February 2012 - Occupy Toronto

What is Occupy (and Handsignals)

A worldwide movement dedicated to achieving an equitable, accessible, and sustainable way of life. We are against the current oppressive global system: a pervasive way of thinking, acting, and being rooted in the prosperity of interest groups, and the individual as passive. The Occupy movement works through a horizontal decision making process, and a principle of self-organizing to empower and educate people towards meaningful change. We use physical occupations to collaborate, and to show the kind of loving society that is possible. We use the power of ourselves, individuals-as-citizens, to assert and actualize our dreams of a better world....

State of Corporate Power 2012

Exposing the Davos Class Who are the global 1%? What companies do they run? How do they escape accountability? Check out TNI’s powerful infographic displays that expose the social and environmental costs of global corporate power. The economic, social and ecological crises humanity face are no accident, but a result of policies pursued by a small corporate elite – best known as the Davos class – that has systematically hijacked political and economic policy throughout the world. TNI, as part of its new Corporate Power project, is producing a series of infographics over 2012 that expose the reality of corporate power, and our need to fundamentally change direction. Please download and share these infographics, and watch out for new ones over the coming months. Full article at www.tni.org...

Occupy Toronto and Steelworker Flash Mob

The United Steelworkers (USW) and Occupy Toronto join forces to highlight the Bank of Montreal’s role in prolonging one of the longest strikes in Toronto history. The flash mob of dozens of demonstrators, including more than 25 Occupy Toronto dancers and singers, showed up at the main Bank of Montreal branch at King and Bay to challenge BMO to help end the 27-month strike at Infinity Rubber. In a choreographed song and dance number set to the tune of “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5, the group urged onlookers inside the branch, and later on the street, to “Move from BMO” because of the bank’s role in funding an attack on workers....