The 99% Are Rising to Join the Global Revolution!


Why is CODEPINK part of the Occupy Movement?

“Someday the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit!” – Mary Harris “Mother” Jones

Since the start of the Occupy Wall Street movement, CODEPINK activists have joined the frontlines of the non-violent occupy movement across the country. Whether we're marching for Healthcare not Warfare, leading a teach-in on the cost of war, or helping to create safe spaces for women's participation, our fabulous PINK team has been at the heart of this beautiful, burgeoning movement.

Why?

…because war profiteers make up the top 0.01% of the 1% who control the country's wealth, profiting from suffering and corrupting Congress at a rate that exceeds that of even the biggest banks.

….because we must reclaim our democracy from the richest 1%. Until we do, special interest lobby groups, including those that helped drive the US to war, such as big oil and AIPAC, have disproportionate power over voters.

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 Whether you have a job or not, consider making justice your occupation for a few hours, days or more! Won't you join us?

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Occupy Wall Street in NYC
CODEPINK has joined protesters camping out at Liberty Plaza (formerly known as Zuccotti Park) to voice our outrage at economic greed and endless funding for endless wars. See our OWS Calendar for more information or contact Melanie at melanie[at]codepink.org!

Occupy K Street & Stop the Machine in DC
Join CODEPINK in Freedom Plaza for daily actions and creative protests of corporate rule and war profiteering. For the latest updates visit www.october2011.org and contact Alli at (860) 575-5692. Sign up to join CODEPINK in DC.

Occupy Los Angeles Area
Stand in solidarity with the Occupy LA! Contact Sanaa at sanaa[at]codepink.org or call the LA pink HQ at (310) 827-4320 to get involved.

Occupy San Francisco Bay Area
Join us in SF outside the Federal Reserve Bank (101 Market Street). Occupy actions have also begun in Berkeley, Oakland and the Peninsula. For info on what you can donate to the protest or where to go, contact Janet at info[at]codepink.org or call the SF pink HQ at (415) 355-0300.


Millions of people around the world - from the Arab Spring to the "American Autumn" - are rising up for freedom and justice. Occupy Wall Street and the solidarity actions springing up all around the country represent the rise of a resistance movement comprised of people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations and political beliefs. We all have one thing in common: we will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1% whose hold on our politics is suffocating 99% of Americans and we are willing to put our bodies on the line to demand a better world for us and for future generations. By sowing the seeds of community, together we can build a new world. 

Videos:

CODEPINK Occupy DC: Freedom Plaza

Jodie Evans Urges You To Support Your Town Squares

Medea speaks from Occupy Wall Street



CODEPINK interns speak at rally in SF


CODEPINK Occupy DC: March to Whitehouse and Chamber of Congress


CODEPINK at Occupy DC: Artistic Representation of the 99%

Media Coverage:

A Protester's Account of This Weekend's Citibank Arrests by Max Read, Gawker, October 17, 2011

Global Revolution: Protests in 1,000+ Cities-in Videos by Jérôme E. Roos, Roarmag, October 16, 2011

'Occupy' Protests Spread Across the World BBC News, October 15, 2011

Elated Occupy Wall Street Protesters March on Broadway by Tina Susman, LA Times, October 14, 2011

From the Heart of Liberty Plaza by Melanie Butler, The Indypendent, October 13, 2011

Ambiguous UpSparkles From the Heart of the Park (Mic Check/Occupy Wall Street) by Eve Ensler, Huffington Post, October 10, 2011

Listen to CODEPINK Coordinator Janet Weil Speak About "What Makes A Protest Powerful" on Your Call Radio, October 5, 2011 

Occupy Wall Street: The Other 99% Is Not 90% Men by Melanie Butler, Alternet, October 2, 2011

Listen to CODEPINK Cofounder Medea Benjamin Speak About the October 2011 Occupation of Washington DC on Smiley & West, September 30, 2011

Listen to CODEPINK Cofounder Jodie Evans Speak About "Disturbing Power the CODEPINK Way" on Connect The Dots with Lila Garrett, September 29, 2011

Canadian Union of Postal Workers thanks CODEPINK and the 99% for Occupying Wall Street! by Melanie Butler, PinkTank, September 28, 2011

Occupy Wall Street. Challenge Obama. End the Wars and Fund Human Needs by C.J. Minster, PinkTank, September 27, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Day 5: This is What Democracy Looks Like, by Melanie Butler, The Indypendent, September 22, 2011

The 99 Percent Demand: Occupy Wall Street! Bring Our War Money Home! by Melanie Butler, The Indypendent, September 20, 2011

The revolution has not been televised and only a few mainstream corporate media sources have covered this incredible movement, here are some:

Occupy Wall Street Protests Spread Nationwide by Ben Forer, ABC News, October 6, 2011

From Wall St. to K Street: Protests Kick Off In Washington DC October 6 by Rania Khaled, Alternet, October 4, 2011

Why "Occupy Wall Street" captures the moment by Betsy Reed, CBS News, October 4, 2011

Anti-Wall Street Protesters Spreading to Cities Large and Small by Erik Eckholm and Timothy Williams, NYTimes, October 3, 2011

Occupying Wall Street, demanding accountability by Alan Silverleib, CNN, October 3, 2011

Occupy Wall Street protesters driven by varying goals by Tina Susman, LA Times, September 29, 2011

Protesters Begin Effort to ‘Occupy Wall Street' ABC News, September 17, 2011

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