President Obama: Veto The “Anti-Free Speech” Bill

Update: Obama signed H.R. 347 into law last week. Our right to assemble and speak freely in protest of the government is under serious threat this week. Last Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously (388-3) in favor of H.R. 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, which could [...]

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Don’t Miss: Upcoming Bay Area Events

We thought we’d let you know about some of the events RAN staff will be attending around the Bay Area this March. Hope to see you there! March 2: Corporations Are Not People: A Discussion with Author Jeffrey D. Clements This Friday, attend this special program with author and Free Speech for People Co-Founder Jeff [...]

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Occupy Our Food Supply: Create/Resist Reportback

Yesterday’s Occupy Our Food Supply global day of action was by all accounts a resounding success. The day included more than 100 events across the globe that united an unprecedented alliance of more than 60 Occupy groups and 30 environmental, food justice, and corporate accountability organizations. It also featured prominent voices including Indian environmentalist Vandana [...]

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How To Make Wheatpaste

Ever wanted a cheap, nontoxic adhesive? Lucky for you, everything you need is probably sitting in your cupboard. You can use your wheatpaste as a functional adhesive both indoors and outdoors. It’s easy, cheap, nontoxic, and quick to make. Plus, a little goes a long way. Time to get your paste on! Ingredients Note: scale [...]

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Occupy Our Food Supply #F27 Social Media Day of Action: Register Now

Occupy Our Food Supply‘s Social Media Day of Action will join incredible healthy food advocates—including Michael Pollan, Marion Nestle, Willie Nelson, and Anna Lappé—with Occupy activists, social media influencers and people like you to occupy social networks on February 27 with a vision of just, local, sustainable food systems while calling out the short-sighted and [...]

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Occupy Our Food Supply #F27 Blogger Day of Action: Register Now

Occupy Our Food Supply‘s Blogger Day of Action on February 27 will join luminaries of the food movement—like Dr. Vandana Shiva, Anna Lappe, Michael Ableman, and Raj Patel—with journalists and bloggers throughout the nation to culminate in a chorus of voices calling for the reclamation of our food systems from industrial agribusiness giants Cargill, Monsanto, [...]

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Occupy Our Food Supply

In just over a week’s time, thousands of people will descend on our food system by participating in a Global Day of Action to Occupy our Food Supply. Prominent thought leaders, authors, farmers and activists like Vandana Shiva, Michael Pollan, Annie & Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson, Raj Patel, Gary Paul Nabhan, Anna Lappé, Marion Nestle, [...]

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The 99% Spring

This spring, RAN has joined an amazingly ambitious effort to train 100,000 Americans in non-violent direct action and start a movement to take our country back. Please read the call to action below from more than 40 economic and environmental advocacy groups. And then join us in springing into action. DATE: February 15, 2012 TO: [...]

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Occupy Our Food Supply: #F27 Social Media Guide

Occupy Our Food Supply is bringing together over 60 Occupy groups from across the country, in addition to sustainable farming, food justice, buy local, slow food, and environmental groups, for a global day of action on February 27, 2012. Want to join healthy food advocates Michael Pollan, Anna Lappe, and Marion Nestle in the #F27 [...]

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How To Occupy Cargill

Update: Occupy Cargill’s Phone Lines on #F27 If you can’t physically occupy a Cargill facility (see below), here is a quick and easy way to make a big difference just by picking up the phone. If you’d like to go into greater detail beyond the script, check out our new Cargill factsheet. 1) Call 1 [...]

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