FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Members of Occupy New England, which includes activists from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut will be leaving tonight to assist in relief efforts in lower Manhattan. They will be joining members of Occupy Wall Street and the newly formed “Occupy Sandy,” as well as other community groups in order to provide emergency supplies and help with cleanup.

Occupy Hartford will be collecting an initial round of donations at Turning Point Park (corner of Broad & Farmington Avenue) at 6pm tonight.

When asked why Occupy New England would get involved in community efforts, Jason Morris of Occupy New London said, “Occupy isn’t just about protest and direct action, it’s about creating the revolutionary world that we want to live in through rebuilding the community our society with which our society used to thrive. Providing aid to our brothers and sisters because they are us and we are them – we are all human – is exactly that world we wish to create.”

Rebecca Burton of Occupy Hartford added, “This effort came together in less than twelve hours due to the connections that we’ve built across the region, as well as in New York City. We’re gratified to see the work that Occupy Wall Street is doing already to help provide support and ultimately to help rebuild this ravaged area that most of us have come to know so well through our work over the past year.” Burton went on to say that Occupy Hartford will be working to coordinate efforts to assist with the devastation that was visited upon Connecticut residents as well.

To donate to Occupy New England’s efforts, please visit http://wepay.com/donations/occupy-new-england or visit OccupyHartfordCT on Facebook.

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For more information, contact Rebecca Burton at 860-371-5509 or rosewood924@gmail.com or Jason Morris at 860-501-9889

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HartBeat Ensemble and Real Art Ways are pleased to present OCCUPY #S17, a performance to mark the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.  This free, one-night-only event will feature monologues crafted from interviews with Occupy activists conducted throughout the last year.

OCCUPY HARTFORD
Presents THE PEOPLE’S UNIVERSITY
Monthly Teach ‘in Series

Saturday 15th, 2012 - 12:00 noon
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Ave, Hartford, CT

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Free Talk, Come and Learn More:  Opportunity to get your general questions answered by Attorney Philip Berns  from Stamford, CT 

As of August 15, 2012 the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have been accepting requests for consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals. Deferred action is a discretionary determination to defer removal action of an individual as an act of prosecutorial discretion. Under this process, USCIS will consider requests on a case-by-case basis. While this process does not provide lawful status or a pathway to permanent residence or citizenship, individuals whose cases are deferred will not be removed from the United States for a two year period, subject to renewal, and may also receive

employment authorization.

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In support of the protest of the New England Conference of Governors! While powerful groups of politicians, advisers, lobbyists, investors and venture capitalists meet behind closed doors to plan the future of our region, we’re going to build power where it counts — in the streets!

Gov. , Shumlin of Vermont and Prem. Jean “Padapouf” Charest will be co-hosting Govs. Malloy (CT), Patrick (MA), Lynch (NH), Chafee (RI) and LePage (ME) for a discussion of regional affairs, including the Trailbreaker pipeline, Northern Pass and the supression of peaceful protests in the spirit of the REAL tea partiers and those lost at the Boston Massacre.

The first protest will be held at noon on the 29th, followed by a human oil spill -hosted by 350 Vermont- at 2:00. The Regional Gathering will be held at 4:00 to keep up momentum. We’ll be planning nonviolent resistence against the Trailbreaker pipeline, Northern Pass and Vermont Yankee, as well as the future of occupation in the New England region.

So join your neighbors from across New England and Eastern Canada in kicking off two days of resistance against the Trailbreaker pipeline, Northern Pass, Vermont Yankee and all the issues that affect the people across our regions!

Bring pots, pans and camping gear… this is going to be the ONE event you CAN’T miss!

Event details at https://www.facebook.com/events/167350296731186/

And in solidarity with the Northeast Regional Convergence
http://www.btvconvergence.net/wordpress/

Directions: http://tinyurl.com/bpqq8ej

We ask you to help us provide support for OH member Lindsey, who was wrongfully arrested for videotaping a police officer in April following a “Clean the Banks” action. Please gather outside Criminal Court at 101 Lafayette Street with your signs, aprons, feather dusters, empty spray bottles, etc to show our support for Lindsey and our outrage at a system that oppresses and punishes the people unlawfully.

On Friday, July 13 at 8:30 am, Hartford Superior Court, 101 Lafayette Street

Please join us at court in solidarity with Lindsey Wainwright to send a clear message that arresting citizens for legally filming in public IS AGAINST THE LAW and will not be tolerated.

Read her story: DEAR SUPERCHIEF: I was arrested for filming in public and held in jail for 9 hours on $5000 bail in a french maid costume

People’s University presents:
NDAA ( National Defense Authorization Act ): panel of speakers & discussion

Saturday, July 21,  Noon to 2:30 pm

Speakers:

Occupy Hartford is hosting a canned food drive on 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Thursday, June 28, 2012 at Colt Park, Hartford.  This event coincides with the arrival of the Occupy Caravan, which has been crossing the country and heading to Philadelphia for a national gathering on July 4th.

90% of all food collected remains here in Hartford. The other 10% will be taken by the Occupy Caravan and will be distributed to the hungry during a mass feeding event in Philadelphia. (The Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, announced a ban against feeding the hungry outdoors which went into effect June 1, 2012. To protect hungry Americans, the ACLU has filed suit against the city of Philadelphia.)

Please, help the hungry in Hartford. Please show your support for the hungry in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.

The people of Hartford have shown great support for the Occupy Movement and for this, we say Thank You! Please show your continued support by dropping off a canned food item on the 28^th.

DIRECTIONS TO COLT PARK

You should know who they are and what they expect as a return on their investments.  This is Citizen’s United and why we fight.  The intersection of money and political clout is greater than ever.  Know who many of the brokers are by reading this.

Who Funds Mitt - PDF

Excellent Rolling Stone interview from the last issue.  It never got online, so here is a PDF.  ”The Battle for the Soul of Occupy” focuses on OWS in NYC, both the positive and negative aspects.  Highly recommend.  Read it here.

Battle for the Soul of Occupy – June 2012

By Lindsey Wainwright, an Occupy Hartford Protestor:

“Last week I went to community court and refused to take community service on the basis that I am not guilty of either of these charges. My case is being sent to trial by jury. The pretrial will take place on May 22nd at 9 am at 80 Washington Street in Hartford, CT. Witnesses who were involved in the action will be called to testify on my behalf. Their presence is especially important considering that my arresting officer lied in his report, claiming that I resisted arrest.”

On Tuesday, May 22, Please join us at court in solidarity with Lindsey Wainwright to send a clear message that arresting citizens for legally filming in public IS AGAINST THE LAW and will not be tolerated.

Read her story: DEAR SUPERCHIEF: I was arrested for filming in public and held in jail for 9 hours on $5000 bail in a french maid costume