Occupy

Voice To The Voiceless Solidarity Declaration

September 24, 2014 Occupy Nat Gat 2014, www.interoccupy.net Organize! Declaration, Occupy, Solidarity, Voice of the Voiceless

We, a diverse group of people brought together by the spirit of resistance, recognize that the time has come for brave, cooperative action to throw off the chains of our current broken and outdated political and economic institutions. We, the 99%, hold that all life on earth is inter-connected and endowed with certain natural rights which cannot be granted or permitted by any coercive institution. Because we are deeply concerned with the violations of these rights perpetrated by corporations and corrupt governments, both here and abroad, and fear for the future of our planet and our children, we declare our moral and spiritual outrage regarding the failures of our current oppressive political and economic systems. Rising to the challenges posed by tyranny, we stand in solidarity with one another and all people who strive not only to survive, but to lead lives of dignity, integrity and freedom.

Three Years Later, What Has Come of Occupy Wall Street?

September 17, 2014 John Wellington Ennis, www.huffingtonpost.com Educate! Occupy, Occupy Movement

This week marks the third anniversary of protesters descending on Wall Street to protest the havoc wrought by the 2008 Financial Meltdown, which had hit all Americans hard, except for the ones who had caused it. . . . But a funny thing happened when a few folks started talking about the richest one percent using their money to work the political system to get even richer. "WE ARE THE 99%" became the rallying cry of a generation. The simplicity and inclusivity was said to be worthy of Madison Avenue. At once the conversation had shifted, and in that discourse, a word started coming up that used to seem unspeakable: class. . . . But I think more than anything, the point of Occupy was using your voice to speak out and finding out that you are not alone, there are many who feel the same way, and you are energized by this shared recognition. And once that common reality and strength is realized, you can go back to sleeping in bed and still live in accordance to your own mission. Maybe someday we'll have a reunion for the Class of 2011. But for now, our gratitude and admiration go out to all who occupied and inspired. Thank you for showing us that we are not alone. Our patriotism and compassion will push this pay-to-play system into the dustbin of history.

The DNA Of Occupy

September 14, 2014 Marina Sitrin, www.telesurtv.net Strategize! Occupy, Occupy Wall Street

It is three years since Occupy Wall Street shook the world—and the reverberations are felt everywhere. No longer seen with the occupation of parks, plazas and squares, Occupy has relocated, it is in us, it is in our ways of being, relating and coming together. People are changed—feel more dignity and organize for a different world because of it. Occupy was never about a place or a moment—it was and is about a way of being and doing. As all ways of relating, it changed and changes, and must do so as to thrive. We have created a new generation of organizers/activists who are not part of a movement to win one thing and then declare victory, but a movement that is about changing everything. And little by little this is happening. Slower than perhaps many of us would like, but in three years we have come a long way. As our Turkish sisters and brothers sang in Tencere Tava Havasi in Taksim Gezi Park, their “sound of pots and pans” reminiscent of the Argentine call to the street with the sound of banging pots and pans; we are going “slowly slowly, as the ground is still wet.”

Judge: Occupy Eugene Rights Were Violated

September 11, 2014 Helen Jung, www.oregonlive.com Resist! Law, Occupy

A federal judge in Eugene has found that a government agency infringed on protesters' First Amendment rights when it limited the hours Occupy Eugene activists could demonstrate in a plaza in downtown Eugene. In an opinion issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Michael McShane said the General Services Administration's decision to allow Occupy Eugene to use the Federal Plaza only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fridays led to a "chilling" of protesters' free-speech rights. The case stems from protests in 2012 in which Occupy Eugene sought to bring attention to its message of financial fairness, homelessness and demands for corporate accountability. The group had protested under a 60-day permit that allowed their presence in the plaza, which had public access hours of 6 a.m to 11 p.m. But as the group sought to renew its permit that July, the GSA alerted them to a new condition in which they could demonstrate only between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday through Friday. The group objected and unsuccessfully challenged the time restriction, McShane noted. They were told that their permit extension had been denied. Despite lacking a permit, protesters continued to demonstrate at the plaza. Federal security officers ordered them to leave mid-afternoon or face arrest and ultimately arrested one woman, Florence Semple, at 7:30 p.m. That was well before the normal end of public-access hours, McShane noted.

Protesters Disrupt Naming Of Koch Plaza

September 11, 2014 Staff, www.artfixdaily.com Resist! Capitalism, Occupy

A vast new space on Fifth Avenue at the Met Museum's doorstep was dedicated on Tuesday night with some fanfare and a bit of protest. The David H. Koch Plaza, named for the billionaire who funded the $65-million plaza renovation. now features 106 trees and two massive fountains with 48 jets in 70,706 square-feet along four city blocks . Met director and CEO, Thomas Campbell remarked: "...the museum has created a truly welcoming point of entry, a cityscape that is environmentally friendly...". Protesters descended on the scene, decrying the naming of the plaza for Tea Party supporter Koch because of his views on climate change, as seen on Hyperallergic Instagram feed. Police dispersed the protesters.

