November 2011

Occupy the United States
posted on NOVEMBER 30, 2011 by Muhammad Saleem
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After taking a look at the ongoing, worldwide "Occupy Wall Street" protests in their first infographic, the folks from the Online MBA Guide dive into data compiled by NYTimes and come up with a more comprehensive look at where the protests have been taking place, how many people have been in attendance, and how many arrests are being made. (click the image for full sized version)

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Voting is Still a Civil Rights Issue
posted on NOVEMBER 29, 2011 by Sanyika Bryant
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Use Your Money - Arizmendi Cooperative
posted on NOVEMBER 26, 2011 by Hayes Morehouse
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The Arizmendi Bakeries are on our list of Use Your Money businesses. They started out as a single store in Berkeley and have grown to an association of independent cooperatives in Oakland, Emeryville, San Rafael, San Francisco (Mission and the Sunset), as well as Berkeley.

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Use Your Money: Liberation Ink
posted on NOVEMBER 25, 2011 by Meredith Fenton
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The Ella Baker shirt made in partnership between Liberation Ink and the Ella Baker Center

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Use Your Money- Mandela Foods Co-Op
posted on NOVEMBER 24, 2011 by Meredith Fenton
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For your holiday meals and parties, think about Using your Money by spending your grocery dollars at one of Oakland's co-op treasures, the Mandela Foods Co-Op.

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Use Your Money- blackout Oakland
posted on NOVEMBER 24, 2011 by Meredith Fenton
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Earlier this week, we learned about an exciting way to Use Your Money in Oakland.

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Kamala, Support the 99% and We Got Your Back
posted on NOVEMBER 24, 2011 by Abel Habtegeorgis
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Hayes on the Far Left looking intense because his love for the 99% is intense.

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Use Your Money
posted on NOVEMBER 24, 2011 by Meredith Fenton
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Every day we vote with our wallets. We choose where to shop and what companies we’ll use for services. Making the choice to buy local and support business that value people is a tangible way to fight unemployment and poverty in our cities. Use your money to invest in the community in which you live.

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Youth are “Swagn4Justice”
posted on NOVEMBER 23, 2011 by Dion Campbell
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As a young woman of color, I find it hard to stay focused in Oakland.  Every night while I do my homework, I hear the rattling of gunshots bouncing off the cement sidewalks.  I hear people yelling and crying after getting a call from the hospital, telling them a loved one has died from a gunshot wound. On my way to school last year, I saw a dead body lying in the middle of the street, right in front of an elementary school.

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Do Something. Buy Nothing.
posted on NOVEMBER 23, 2011 by Hayes Morehouse
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One day in 1997, I took a day off. I went out and bought absolutely nothing.

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