#OccupyWallStreet/ Occupy Wall Street. Ties between Occupy Wall Street and unions are growing. NYC Protest for American Revolution. Occupy Wall Street Sept 17. ONE WORD @ #OCCUPYWALLSTREET. Michael Moore @ Occupy Wall Street. Open Letter From Arun Gupta on the Wall Street Occupation: The Revolution Begins at Home. An introduction from Naomi: "Please take a look at this thoughtful essay by my friend Arun Gupta, editor of The Indypendent.
If I were in New York (I'm based in British Columbia, Canada at the moment), I would certainly be spending time at the Wall Street occupation, and I urge those of you who do live in the area to go in person to Liberty Park and check it out. Keep in mind that any attempt to create a genuinely open space to share political ideas is necessarily going to be chaotic and at times embarrassing. But Gupta's point is a crucial one. This is not the time to be looking for ways to dismiss a nascent movement against the power of capital, but to do the opposite: to find ways to embrace it, support it and help it grow into its enormous potential.
With so much at stake, cynicism is a luxury we simply cannot afford. " The Revolution Begins at Home An Open Letter to Join the Wall Street Occupation By Arun Gupta What is occurring on Wall Street right now is truly remarkable. Roseanne Barr Speaks to Wall Street Protesters...#occupywallstreet.. Behind the scenes of #OccupyWallStreet.
Back in the 1960s, a gang of Yippies, a politicised arm of the hippies led by the late Abbie Hoffman, wormed their way into the tour of the New York Stock Exchange.
While up on the visitors' gallery, looking down on the trading floors, they threw US legal tender - coins and bills - at the men below who, when they realised what it was, began diving for dollars. That colourful assault on the money culture took place 40 years ago on August 24, 1967. CNN recently remembered the moment, noting: "Some of the brokers, clerks and stock runners below laughed and waved; others jeered angrily and shook their fists. " The bills barely had time to land on the ground before guards began removing the group from the building, but news photos had been taken and the Stock Exchange "happening" quickly slid into iconic status. Once outside, the activists formed a circle, holding hands and chanting "Free!
Democratic movement Decisions are made by a "general assembly" in which everyone can have a say. Globalrevolution. Why I Was Maced at the Wall Street Protests. Mansfield writes: "A new group of police officers arrives in white shirts, as opposed to dark blue.
These guys are completely undiscerning in their aggression. If someone gets in their way, they shove them headfirst into the nearest parked car, at which point the officers are immediately surrounded by camera phones and shouts of 'Shame! Shame! '" By Jeanne Mansfield, Boston Review 17 August 10 Video by Jeanne Mansfield y boyfriend Frank and I are heading toward Liberty Square to check out what's going on at the Occupy Wall Street protest, when we stumble upon the afternoon march toward Union Square. All in all, it starts out as a pretty good time. As we circle Union Square, about twenty NYPD officers haul out orange plastic nets (the kind used to fence off construction sites) and close off the road, diverting the crowd. A new group of police officers arrives in white shirts, as opposed to dark blue. At this point, the crowd of twenty or so caught in the orange fence is shouting "Shame! Over 100 NYPD Officers Refuse to Work in Support of Occupy Wall Street Movement.
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EVERYONE is welcome! By Gregg Prescott, M.S.www.in5d.comwww.maya12-21-2012.com UPDATED Sept. 27, 2011 at 8:29 PM - MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is siding with the Occupy Wall Street movement and comments about police brutality. Occupy Wall St S24 Police Riot. Wall Street Mocks Protesters By Drinking Champagne 2011.