by rico
Monday, 2 January, 2012 in Occupy KC News, Updates
Though windy and cold, December 30th was a beautiful, sunny day for a rally. Death of the Social Safety Net—the Occupy KC rally fashioned after a New Orleans Jazz Funeral—focused its message on the failure of our elected officials to ensure the security of our country’s Social Services.
by amy
Saturday, 31 December, 2011 in Occupy KC News, Updates
Today’s event went swimmingly; more soon.
In the meantime, see this article in the KC Star and feel free to send a link to your photos to media@occupykc.net with your attribution preference.
by Occupy KC
Saturday, 24 December, 2011 in Occupy KC News, Updates
Regarding the permit for the December 30th event, Death of the Social Safety Net, which we posted on earlier this week:…
Occupy KC has enjoyed a very open and mutually respectful dialog with the Kansas City police officers who regularly visit our occupation site.
by rico
Tuesday, 20 December, 2011 in Occupy KC News, Updates
This is not just any funeral.The banks broke the economy and now politicians are trying to balance the government’s debt on the backs of seniors, the poor, the working class, disabled and students by making massive cuts to our hard-earned social safety net – social security, Medicare and Medicaid, student aid, unemployment insurance, social services and more.
by Occupy KC
Monday, 19 December, 2011 in Occupy KC News, Updates
We recently requested a permit for an event on December 30th during which we intend to march in the street. The fee for this permit was set at $4,132, which is about four times the amount of cash we now have on hand. After much discussion, we decided via consensus to propose the following in hopes of reaching a compromise.
by Occupy KC
Friday, 16 December, 2011 in Occupy KC News, Updates
The Occupy KC People’s Investigation, Search and Seizure of Economic Destroyers Unit (P.I.S.S.E.D) were deployed to Bank of America in downtown KC on 12.15.2011 to set up an Economic Crime Scene. As the the nation’s largest bank, BOA has engaged in a wide array of economically criminal deeds that kick the feet out from under the 99%, drive smaller banks and credit unions out of business, destroy the housing market and allow the homes they have seized to deteriorate.
by Occupy KC
Thursday, 15 December, 2011 in Occupy KC News, Updates
DECEMBER 15, 2011
Kansas City—Occupy KC announce that members of the 99%, including residents of Kansas City are initiating investigation of a robbery.
The perpetrators are part of a complicated web of organized crime which pervades most levels of American society. Their organization is fairly decentralized, but a local hideout does exist, in downtown Kansas City at 1200 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64105.
by rico
Wednesday, 7 December, 2011 in Movement Updates, Occupy KC News, Updates
Thousands of Patriots converged this week on DC for the Take Back the Capital event. They are Americans from many walks of life, including “the unemployed and underemployed people from every state, students, community activists, union members, healthcare advocates, and travelers from Occupy sites from coast to coast.”
During a major shutdown of K Street on Wednesday (December 7th, 2011), 62 protesters were arrested, including 9 from Kansas City. According to reports, the arrests did not involve the use of tear gas, pepper spray, or other means used so commonly on protesters at events in several major cities since the Occupation began. The officers weren’t even in riot gear.
