OCCUPY RALEIGH TO MARCH AGAINST AMENDMENT ONE
May 11, 2012Calling all Citizens and Organizations to Join Equality March On Monday, May 14, Occupy Raleigh will join a citizen initiative called 14th Amendment Equality...
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ON TRAC NC Fair to Inform & Engage New Activists
May 7, 2012The First On TRAC NC community engagement fair will be held Saturday, June 2 from 11-3pm in downtown Raleigh at Jones and Wilmington Streets. The entire community is invited to browse and participate in the community consciousness raising fair. The fair aims to: 1) Inform the community...
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Occupy Raleigh Turns Page, ‘Springs’ Into the Future
May 7, 2012On Sunday May 6th, members of Occupy Raleigh removed the last tents from the Occupation at Edenton and West Streets. Members have occupied the space since last November, where they moved after a continuous 45-day demonstration on the sidewalk at the Old State Capitol. On May 12th at 10am,...
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Ride Free Bus to Protest Bank of America May 9 in Charlotte
May 7, 2012From the NC AFL-CIO: On May 9th, thousands will unite in Charlotte to put Bank of America -- and the executives behind them -- on notice. We're coming to the shareholder meeting to call them out for...
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Local Coalition against Citizens United Gains Traction
May 5, 2012Corporations are not people, and money is not free speech. This is why we’re working with community members and groups aligned with our cause to fight against the hugely unpopular Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision.
The Raleigh Action Collective
Come and join the Occupy movement, whether you are brand new to civic engagement or you’re an old friend who has temporarily lost contact. General Assemblies are held each Wednesday at 7:30pm and each Saturday at 4:00pm at the State Capitol steps (map).
Occupy Raleigh and its associated workgroups have been active in the community since October 2, 2011. Our physical occupation was one of the longest in the country, running from October 15th, 2011 to May 5, 2012.
We will persist in our protest of the social & economic injustices prevalent in our country. Stop by a meeting or event to chat, debate, learn more, or join the Occupy movement.
Want to get involved?
Please join the discussion boards and start posting or stop by a workgroup meeting or event. Thank you for your interest in the Occupy Movement!
Excerpt from Occupy Wall Street’s Declaration of the Occupation of New York City:
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.
As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.
Note: Occupy Raleigh has joined in solidarity with OWS. We are currently in the process of developing our own declaration.