Join Occupy NOLA, Students and Workers!

Thursday, October 18  11 am - 2pm New Orleans

Meet on Neutral Ground between Delgado & City Park (Marconi & City Park) http://goo.gl/maps/NtqI9
Unite in solidarity with students and workers of the word!

We are all struggling against cuts in education. Only by uniting globally will we be able to overcome these and enable free emancipatory education for all.

Because everyone must have access to education no matter their monetary or social status!See the Facebook Event for the Global Day of Action!

How to Get Involved!

1. RSVP to our Facebook Event.
2. Visit http://ism-global.net/call2action_GES  for details about the Global Day of Action.
3. Contact info@occupyneworleans.us to see how you can get involved in the local action.
4. Organize! Learn more at the forum  "The Budget, The University and The Student Debt" Tuesday, October 9 at 4pm  University of New Orleans Room 129 Kirschman Hall RSVP to Facebook Event for October 9 forum
5. Come to the Occupy NOLA GA - Tuesdays at 7 pm Occupy The Stage 2735c Toulouse and Saturdays Cafe Flora 4:30 pm
   

The Occupy NOLA GA endorsed The International Student Movement   at the Tuesday September 18, 2012 G.A.
“The International Student Movement (ISM) is an independent communication platform for groups and activists around the world to exchange information, network and coordinate activities in our struggle against the increasing commercialisation of education and for free emancipatory education for all!”

Moreover Occupy NOLA will be conducting Outreach on local campuses. This Outreach will include (but will not be limited to) information about the following Events:

GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE Oct.18th & Nov.14-22nd 2012

We invited many members of Occupy NOLA to the Facebook event to the Global Education Strike. Please like the ISM Facebook page to stay updated.

Also, here are some great links to All In The Red and other organizations that help students organize.
Squarely In The Red

The Project on Student Debt

EDU Debtors Union

Occupy Education

Note: Please see these instructions for printing 4 little flyers on 1 page.

May Day 2012 General Strike

We did it! Shock waves rippled through the streets as we meandered, manned to the gills, as pedestrians grappled with the idea of activists dressed as cross-dressers.

We gathered at Lafayette Square to start things off. At first there were only about 3 dozen or so people. However, the number pretty much tripled as the drums began to roll. Banners, flags, flyers, instruments in hand- we took it to the streets!

Many styles of character participated- anarchists, cross-dressing rebels, stilt walkers, media gurus, concerned citizens and even a couple tent monsters attended. Oh, and don’t forget our friendly officers that escorted us. We thank you for your non-aggressive participation during this march.

So how did the people respond, you might ask? With open phones, I mean arms. Ha… it’s true though. I don’t recall being photographed or recorded so many times in such a short span. Thankfully, I was dancing while wearing a colorful, some-what beat up tent monster. Lord knows I didn’t want any attention. Ha

Speaking of tent monsters, Occupy The Stage deserves full credit for the creation of these creative entities. Also, OTS designed and distributed numerous signs. Hours and hours were designated to this important endeavor.

The people cheered as we marched, waved and chanted through the Quarter. It was an extremely successful protest march and we hope to have an even more extravagant action next time around. Thank you to everyone that participated or supports us. To those of you who haven’t yet, you will. We are all the 99%!