Occupy Harlem SHows Occupy Movement Is Not A "White Thing" | WOLDCNews - WOL DC's Home for the Truth. The Occupy Wall St. movement moved from Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan to Harlem on Friday, as more than 100 people, mostly Black and Latino, gathered for the first meeting of what is now being dubbed “Occupy Harlem.” See also: Occupy Wall Street Contends With Winter Weather In East, Arrests Out West The face of the movement has remained largely white as protests have spread to different cities across the nation, causing some to criticize the movements perceived racial implications.
But as momentum builds, more people of color are getting involved. Occupy Harlem captured the changing face of the movement on Friday with prominent Black figures like Dr. Cornel West and veteran Harlem activists like Nellie Hester Bailey taking to the streets to garner support for the 99 percent. “Occupy Wall Street is not a quote-unquote white thing. “People of color should be at the crux of this movement,” said Jon Stray, 39, who said he comes from a long line of “revolutionaries” and activists. Police Attack Oakland Solidarity March - NYC October 26th, 2011. Occupy Wall Street live: protesters claim victory as clear-up called off | World news. 06.30am: Adam Gabbatt writes: Occupy Wall Street protesters are waking up to what may be the final day of their semi-permanent camp in Zuccotti Park, in the financial district of New York.
After four weeks of reluctant tolerance, the private park's owners have ordered a clear-up. When the operation is complete, protesters will not be allowed to sleep on benches or on the ground, nor put down blankets and sleeping bags. There was a call for supporters to rally at Zuccotti Park at 6am this morning – and by my reckoning there are more than 2,000 here now. Most flocked to the park in the last hour, avoiding what, at best, was an uncomfortable night.
Some protesters marched to a restaurant where the New York mayor, Mike Bloomberg, was the guest at a food festival event last night (his check-in on Foursquare was the giveaway to his location), but most stayed in the park and mounted their own clean-up operation. The protesters can be heard chanting: "We've won! " The East Vilage's writeup says: Opednews.com: protesters pepper sprayed at Air Space Museum. Occupy Wall Street protests: Police make arrests, use pepper spray as some activists storm barricade. Thousands of union workers joined protesters marching through the Financial District Wednesday for Occupy Wall Street's largest rally yet against "corporate greed. " The march was mostly peaceful - until after nightfall, when scuffles erupted and some of the younger demonstrators were arrested when they tried to storm barricades blocking them from Wall Street and the Stock Exchange.
Witnesses said about 200 people tried to push through barricades and police responded with pepper spray and penned them in with orange netting. A video posted on the Occupy Wall Street Twitter feed late Wednesday night showed police swinging at a protestor with a night stick. The clashes marred what was an almost festive mass demonstration beneath the canyons of Lower Manhattan. Members of the city's biggest labor unions put on their marching boots to walk in solidarity with the students who began camping out three weeks ago to protest the excesses of the richest 1%.
"We are the 99%. Rep. Writers in Support of the Occupy Movement. Live Stream Video of Occupy Wall Street | Occupy Wall Street Cam | Video. (Photo: Robert Stolarik, New York Times) UPDATE: According to the Associated Press, Brookfield has postponed the cleaning. So the Live Steam feed can now be viewed as a victory celebration for the OWS crowd. For the last four months weeks, Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City have made Zuccotti Park their home.
But Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the owner of the property, Brookfield Office Properties, have told the Occupy Wall Street crowd that they need to leave so the park can be cleaned. According to park officials, the area is usually cleaned every day, but because the protesters have been camping out there, it hasn’t been touched in four weeks. The plan is to clean the park one section at a time, so 1/3 of the protesters have to be cleared out. “They won’t be able to bring back the gear, the equipment, sleeping bags,” Kelly told the Christian Science Monitor. This prompted many of the protesters to rally up and make calls for solidarity on social networks. At 7:00 a.m. Occupy Wall Street protesters plan 'Millionaires March' to Rupert Murdoch's, tycoons' NYC homes. Marcus Santos for News The ranks of the Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park show no sign of shrinking. Occupy Wall Street protesters are heading uptown Tuesday to get in the face of some of New York's richest tycoons.
A "Millionaires March" will visit the homes - or, more realistically, the gleaming marble lobbies - of five of the city's wealthiest residents, including News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and conservative billionaire David Koch. Marchers want to present the moguls with oversize checks to dramatize how much less they will pay when New York State's 2% tax on millionaires expires in December.
