October 2011
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“We’re talking about a democratic awakening. We’re talking about raising...”
– Cornel West, interview. Democracy Now!, 29 September 2011
A good response to people who keep demanding that the OWS protestors draw up some sort of platform of demands. That rarely happens in the early stages of liberation movements. At the moment, it’s about raising the consciousness of everyday...
September 2011
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BREAKING: NYC Transit Union has just arrived @...
cwnl:
Watch live here
“The NYC TWU says they control the transport of NY and they’ve got our back”
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UPDATE on Radiohead concert rumour
This morning, we were alerted to the possibility of Radiohead playing an impromptu show at #OCCUPYWALLSTREET at about 4pm this afternoon.
The New York Times’ City Room Blog reports that the band’s spokesperson has said that the band is “definitely not” going to perform at Liberty Plaza, contrary to initial reports. This is contrary to the “confirmed”...
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Declaration of the Occupation of New York City
from the New York City General Assembly at #OCCUPYWALLSTREET:
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.
As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race...
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sablegiraffe asked: Where do I go to view the daily recaps?
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“Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said on Wednesday that the Internal Affairs...”
– The New York Times, “New York Police to Examine Pepper-Spray Incident.”
Why did it take until Wednesday for 1) the media to get Police Commissioner Kelly to comment on this episode, and 2) for Police Commissioner Kelly to comment on this episode, period?
For fuck’s sake.
(via inothernews)
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"Observations of a Jailed Journalist" - WNET... →
When we first arrived on the scene, protesters were marching along the sidewalk in unison, chanting. There was no sense of chaos. Many held video and audio recording devices, including camera phones.
However, the stream of protesters did disrupt traffic. Pedestrians wove in and out of the mass of protesters, some on their way to do Saturday errands, others who joined in for a block or two,...
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11 Things You Can Do to Help the 'Occupy Wall... →
wespeakfortheearth:
1) Spread the word — there’s something going on. People have started a movement — they’re occupying Wall Street. Hundreds of people have been camped out in lower Manhattan for four days!
2) If you’re in New York and can only spare a little time or money: bring American flags, cardboard, markers, water, etc. down to Liberty Park.
3) If you’re in the New York area and have a...
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Also; we’re very sorry, but we simply do not know the answers to some of the questions you guys are asking. We mostly just try to keep people as up to date as we can with what resources we have and what connections we have to the occupation. Even so, some answers rely very heavily on estimates that I would simply be uncomfortable making.
If anyone is following us who is there and part of some of...
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A Message from Occupied Wall Street (Day Nine) →
Posted 2011-09-26 08:03:45 UTC by OccupyWallSt
This is the ninth communiqué from the 99 percent. We are occupying Wall Street. The police barricades that have been surrounding the Stock Exchange help.
Sunday has been decreed, once again, a day of rest. We didn’t march. We have made a new world, a new city within the city. We are working on a new sky for where the towers are now.
Throughout the...
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Click here for information to contact CNN. You can... →
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Noam Chomsky gives his support to...
When asked for his thoughts of the continued occupation in lower Manhattan, Noam Chomsky responded via email:
Anyone with eyes open knows that the gangsterism of Wall Street — financial institutions generally — has caused severe damage to the people of the United States (and the world). And should also know that it has been doing so increasingly for over 30 years, as their power in the...
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A Message From Occupied Wall Street (Day Eight) →
This is the eighth communiqué from the 99 percent. We are occupying Wall Street.
On September 24th, 2011, the lie revealed itself. We live in a world where only 1 percent of us are protected and served.
Click through to see videos and pictures
We demand that Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly resigns.
We demand that this man is charged for maliciously spraying protesters and blue-collar...
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A few petitions:
Petition for the Obama Administration to recognize #occupywallstreet.
Petition to end corporate personhood.
Petition to recognize contributions by corporations as bribery.
Petition to recognize the decisions of the People’s General Assembly as Democratic Law.
Some of these petitions are obviously more realistic than others. For the first three you have to make a WH.gov...
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#OWS Daily Roundup: September 24
A major march happened this afternoon with thousands of occupiers headed towards Union Square in Manhattan. After winding through the city streets, police began to divide and kettle the occupiers with orange netting. Here’s what we know:
At least 80 occupiers were arrested over the course of the event, including event organizers and members of the media team. At one point, the person in charge...
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Call of Solidarity for Comrades Held in Van... →
Posted 2011-09-24 10:09:29 UTC by OccupyWallSt
This report just came in a half hour ago from the chair of the NYC IWW chapter:
Protesters arrested today (including the NYC IWW chair) are being locked inside a police van outside the:
1st Precinct Police Station 16 Ericsson Pl. New York, NY 10013 +1 (212) 334-0611
They’ve been there for over an hour. One has a very bad concussion,...
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Call and ask for the release of the peaceful...
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#OWS UPDATE: March to Union Square, reports of...
» LIVE SHOTS OF OCCUPIERS BEING ARRESTED EN MASSE BEING SHOWN NOW ON THE LIVESTREAM «
» TEARGAS REPORTEDLY BEING USED ON MARCHERS « — unconfirmed
Reports are coming in of today’s peaceful march of several thousand occupiers being brutalized, arrested and kettled in preparation for mass arrests.
Several arrests were mentioned throughout the afternoon as the march wound...
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#OWS UPDATE: 11am 24-Sep
Three things of note this morning:
Today’s march/events are scheduled to begin at 12pm! Any followers in the greater NYC area are encouraged to head to Manhattan!
12pm: Meet at Liberty Square
1pm: March of the 99% on Wall Street
6pm: “We are the 99%” Open Forum Presentation, including discussion with the 15 May Movement in Spain
7pm: Arts Committee presents a concert with...
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#OWS Daily Roundup: September 23
» There is a big march scheduled for tomorrow at noon! This will mark the first week of occupation, and the beginning of week 2. Stay tuned to Twitter and the Livestream for the latest info. «
Now, on to today’s news:
Yesterday morning, the Labor Group organized an interruption of a Sotheby’s art auction on the Upper East Side. The action was taken in solidarity with union art handlers who are...
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Internet shut off at Wall Street protest (but not... →
Several activists are reporting that internet signals and access are being blocked at the “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York. This same tactic has recently been employed at Bay Area Rapid Transit protests on the opposite side of the continent in San Francisco to shut down cell phone service. See a trend?
To be clear: I’ve seen a few reports of some people having difficulty getting...
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#OWS Daily Roundup: September 22
Quite a busy night at Wall Street! Several marches occurred this evening, and more will be taking place later tonight, according to certain Twitter feeds.
Perhaps the most active point occurred when a large group of Troy Davis marchers joined up with occupiers at Liberty Plaza, and the two groups made an impromptu march on Wall Street.
Attendance for tonight’s marches and assemblies was...
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prettyontheinside420 reblogged your post: #OWS Daily Roundup: September 21
THIS IS ABOUT ME. I was arrested at 10am on the 20th this month. I was at a protest called Occupy Wall Street, and was arrested for interfering with someone else’s arrest and resisting arrest. I will talk more about this later. Look up my name on Google and you will find my story. I LOVE YOU ALL!
Thanks for...
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#OWS Daily Roundup: September 21
Here’s a digest of today’s news from Liberty Plaza:
Details of brutal police treatment of occupier Mariel Moshiri were published this evening. The occupier was released this afternoon after being arrested during Tuesday’s police action. She was let go “after 28 harrowing hours in police custody. Her detainment included being moved to 3 different jails and a trip to Belleview Hospital.” She was...
