July 2011
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Hey all you radicals out there!
First off I want to say thanks for all the new followers who have joined up in the past few days! Liking and sharing our posts is much appreciated, and it helps spread the word about what we are trying to accomplish. You can continue to watch this space for updates relating to the protest.
I wanted to remind you all that there are several spaces where this action is being planned. Chief among...
theibogaineeffect asked: Hey man,
I plan on being there on the day. I have a few logistical concerns. The NYPD can have the (non traffic) part of wall street locked down in a im sure a few second's. How can we get past the cop's at the guard houses? and if you have a meeting place (like battery park, i saw suggested on reddit) that would mean that most of the people would funnel in from the south side of...
I plan on being there on the day. I have a few logistical concerns. The NYPD can have the (non traffic) part of wall street locked down in a im sure a few second's. How can we get past the cop's at the guard houses? and if you have a meeting place (like battery park, i saw suggested on reddit) that would mean that most of the people would funnel in from the south side of...
“Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy,...”
– Howard Zinn (via liberationfrequency)
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than...”
– Thomas Jefferson (via steadystater)
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August 2nd General Assembly on Wall Street →
In response to the Sept. 17th Occupy Wall St. call, we decided to incorporate the organizing for the event with a New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts General Assembly on Wall St. on Aug. 2nd. In order to build the Sept. 17th call, we will use this opportunity to have the first NYC meeting for the Sept. 17th event.
Here is the link to the facebook event: http://tinyurl.com/4y8qczk
yournameinstone asked: I'm really sorry but I just don't really understand whats happening. I've read through your posts and some articles but I'm still kind of confused...
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A Vision of Post-Clicktivist Activsm →
Calling all culture jammers, augmented reality game designers, live action roleplayers, revolutionary flashmobbers, clandestine street artists and activists from the future: on the 17th of September, we need you to show us that what comes after clicktivism is a people’s revolution.
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WatchRT SEGMENT ON #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
Hey guys, we’re famous! :P
RT devotes part of a program to talking about #OCCUPYWALLSTREET, its foundations, and a look at the movement’s “goals.” Sort of a dry interview but any publicity is better than no publicity, I suppose.
(Starts at 3 minutes)
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New site to coordinate ride sharing and share... →
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New York Prepares It's Own "15-May"
(translated from original Spanish)
Save the date: on 17 September, less than a week after the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of September 11, New Yorkers have been called to protest against Wall Street and the system that caused the downfall of the world economy in 2008.
Under the name of #occupywallstreet , the magazine “Adbusters” began to promote the event on 13 July,...
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The Best Democracy Money Can Buy →
An oldie but a goody.
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October2011 Supports AdBusters call to end the...
The October2011 Movement supports Adbusters and their call for the occupation of Wall Street beginning on September 17th. Adbusters is organizing their occupation to send the message that Corporatocracy is NOT Democracy.
Similarly inspired by the nonviolent uprisings around the world, Adbusters writes:
“The beauty of this new formula, and what makes this novel tactic exciting, is its pragmatic...
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Letter One: What We Ask of You is Action - from... →
Friends,
What we ask of you is action. To act in accordance with the beauty of freedom, with the love of freedom with which we are each imbued, but which has been manipulated into a hatred for that which we believe to be impossible. Yet this love cannot be silenced by such pained inversions, only relegated perhaps to a universal disquiet, which at times is roused in fury, be it consciously or...
