Occupy Edmonton is concerned about how corporate interests are infecting our political institutions, dictating public policy and decimating the environment. We are also concerned about a system that puts the hunger for profits above the health and well being of all our communities.

Monthly Archive: December 2011

Dec
27

Occupy Edmonton Wiki

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December 27, 2011

We need writers, editors, researchers, and photographers! Occupy Edmonton’s various press releases, news articles, and pamphlets will now be created and edited using a consensus based model. You can contribute immediately and find out more information here. For future reference, this link can be found under the Participation menu at the top of the page. …

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Dec
13

General Assembly Minutes Dec. 13th

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December 13, 2011

Agenda 1. Sharing Circle update 2. Yuletide, advent, santa updates 3. financial update: OWS funding 4. good neighbours policy review 5. occupation updates and discussion 6. code of conduct proposal 7. banner drop proposal

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Dec
12

Ocupy Yuletide Show!

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December 12, 2011

Occupy Yuletide Press Release Download Poster here: http://occupyedmonton.org/resources/posters/yuletide.png

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Dec
11

General Assembly Minutes – Dec. 8, 2011

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December 11, 2011

Agenda  1) Bullet point updates – excluding: Facebook / internal comm, Finance, Gear Update for now. — please leave proposals and discussions out of this for now, and write down your concerns and questions. Immediate logistical needs: 2) Claiming gear from Police lock up 3) Tent Donation to Calgary

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Dec
06

Inside Job

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December 6, 2011

Charles Ferguson’s film – Inside Job – won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2011. It narrates the conflicts of interest between the finance industry, politicians, academics and regulators, which eventually led to the trillion-dollar collapse of 2008. Narrated by Matt Damon.  ‘Inside Job’

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Dec
04

Occupy Yuletide Show!

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December 4, 2011

Occupy Edmonton is celebrating the Christmas season with an Occupy music show! Where: The Artery 9535 Jasper Avenue When: Doors open @ 7:00 PM Friday December 16, 2011 Tix: By donation, at the door! Guests Scott Cook, Quetzala Carson, the Key of H, the Tom Roschkov Implosion and the Raging Grannies are occupying the stage …

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Dec
01

Occupy Edmonton to Launch Online Help Line and Solidarity Squads

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December 1, 2011

*******MEDIA UPDATE******* Occupy Edmonton to Launch Online Help Line and Solidarity Squads. Edmonton, AB – Occupy Edmonton has decided to launch two new programs as they continue to push for systems that work for people not against them. The first program they are launching is an online help request service called ‘Occupy Solidarity Squads’. Personal …

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Dec
01

Occupy The Climate

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December 1, 2011

OCCUPY THE CLIMATE: Global Day for Climate Action (Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 1pm) Right now the Canadian government is in Durban, South Africa trying to block any progress on an International response to the growing climate crisis. They are actively trying to thwart the process. Luckily, people right across Canada, joined by people all over the …

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