Famed film maker and activist Michael Moore dropped by Occupy Oakland on the afternoon of October 28th. This is his entire 30+ minute speech.

Michael Moore Speaks at Occupy Oakland, October 28, 2011

The Occupy movement is planning a general strike in the city of Oakland this Wednesday, November 2nd. Members of Occupy Oakland issued their strike call shortly after they reclaimed the campsite in downtown Oakland from which police had violently evicted them last week. Now, major unions and labor organizations have signed on. Brian Edwards-Tiekert reports for the Pacifica Evening News.

Unions Preparing Measured Support for Occupy Oakland General Strike

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on a resolution supporting the "Occupy San Francisco" protest and the people's right to peaceful assembly. Supervisor John Avalos presented the resolution at a board committee hearing Monday morning, supporting the goals of the Occupy movement and aiming at preventing police action like the Oakland raid last week that left one protester critically injured. Christopher Martinez reports.

San Francisco Supervisors to Vote on Supporting Occupy SF

Extensive coverage of the Occupy Oakland General Strike on November 2nd, along with the rest of the day's events, courtesy of the Pacifica Evening News. Thanks to Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Christopher Martinez, Dan Fritz, Rose Ketabchi, and many others.

The Pacifica Evening News for November 2: Oakland General Strike

Today diplomats from around the world gathered in Durban, South Africa to start two weeks of negotiations on climate change. Two previous summits - in Copenhagen and Cancun - failed to reach an agreement on climate change action. Scientists are warning of dire consequences if an accord is not reached. The World Meteorological Association reported that Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere have hit an all-time high, and are rising at ever-faster rates. Oxfam International has just released a report detailing how heat waves and droughts are driving crop yields down and food prices up; the World Bank estimates those rising prices drove about 44 million people into extreme poverty last year. And yet, as dire as all that sounds, negotiations over how to stop climate change remain stalled. FSRN's Brian Edwards-Tiekert is covering the talks in Durban, and brings us this report

At Durban climate change conference, developing nations call for action and delegates hit gridlock

Occupy LA survived a tense night amidst the threat of eviction. Instead, police targeted several thousand supporters who spilled onto the streets surrounding Los Angeles City Hall early Monday. Officials ordered City Hall park closed at midnight but an expected LAPD eviction of what remained of the more than 500 tent encampment never materialized.

Occupy LA's legal team filed a temporary restraining order this morning in federal court. The City Attorney's office says it will defend its closure of the park citing public safety and damage to the
lawn. Ernesto Arce reports:

Pacifica’s Ernesto Arce spent the night at the encampment. He files
this report from Los Angeles.

Ernesto 

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