6am 11/6 UPDATED NYC & NJ VOLUNTEER OPS LIST / Donate: https://www.wepay.com/donations/the-safety-net-initiative Follow: @SandyVolunteer on Twitter
November 6th 6:00am Update
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Long Island/Long Beach
1) Long Beach: Call 516-301-0932 – to volunteer, please let us know your specialties. We are accepting donations at the Ice Arena. Food & water donations are also being accepted at East & West Schools and Waldbaum’s Plaza.
2) Long Beach Rec Center could use more volunteers to help unpack/sort clothing and distribute donated items! . . . There are hundreds of bags generously donated that need to be unpacked and sorted. They still need warm…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Date: September 18, 2012
Contact: Brian Austin, MPPOA (608) 347-2773
David McClurg, Vice President, MPPOA (608) 577-2074
 
 
 
Police Unions’ Statement Regarding Recent Enforcement Action at the Capitol
 
The Madison Professional Police Officers Association and Dane County Deputy Sheriffs Association today release the following joint statement:
 
In February of 2011, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites travelled to our state Capitol in order to have their voices heard. It was truly a remarkable time in Wisconsin’s history, where people from all sides of a political issue came together in one place to peacefully demonstrate.…

Via David A. (Batman) Batan USMC and Occupy Marine – Present Sunday #S17 for the OWS 1 year anniversary

Eleven years ago, this past September 11th, I was on the 42nd floor of Tower 2. I did tempt work as an “office bitch” for some insurance company—I only started a few months earlier.
 
I was there early that fateful morning when the first plane crashed on Tower 1. Not knowing what really had happened at that time to the opposite building, my co-workers and I felt its impact Tower 2. No official evacuation warning was announced, but I stood…

MY VERY ODD THEORY:
Via OP Founder
I may have just text this to you -
While the banks take our money and make garbage loans which they profit from on the side, and the 1% rapes third world countries for cheap labor, and destroys the jobs of first world countries, effectively devaluing both labor and money worldwide, I had this odd theory, and solution to counter their selfish game -
Solution: A first world country ban on imports that don’t meet a certain labor pay standard from the exporting country (Pay your employees well, or we will not import…

7/5/12 | UPDATED: 35 Year Veteran Boston Police Officer James (Larry) Brown Speaks Up Against  BPPA (Boston Police Patrolman’s Association) ‘Pax Centurion’ Editor James Carnell, highlighting internal racism and parts of the Boston Police  subculture which “can’t continue” he says.  BPO Brown goes on to say Officer Carnell does not speak for all Boston Police Officers. The Interview was conducted by WBUR Radio 90.9 in Boston, also on was Boston Phoenix writer Chris Faraone. You may remember Chris, he had a one on one with Occupy Police Founder Danny back in November –
6/29/12 |  To James W. Carnell, Veteran…

Camden’s Police Department is under attack by our own City, County & State Elected Officials.Our politicians are actively pushing a plan called the Metro Police Plan that calls for our 141 yr.old police department to be dismantled. The entire police force will be fired. Up to 49% of our dedicated & experienced officers may be rehired. It could be 5%.This is simply a union-busting move to change our professional law enforcement force into a politically selected one. Power & Control over the public safety decisions would be transferred out of the hands of our public safety experts and into the…