Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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Se expande en NY movimiento 'Ocupación de Wall Street'

¡Ocupemos todo!, dijeron algunos organizadores durante una discusión masiva realizada a las 15:00 horas, tiempo local, ante varios cientos de personas que lograron congregarse en la plaza, en la zona central de Nueva York.
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Publicado: 08/10/2011 19:10
Nueva York. El movimiento de Ocupación de Wall Street, que comenzó el 17 de septiembre pasado con un centenar de jóvenes apostados en el parque Zuccotti, cerca del centro financiero neoyorquino, se expandió este sábado a la plaza Washington de esta ciudad.
¡Ocupemos todo!, dijeron algunos de los organizadores durante una discusión masiva realizada a las 15:00 horas, tiempo local (19:00 horas GMT), ante varios centenares de personas que lograron congregarse en la plaza, situada en la zona central de Nueva York.
A diferencia de la ocupación de la plaza Zuccotti, rebautizada por los manifestantes como Plaza de la Libertad, la presencia de los inconformes en la Plaza Washington sólo fue temporal.
De acuerdo con los organizadores, el contingente comenzó a despejar la plaza poco antes de las 18:00 horas, tiempo local (00:00 horas GMT), a fin de evitar una confrontación con las autoridades.
La ley de la ciudad establece que las plazas públicas deben ser desalojadas a la una de la madrugada, por lo que algunos medios de prensa consideraban la posibilidad de una confrontación con las autoridades si los manifestantes decidían permanecer en la plaza.
El parque Zuccotti es administrado por los vecinos del área, por lo que ahí no hay una normatividad local que impida a las personas reunirse a cualquier hora.
“Creo que la expansión a otras plazas es una excelente manera de llevar nuestro mensaje a un público más amplio, y en mi opinión personal debemos hacerlo en más sitios públicos de la ciudad”, dijo Mark Bray, uno de los voceros de Occupy Wall Street.
Mientras tanto, ocupaciones similares se realizan en otras ciudades y pueblos de Estados Unidos y de Canadá, así como en otros países.
De acuerdo con los organizadores de la ocupación de Wall Street, hay movimientos similares en al menos 58 puntos de Estados Unidos.
“Creo que el movimiento se está fortaleciendo día a día, y cada vez atrae a más personas comunes, no sólo a gente que tiene claras filiaciones políticas y se identifica con la izquierda”, expresó Chris Tallent, uno de los participantes en el evento.
“Creo que el movimiento tiene el potencial de cambiar el debate político actual”, añadió Tallent, originario de Rhode Island, quien aseguró estar preparado para regresar a su estado y participar en el creciente movimiento de protesta local, organizado en la capital, Providence.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Insecurities

Hey everyone! Well today was a great summer day! We bunnies actually enjoy great days like this, when they are less people in the park and more room for us to hop and play. It gives us hope for better days, a world where bunnies can live comfortably on their own turf, rather than feeling like intruders, excluded. Someone also tried to catch me today. He was zooming by on his skateboard when I looked up and saw him heading towards me. I was startled, but all I had to do was hop a few times, and quickly I was out of his way! That was a close one though, we bunnies act like we are not looking or listening, when in fact we are! It's our defense mechanism, which is why we hope sideways because no one really expects it. Other times people try to catch us, they go really out of their way. I hope it does not happen again, because even though we as a bunny population can grow really quickly, we are not in large number like in years past. I do not exactly know why the bunny population has gone down, but I have heard theories that it is because people wanted to do bunny experiments on us, or that people even thought that animals needed to be kept under control (!!). This I do not understand, because the bunnies work very hard to survive, we adapt to the changes and deal with constant intrusion and prying into our daily routine. I know you want to shout "Oh how cute! It's a bunny!" each time I walk by, but others do not appreciate being made a spectacle. We bunnies have feelings too,  even though we can not show them in a way humans understand. We thrive by working together, planting ourelves in strategic locations throughout the park, keeping watch, and making sure no one goes directly into our territory. I just want to whoever is in charge at UC Irvine , that this campus has been our home for generations and that our bunny rights to autonomy should be respected. There are bunnies throughout the differrnt housing complexes, each with their own set of issues, but we continue to grow stronger and larger regardless.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Day of hops

What better way to live, than to hop freely. With no worries, movement is our cycle. Obey, our bodies in tune with earth, sky, and sun. Nibbling on grass, trees, flowers, and bugs. Infiltrating systems and winning over hearts with our cuddly ways. Tis to be bunny...

My First Bunny Log

Hello Friends! This is the first time I have ever blogged before, but I have seen plenty of students do it, so I thought it would be nice to share a little bit about myself. I was born only TWO months ago, I am furry, and I like to hop around Aldrich Park. Yes, I am a bunny, but I want people to also know that we bunnies are not so different from all you humans that walk all over here during the day. We are intelligent beings as well, even though people do not really realize it when they come trolling by our bunny holes. I like to eat grass and hop around the hilly areas of the campus. Sometimes we have to avoid burly human types, machines, monsters, and coyotes, but we enjoy every moment we can, hopping around freely. It is not easy being a little critter, but my observational skills have served me well, and I look forward to sharing my stories to all you friendly humans out there! We are gound creatures, we have a daily way of zig-zaging hops, hops is the way ~~~`~~`~`~~`~hopping, hopping, away.....