Rally against Foreclosures will be held in Irvington. “We want the banks to give the overpricing money back. No principal...
Coalition to Save Our Homes (C2SOH), Foreclosures
Coalition to End the Meal Limits NOW scores victory
Staff | Gainesville, FL | 8/28/11
The Coalition to End the Meal Limits NOW scored a major victory for homeless and poor people’s rights here, Aug. 25, as the city commission unanimously...
Coalition to End the Meal Limits NOW, Gainesville Area Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Minnesota shutdown ends with cuts to poor people, no new taxes for rich
Linden Gawboy | St. Paul, MN | 7/20/11
The Minnesota government shutdown ended July 20 at 9:00 a.m., after Governor Mark Dayton signed a slew of budget bills - the biggest ones passed in the...
Budget Cuts, government shutdown, Governor Mark Dayton, Minnesota Welfare Rights Coalition
Welfare Rights Committee demands “Tax the rich” on day 13 of Minnesota government shutdown
Staff | Saint Paul, MN | 7/14/11
On July 13, members of the Welfare Rights Committee rolled out a huge banner on the steps of the Minnesota state capitol building.
government shutdown, Governor Mark Dayton, Tax the rich
Minnesota government shutdown looms
Mick Kelly | Saint Paul, MN | 6/30/11
Members and supporters of the Welfare Rights Committee gathered on the steps of the state capitol building here, June 30, unfurling a huge banner reading...
government shutdown, Governor Mark Dayton, Tax the rich, Welfare Rights Committee
Low income families tell Governor Dayton: “Tax the rich, or shut the government down”
Staff | St. Paul, MN | 6/08/11
Members and supporters of the Welfare Rights Committee held signs outside the Governors’ mansion, June 8, to send the message “No cuts to poor and working...
Welfare Rights Committee