We are overjoyed at the news that Brookfield Office Properties—the owners of Zucotti Park—and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have backed away from their threats to forcibly remove peaceful occupiers from Liberty Plaza in New York City.

We are especially happy that Occupy New York is free to join their sisters and brothers across the United States and around the world who are coming together to challenge corporate greed during today’s Global Day of Action.

For more information about the Global Day of Action, see the website, check out the map of events across the world, or follow #globalchange and @15octobernet on Twitter.

“It’s time for us to unite; it’s time for them to listen.” Occupy Boston stands united with you.

Last night Mayor Bloomberg and the New York Police Department notified protestors of a park cleaning that is scheduled to start tomorrow morning at 7 am. Occupy Wall Street protestors were told they would be allowed back into the park after the cleaning but would have to follow rules that include no lying down, no sleeping bags, and no tarps. There is an emergency general assembly going on right now in New York where they are debating whether to leave for the cleaning or stay at the site. This could very well be an attempt at ending Occupy Wall Street for good. Read the full post and what you can do to help at http://www.occupywallst.org.

Occupy Boston’s Outreach and Arts and Culture working groups are proud to host a socially conscious hip hop showcase tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Dewey Square.

DJ Inferno and a number of artists, slam poets, and speakers from the North Shore, South Shore and inner city of Boston will perform on a sound system powered by bicycle energy.

Attendance is free and welcome to all. Please remember that Occupy Boston is an alcohol and drug-free zone. Violence of any kind will not be tolerated.

For more information, please email occupybostonmedia@gmail.com or tweet at@Occupy_Boston.