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Mark Apollo articles

mark apollo Mark Apollo has been an active member of the Occupy movement since the very beginning, dedicated to the core principles and mission of OWS as well as supporting the work of other activist, organizations working on a number of issues locally and nationally. His work has been focused in three main areas: Outreach, Organizing and Media. See his other work at his YouTube Channel and on Twitter.

Report From the Peace Congress to End U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad

by Mark Apollo - November 11, 2018

Peace Congress to End U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad

I was lucky enough to attend the “Peace Congress to End U.S. Wars at Home and Abroad” that took place in Washington D.C. on November 9th. I livestreamed the morning session.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests

Photos From the Counter Protest to NYC Anti-Sharia Law March

by Mark Apollo - June 12, 2017

Anti-Sharia Law Protests

Protesters who gathered in what they called the “March Against Sharia” to denounce Islamic law were met across the country with equally sized or larger counter-protests.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections, Racism and Prejudice, Religion and Democracy

Video From the Recent March Against Monsanto in NYC

by Mark Apollo - May 22, 2017

The grassroots New York City March Against Monsanto took place on May 20th in Bryant Park and in concert with protests synchronized by the March Against Monsanto organization across the globe.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections, Worldwide

Photos From the Tax March to Trump Towers in New York City

by Mark Apollo - April 18, 2017

Tax March to Trump Towers

Thousands rallied and marched in New York City and around the country on Tax Day, April 15th 2017, to demand President Donald Trump show his tax returns. The protest started at Bryant Park and marched to Trump Towers.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Election Transparency, New York City and State Elections

VIDEO: Trump Towers Protests of U.S. Airstrike on Syria

by Mark Apollo - April 11, 2017

Trump Towers Protests of U.S. Airstrike

Hundreds protested in New York City against war in response to the airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump on a Syrian airbase. Protests took place at Trump Towers and in Union Square.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections, Syria

VIDEO: NYC March with a Purpose for Ramarley Graham

by Mark Apollo - April 6, 2017

Purpose for Ramarley Graham

Five years ago, the NYPD murdered Ramarley Graham, a black unarmed teenager, and brutalized his family in their own home. They had initially trailed Graham for “walking with a purpose.”

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Civil Rights, Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections

PHOTOS: Interfaith Groups Pray for Immigrants in NYC

by Mark Apollo - January 30, 2017

Interfaith Groups Pray For Immigrants

The New York Immigration Coalition and interfaith groups from around the New York City area held a vigil and Jummah prayer for immigrant communities. The event attended by around 250 people.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections, Religion and Democracy

Report From a Day Of Protest on the Fight For 15 Anniversary

by Mark Apollo - November 30, 2016

Fight For 15 Anniversary

Today marked the four year anniversary of the start of the Fight For 15 movement, which has made strong headway in raising the minimum wage across the country

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections, Socialism and Labor

Die-In During NYC Justice for Kyam Livingston March

by Mark Apollo - September 23, 2016

NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau Kyam Livingston

Take a look at these videos from the Justice for Kyam Livingston Emergency Rally and March that took place on September 21st, 2016 at in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights, Democracy Protests, New York City and State Elections

Occupy Wall Street 5 Year Anniversary at Zuccotti Park

by Mark Apollo - September 20, 2016

Occupy Wall Street 5 Year Anniversary

This a collection of photos from the five year anniversary. It was less a protest then a reunion of Occupy Wall Street members all of whom have been fighting on a number of issues since 2011

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Occupy Wall Street

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Florida Doesn’t Need a Speech Czar

By Steve Schneider June 28, 2022

Full disclosure: I’m a liberal Democrat. So, I won’t be sending in my vote-by-mail ballot for Ron DeSantis in November. Nor will I vote for him in 2024.

Introducing: When The People Decide

By Jenna Spinelle June 25, 2022

Several activists and average citizens have changed their communities and the country by taking important issues directly to votes.

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Democracy’s Summer Blockbusters

By Jenna Spinelle June 8, 2022

The summer will be legally and politically charged particularly with the January 6 committee hearings scheduled to begin June 9.

Can American Democracy Have Nice Things?

By Jenna Spinelle June 7, 2022

Universal voting would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens.

PODCAST: Baby Boomers And American Gerontocracy

By Jenna Spinelle May 23, 2022

Older and younger voters are increasingly at odds: Republicans as a whole skew gray-haired, and within the Democratis, the left-leaning youth vote.

A Dangerous Reprise Of American Exceptionalism In Ukraine

By Jamie Lampidis May 15, 2022

The stakes are too high to cave into Putin’s phantasmatic imperial play, and too high to believe that this war can be won by arming Ukrainians.

On The Coming End Of Roe v. Wade

By Peter J. Dellolio May 11, 2022

Anyone who says that the evolution of law has nothing to do with politics is either very corrupt or very stupid. Laws evolved through the centuries.

Goodbye Roe v. Wade, Goodbye Rule Of Law

By Andrew Straw May 5, 2022

Congress should impeach judges who act like that because it is not good behavior, and they were asked not to act that way when they were confirmed.

PODCAST: Debating The Future Of Debates

By Jenna Spinelle May 4, 2022

We love a good debate — and have certainly had plenty of them on this show. But how effective are they in today’s media and political landscape?

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From Cake To Volunteers, Welcome To Australia’s Democracy Day

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May 25, 2022

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Anxious Leaders Influence Their Followers' Anxiety, Even Online

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Organizational leader’s tweets can influence employee anxieties and this effect is more prominent since the rise of COVID-19, study.

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