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What's New

1. Two Songs!

...from community member Annjie Schiefelbein. Download here by right-clicking and choosing "Save link as":

Kiss the Face of God (written by Annjie, inspired by Becky Hassler's homily at the Karen House Christmas Eve Mass)

Amazing Grace

2. Resouces on the Occupy Movement

How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests

For folks curious or confused about this movement, a great article!

Declaration of the Occupation of New York City

Answering the "Why Occupy?" question

The Data Behind the Occupy Movement

A five minute video from the Guardian UK.

Occupy Wall Street's Anarchist Roots

The 'Occupy' movement is one of several in American history (including the Catholic Worker) to be based on anarchist principles - great article!

The Story of Broke - The U.S. isn't broke; we're the richest country on the planet, a country in which the riches among us are doing exceptionally well. But the truth is, our economy is broken.

Watch these two concise and insightful videos, Story of Broke and the Story of Stuff to find out how!

Occupy St. Louis - and on Facebook here

Occupy Everywhere: On the New Politics and Possibilities of the Movement Against Corporate Power

How does the Occupy Wall Street movement move from "the outrage phase" to the "hope phase," and imagine a new economic model? Excerpts from a panel discussion with Michael Moore, Naomi Klein (author of the "Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism"), Rinku Sen (publisher of ColorLines) Occupy Wall Street organizer Patrick Bruner, and William Greide (author of "Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country")

3. We could use these donations:

- Cold weather gear: blankets, coats, hats, gloves, scarves

- Toilet paper, feminine hygiene products (pads, rather than tampons)

- Coffee (Fair Trade, if possible), creamer, sugar, spaghetti sauce

- Eco-friendly items: gallon jugs of vinegar, bio-degradable dish soap