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Occupy Tucson has new home

November 7, 2011 By Alex Maldonado

Activists believe the Occupy Tucson movement, with it's new and improved downtown location, is growing and has gotten its second wind.

Youth march calls for jobs and end to violence

November 7, 2011 By Joelle Fishman

The young people, mainly high school students who organized the event, marched in front, holding pictures of the 29 youth in New Haven killed by violence this year.

Scott Walker not welcome in Chicago (with video)

November 7, 2011 By Scott Marshall

Wisconsin's union busting governor Scott Walker came to Chicago last week and labor, community and Occupy Chicago reminded him the Windy City is a union town.

Comcast arrests spotlight Occupy issues: fairness vs. big biz

November 7, 2011 By Ben Sears

Nine Occupy Wall Street activists held a sit-in and were arrested at the Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia urging the giant cable company to pay its fair share.

In Ohio town, Solidarity Day rally vows to repeal SB 5

November 2, 2011 By Tim Steinhelfer

Hundreds rallied on the courthouse lawn in Newark, Ohio, on Oct. 30, "Solidarity Day," calling for repeal of Ohio's union-busting SB 5 law.