Guest Commentary: May Day brings attention to student debt
It was merely two years ago that the Occupy Wall Street movement engaged in International Workers’ Day, or May Day, rallies in places like New York City and San Francisco.
It was merely two years ago that the Occupy Wall Street movement engaged in International Workers’ Day, or May Day, rallies in places like New York City and San Francisco.
In a time of global unrest, Ithacans are standing up to protest economic, social and environmental issues.
Several local businesses are joining the “99 percent” of the Occupy Wall Street movement by donating goods to the protesters in New York City.
Ithacans are moving beyond the local level to join the national Occupy Wall Street protest.
Today, students at Ithaca College are joining the efforts of thousands nationwide with their own Occupy Ithaca College protest.
Downtown Ithaca witnessed a little slice of revolution this week as the Occupy Wall Street protest movement took form in cities nationwide. About one dozen people protested in front of Bank of America during Apple Fest, and Wednesday, about 250 protesters formed across from Starbucks in a rally co-sponsored by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center,…