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.

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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
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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Nov
29

She’s Alive – short film

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November 29, 2011

“She’s Alive” She’s Alive… Beautiful… Finite… Hurting… Worth Dying for. “. . . . The cut was put together by Vivek Chauhan, a young film maker, together with naturalists working with the Sanctuary Asia network (www.sanctuaryasia.com). Content credit: The principal source for the footage was Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s incredible film HOME http://www.homethemovie.org/. The music was by …

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Nov
27

Legal Observer Documents

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November 27, 2011

We have created a Legal Observer guide, which can be found here: http://occupyedmonton.org/resources/documents/legal/LegalObserverGuide.pdf Also, a Legal Observer Arrest Sheet has been made here: http://occupyedmonton.org/resources/documents/legal/LegalObserverArrestSheet.pdf

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Nov
18

20 Ways to Help..Without Camping Out

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November 18, 2011

20 ways to help

Chelsea recently threw this together, which is a great list of things that you can do to lend a helping hand to Occupy Edmonton without actually staying at the camp. You can download the pamphlet PDF file for print  HERE

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Nov
06

Connecting

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November 6, 2011

Last week a kind lady that is involved with Occupy Edmonton flew down to NYC to meet up with the folks at OWS. She will be staying there for a short period of time, gathering as much information and support as possible. Today, a few more people will be heading down to Calgary to connect …

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Nov
05

Letter to Ralph Young(President&CEO of Melcor)

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November 5, 2011

Dear Ralph, I went to the General Assembly yesterday (Friday) evening to bring these matters and your concerns over structures in Melcor Park to the attention of the participants. As always, we (the group that acts as the liaison between Melcor and the camp) want to make sure that Occupy Edmonton is aware of yours’ …

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Nov
05

Letters from Melcor on Nov. 4th

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November 5, 2011

*Letter #1 today from Melcor:* Rob Butz and Chelsea Taylor, We are advised that you are constructing some form of structures on Melcor’s site. This is not acceptable and not consistent with our understanding of open communication between our respective groups. You have asked that we not take any significant action without advising you and …

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Nov
03

Audio Update from Last Week

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November 3, 2011

Last week there was a round table discussion at the UofA about the Occupy Movement. They recorded it all on audio and it is available here: http://soundcloud.com/fsobhani/occupy-edmonton-panel

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Nov
02

What do you propose?

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November 2, 2011

A while ago we added the ‘What do you Propose?’ survey, which you can reach by clicking on the link in the menu above. The purpose of this was to simply gather information and ideas about the direction people in Edmonton would like to move. We’ve had some really good responses so far. This is …

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