"Ninety-nine percent of the residents of New York are going to suffer from this tax giveaway so the 1% who already live in absolute luxury can put more money in their pockets," said Doug Forand, one of the march organizers. "This is fiscally, economically and morally wrong. " Gov. Simmons appeared on the Rev. Hkennedy@nydailynews.com. Marine Vet at #OccupyWallStreet Tells Sean Hannity to "F**k Off" 1000s stage anti-Wall St. protest in NY. A Walk in the Park. Everything else is made in China, so why not pithy aperçus about Occupy Wall Street? “A revolution is not a dinner party.” Or was it a Tea Party that the murderous Communist Mao Zedong (still officially revered in the most populous, most fearsomely capitalist nation on earth) declared that a revolution isn’t?
Either way, Occupy Wall Street—O.W.S.? No, let’s just call it OWES, in honor of its sympathy for tapped-out debtors over bailed-out creditors—is hardly a revolution. It is a dinner party of sorts, albeit one with donated, often organic food served on paper plates. There’s tea, too, of course, mostly herbal—rooibos and camomile, though, not that other herb. Occupy Wall Street does not occupy Wall Street itself, which is narrow, easily cordoned off, and unsuitable for sleeping. At first glance, Zuccotti looks to a casual visitor like a crowded, messy homeless encampment. A 360 degree view of the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park. By John Makely, NBC News For nearly a month the Occupy Wall Street protesters have been camping in Zuccotti park, but that may change soon. Mayor Bloomberg has announced that cleaning crews will soon begin to clean the park and that protesters will be allowed to return as the work is completed.
The panorama image above was taken on Oct. 11 and consists of over 75 images stitched together with software to represent an immersive view of Zuccotti Park. Related story: Old guard back in the trenches at 'Occupy' protests Meet more participants in "Occupy" protests nationwide John Makely / msnbc.com Phil Lendz offers a free shave to a customer at the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park. How the Wall Street Occupation Went From Protest to a Mini-Society -- Does Bloomberg Plan to Tear It All Down Tomorrow? | Activism & Vision. "If Bloomberg really cared about sanitation here he wouldn't have blocked portapotties and dumpsters.
" On Thursday afternoon Occupy Wall Street called an emergency General Assembly down at Liberty Plaza to deal with the announcement that Friday will see a cleanup of the park by the City, starting at 7 am. Representatives of Brookfield, the company that owns the park, said in the clean-up notice that everything left behind will be thrown away. On Thursday it was also revealed that Brookfield had sent a letter to police commissioner Ray Kelly asking the NYPD help clear out the protestors.
A group of New York civil liberties lawyers warned the CEO of Brookfield that forcing protestors from the park violates their first amendment rights, stating, "Under the guise of cleaning the Park you are threatening fundamental constitutional rights. There is no basis in the law for your request for police intervention, nor have you cited any. ( ) ( ) Guess Who's Coming To Dinner - Occupy Wall Street Going To Millionaires Homes. New York’s richest are about to get a visitor or two – or maybe 800, give or take a few.
On Tuesday, the leaders of the one month “Occupy” movement will take their message on the road and visit the residences of some of the richest tycoons in New York, including Fox’s Rupert Murdoch and David Koch, one of two Koch brothers who, through their donations, have effectively bought the Republican party. This report from the Daily News; 36 total views, 9 views today Ezra Grant I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense! Latest posts by Ezra Grant (see all) EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION: Prevent the forcible closure of Occupy Wall Street! EMERGENCY #OWS EVICTION DEFENSE: Prevent the forcible closure of Occupy Wall Street Tell Bloomberg: Don't Foreclose the Occupation. This is an emergency situation. Please take a minute to read this, and please take action and spread the word far and wide.
Occupy Wall Street is gaining momentum, with occupation actions now happening in cities across the world. But last night Mayor Bloomberg and the NYPD notified Occupy Wall Street participants about plans to “clean the park”—the site of the Wall Street protests—tomorrow starting at 7am. "Cleaning" was used as a pretext to shut down “Bloombergville” a few months back, and to shut down peaceful occupations elsewhere. Bloomberg says that the park will be open for public usage following the cleaning, but with a notable caveat: Occupy Wall Street participants must follow the “rules”. This is it—this is their attempt to shut down #OWS for good. 2) Come to #OWS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT to defend the occupation from eviction.