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Around the U.S. Occupy movements have been vanishing, but Occupy Fairbanks continues to stand against capitalism. This 2012 Fairbanks panel discussion includes discourse on the events and issues leading to the Occupy Fairbanks movement.  Panelists include:  Scott McAdams - Democratic US Senate Candidate 2010, Dr. Sean Parson - UAF Asst. Professor of Political Science, Dr. Mike Peppinger - UAF Associate Professor of Economics, Dick Nelson - Alaskan activist, journalist, and writer, Dr. Kara Dillard - UAF Asst. Professor of Sociology, David Giessel - Asst. Organizer for Campaign for Liberty (Greater FBX Chapter).

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Protesters claim right to stay warm

  • Written by Tori Middelstadt and Casey Loeschen

loeschen_thermometer-webEditor's note: This story was originally published in Alaska Dispatch:
Saturday,  Nov. 18, marks the two-month anniversary for the Occupy Fairbanks movement.  Instead of the police crackdowns seen elsewhere around the country, the Interior Alaska protesters are mainly contending with  punishing cold and local grumbling about the legality of warm-up tents.

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Occupy shivers into focus

  • Written by Megan Coghill

Flash needed UAF Journalism's Megan Coghill provides a quick, majestic fanfare-enlivened, overview of the Occupy Fairbanks protest during a week marked by record-setting low temperatures in Interior Alaska's Golden Heart City.

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