There were 157 occupations nominated in Occupy Supply’s contest to reward outstanding local occupy activism. After a preliminary round of voting, 20 now proceed to the finals.

Vote Now For Outstanding Activism by an Occupation

Every day at Occupy Supply we talk with occupations across the country who are doing amazing work. When we hear that “occupy is dead,” we know that someone is seriously ill-informed. So if you see a journalist repeating the “occupy is dead” meme, be sure to forward them this list to let them know that reports of Occupy’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Still time to vote for your favorite Occupy action!

These are the nominations for Outstanding Local Activism by an Occupation. The Occupy Supply contest was announced last week, and anyone could nominate an occupation for its local activism. Nominations closed at midnight last night, and the preliminary round of voting will be open until this Wednesday, February 1 at 12 midnight. Vote your top [...]

There have already been over 700 nominations of local occupations for outstanding community activism, representing 149 occupations across the country. Occupy Supply announced the contest yesterday, and we’ll be accepting nominations up until this Monday.

Five occupations will receive command post tents worth $5000 each, three will receive media laptops, and twelve runners-up will receive a credit for supplies at the Occupy Supply store.

These are the occupations that have been nominated to date:

Occupy Supply is announcing a contest to give away five 11′ x 11′ command post tents worth $5000 each, three media laptops equipped with webcams for live streaming and twelve $100 gift certificates for supplies from the Occupy Supply store to reward occupations for their ongoing community activism.

Dan Choi’s trial after being arrested protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline during the TarsandsAction last August continues today. We’re looking forward to hearing the government’s excuse as to why out of 1250 people arrested at the White House during the Tar Sands action, Dan Choi was singled out for prosecution.

Here is the up-to-date list of the status of Occupy encampments across the country, based on reports from OccupySupply liaisons of the FDL Membership Program who deliver supplies to them regularly.

Even though the fire and police trucks were there at 8 am, they have still not evicted. The courts are now open, giving the ACLU attorney a chance to file an injunction.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner showed up to Occupy Syracuse at 8:00 AM today to announce they had 24 hours to vacate the park or face eviction, claiming they were using propane without a permit. So the occupation immediately applied and are breaking no laws. Call the Mayor and friends to put a stop to their selective, arbitrary actions denying the rights of Occupy Syracuse.

The list of Occupy encampments across the country drops to 62 this week, down from 66 on December 28. Surprisingly few have been lost to cold weather — far more are the victims of quick & dirty legislation passed by local city councils that have ignored homeless issues for decades, but are suddenly consumed with an overwhelming concern for “public safety.”