Nov 24 Local News Occupy Louisville Responds to Black Friday, Supports Local Business Occupy Louisville demonstrators are organizing a rally in support of local businesses on Black Friday as the movement continues to target specific ways to express its campaign. It was a little unclear what occupy demonstrators’ demands were when the movement began. Corporate greed and special interest groups seemed like vague targets. Louisville supporters have since […] By Devin Katayama Nov 24 Local News Occupy Louisville Responds to Black Friday, Supports Local Business Devin Katayama
Nov 21 Here and Now No Plan from Supercommittee, Wall Street Occupiers Meet with Tea Partiers, Changes to Catholic Liturgy, Turkey Tutorial: Today on Here and Now 1:06pm The supercommittee charged with arriving at a debt reduction plan will likely admit defeat today. Democrats accused Republicans of refusing a deal to have wealthy Americans pay more. Republicans criticized Democrats for insisting on tax increases for the wealthiest Americans. We’ll explore the rancor from both sides, and what the lack of a plan […] By Laura Ellis Nov 21 Here and Now No Plan from Supercommittee, Wall Street Occupiers Meet with Tea Partiers, Changes to Catholic Liturgy, Turkey Tutorial: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Nov 21 Local News Occupy Louisville Continues Planning Future Actions Occupy Louisville has finished a week of events to raise awareness of its cause and demonstrators are now planning actions that take their concerns to city government, but details are being kept quiet. Around a dozen demonstrators helped kick off the final day of Seven Days of Solidarity. Each day has focused on a particular […] By Devin Katayama Nov 21 Local News Occupy Louisville Continues Planning Future Actions Devin Katayama
Nov 17 Local News Occupy Louisville Honors Movements’ Two Month Anniversary Occupy Louisville demonstrators joined a nationwide protest Thursday called “We Are the 99 Percent.” The protests were partly to acknowledge the two month anniversary of the original Occupy Wall Street movement; but they were also motivated by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to force demonstrators from Zuccotti Park this week. By Devin Katayama Nov 17 Local News Occupy Louisville Honors Movements’ Two Month Anniversary Devin Katayama
Nov 15 Here and Now Sandusky Appears on TV, Occupy Wall Street Cleared by NYPD, Meeting an Immigrant Entrepreneur, Teaching Photography in Saudi Arabia: Today on Here and Now 1:06pm: Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky talked on TV last night, on NBC’s new primetime show. Is that kind of exposure to questioning helping or hurting him? Some new angles are emerging, too. We’ll get an update. 1:12pm: Police moved into the Occupy Wall Street encampment at New York City’s Zuccotti Park and […] By Laura Ellis Nov 15 Here and Now Sandusky Appears on TV, Occupy Wall Street Cleared by NYPD, Meeting an Immigrant Entrepreneur, Teaching Photography in Saudi Arabia: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Nov 13 Local News Occupy Louisville Demonstrators Organize Seven Days of Events Occupy Louisville demonstrators have organized a series of events this week to raise awareness of the movement. Seven Days of Solidarity will include marches and discussions that help express what the movement is about. “We don’t just have one demand,” said demonstrator Pam Newman who helped organize the event. Newman has been involved with Occupy […] By Devin Katayama Nov 13 Local News Occupy Louisville Demonstrators Organize Seven Days of Events Devin Katayama
Nov 10 Local News Occupy Louisville Demonstrators Move Locations Occupy Louisville demonstrators are moving in preparation for the city’s Light Up Louisville holiday event later this month. The demonstration mirrors Occupy Wall Street in standing against corporate greed and the influence of money in politics. On Thursday morning, a few demonstrators were packing up supplies and preparing to move (pictured) while city workers began […] By Devin Katayama Nov 10 Local News Occupy Louisville Demonstrators Move Locations Devin Katayama
Nov 7 Local News Bank Transfer Day Creates Surge of Business for Credit Unions A national effort to fight big banks led thousands of Kentuckians to move their money over the last month. The Bank Transfer Day movement encouraged Americans to withdraw their money from institutions such as JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America and put it in locally-owned banks or not-for-profit credit unions. The movement was driven […] By Gabe Bullard Nov 7 Local News Bank Transfer Day Creates Surge of Business for Credit Unions Gabe Bullard
Oct 14 Local News Occupy Louisville Demonstrators Say They’ve Acquired New Permit Occupy Louisville demonstrators say a permit has been acquired for Jefferson Square Park at 6th and Jefferson streets downtown. They say they can now stay overnight across the street from City Hall until the end of the year. Occupy Louisville began as an unorganized, leaderless demonstration against corporate greed and to give voices to under-represented […] By Devin Katayama Oct 14 Local News Occupy Louisville Demonstrators Say They’ve Acquired New Permit Devin Katayama
Oct 14 Local News Occupy Louisville Seeks Council Support Protestors with Occupy Louisville are asking members of the Louisville Metro Council to issue a statment of public support for their movement. For a week and a half, dozens have assembled in Jefferson Square Park downtown to join a number of other local protests in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York […] By WFPL News Oct 14 Local News Occupy Louisville Seeks Council Support WFPL News
Oct 7 Local News Louisville Orchestra, Occupy Wall Street, DREAM Act, and Bocephus: Today on State of the News Segment A: We’ll speak with the WFPL news staff about what’s happened in Metro Louisville this week, including he Louisville Orchestra’s impasse, and the latest in the governor’s race. Segment B: We’re joined by Joe Sonka from LEO Weekly, who will talk about the folks he met while writing about the DREAM Act — children […] By Laura Ellis Oct 7 Local News Louisville Orchestra, Occupy Wall Street, DREAM Act, and Bocephus: Today on State of the News Laura Ellis
Oct 4 Here and Now Chris Christie’s Decision, Occupy Wall Street Update, Youth Incarceration, Learning to Love Opera: Today on Here and Now Associates close to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie say he is not going to run for president. Christie is expected to formally announce that decision at a news conference this afternoon. We’ll hear more from Jay Newton-Small from Time Magazine. We’ll also get an update from NYC’s Occupy Wall Street protests with Time Magazine reporter […] By Laura Ellis Oct 4 Here and Now Chris Christie’s Decision, Occupy Wall Street Update, Youth Incarceration, Learning to Love Opera: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Oct 3 Local News Demonstrators to Mirror Occupy Wall Street Protest in Louisville A branch of the weeks-long Occupy Wall Street protest is coming to Kentucky. The protest began in New York City on September 17th. Demonstrators have marched on the financial district and across lower Manhattan. Over the weekend, 700 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. The Canadian anti-capitalist group Adbusters first called […] By Gabe Bullard Oct 3 Local News Demonstrators to Mirror Occupy Wall Street Protest in Louisville Gabe Bullard
Sep 27 Here and Now Tension in Israel, Protests on Wall Street, Extreme Chefs and Story Slams in Louisville: Here and Now Israel’s government has given the final go-ahead for the construction of 1,100 new housing units in east Jerusalem. The move is sure to heighten tensions, which are already high following a Palestinian move last week to seek U.N. membership. We’ll talk to Rami Ruhayem, the BBC’s editor in the region. What began as a modest […] By Laura Ellis Sep 27 Here and Now Tension in Israel, Protests on Wall Street, Extreme Chefs and Story Slams in Louisville: Here and Now Laura Ellis