Occupy & Ferguson Livestreamer To Work For ABC/Univision

September 9, 2014 Emily Steel, www.nytimes.com Educate! Ferguson, Media, Occupy

Fusion, the joint online and television venture between Univision and the Disney-ABC Television Group, is expected to announce on Monday that it has hired Tim Pool, a digital journalist known for his use of cutting-edge reporting technologies and his marathon live-stream reporting during the recent controversy in Ferguson, Mo., and the Occupy Wall Street protests. Mr. Pool, 28, most recently worked for Vice Media, a rival youth-focused news and entertainment venture. He is scheduled to start on Monday as Fusion’s senior correspondent and director of media innovation. The move comes as Fusion continues to build out its next-generation news network targeted at the diverse and elusive millennial audience. Fusion, which started last year, recently hired Jane Spencer, formerly of The Daily Beast and The Wall Street Journal; Felix Salmon, formerly of Reuters; and Anna Holmes, founder of the website Jezebel. “We have this blank slate,” Mr. Pool said, adding that in his new role he would explore approaches for using mobile, robotic, drone and other technologies for reporting. Mr. Pool, a Chicago native, said “it wasn’t really on purpose” that he became a journalist. He said he grew up on the Internet and so naturally started posting updates and photos to Facebook, Twitter and other outlets as those new technologies emerged. He traveled to New York during the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in 2011 and quickly gained recognition for his live stream of the protests — captured on his mobile phone.

Occupy Movement Gets Its Own TV Station

August 29, 2014 Digital Journal, www.digitaljournal.com Organize! Journalism, Media, Occupy, TV

In partnership with FilmOn Networks, the National Convention PBC and a new union of the groups Occupy Television, ArticleV.org, and the National General Assembly, have launched Occupy Television, a free 24/7 online television channel. The new outlet consolidates all previous sites providing Occupy news and commentary in order to provide access to the maximum amount of people around the world. There is no more visceral demonstration of the importance of the principles behind Occupy -- and the need for independent control of the movement's own messages -- then the complete failure of the police state in Ferguson, Missouri and its violent behavior toward the media. Occupy Television's goal is to circumvent mainstream media, with its multitude of conflicts of interests, in order to break out of the echo chambers of conventional political discussion. The station is based on the work of Occupy community members and citizen journalists -- it is TV for the 99%. The channel will air documentaries including Internet's Own Boy about the death of Aaron Swartz; Occupy Love; Pots, Pans and other Solutions, about the Icelandic pots and pans rebellion; TPB AFK about copyright laws. It will also transmit radio talk shows such as Politics Done Right, Occupy Radio, Acronym TV, and Occupy Toronto.

Tennessee Officials Appeal Occupy Nashville Ruling

August 25, 2014 Travis Loller, www.greenwichtime.com Organize! Law, Occupy, Tennessee

Two high-ranking Tennessee officials are asking a federal appeals court to rule that they did not violate the rights of Occupy Nashville protesters who were arrested on the War Memorial Plaza in October 2011. U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger last year found Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons and former General Services Commissioner Steven Cates violated protesters' rights when they promulgated a last-minute curfew for the plaza, then had those who refused to leave arrested. In briefs filed with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, state attorneys argue that Gibbons and Cates should be granted qualified immunity for their actions to disperse the protesters. They say it was the job of the two officials to protect state property and maintain order. The curfew and arrests were necessary to deal with reports of crime, sanitation problems, trash and damage to the plaza in front of the state Capitol, they say. "Plaintiffs' 24-hour occupation of the War Memorial Plaza was not protected by the First Amendment," they argue. And even protected speech can be subject to reasonable time and place restrictions.

Major Free Speech Victory In Mass Arrest

August 24, 2014 Staff, www.justiceonline.org Resist! Occupy, Police abuse

In a major victory for free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling today denying the City of New York’s effort to dismiss the lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s mass false arrest of 700 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators on the Brooklyn Bridge in October 2011. The class action lawsuit was filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, a non-profit public interest legal organization, within days of the mass false arrest. The case Garcia, et al. v. Bloomberg, et al., 11 Civ. 6957 (JSR), was argued before the Second Circuit in April 2013. Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director for the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and attorney for the protestors, said: “The decision by the NYPD high command to illegally trap and arrest 700 peaceful protestors was a disgrace. It is one of the largest mass arrests and mass violations of civil liberties in U.S. history. This is a critical victory for justice and the right to dissent in America.”

Democracy Battle In Hong Kong Competing Demonstrations

August 18, 2014 Al Jazeera, www.aljazeera.com Resist! Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy, Protest

Tens of thousands have protested in Hong Kong against plans by pro-democracy activists to paralyse the city centre with a mass sit-in unless China grants acceptable electoral reforms. Public discontent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city is at its highest for years, with concern at perceived interference by Beijing and growing divisions over how Hong Kong's leader should be chosen in 2017 under the planned reforms. Pro-democracy campaigners from the Occupy Central group have pledged to mobilise protesters to block roads in the Central financial district later this year if authorities reject the public's right to nominate candidates for the chief executive post. But the movement has been strongly criticised by Beijing and city officials as illegal, radical and potentially violent. The Alliance for Peace and Democracy, backed largely by Beijing-friendly groups, organised Sunday's rally. It said the silent majority of the city's seven million residents do not support the Occupy movement. "We want to let the world know that we want peace, we want democracy, but please, do not threaten us, do not try to turn this place into a place of violence," alliance co-founder Robert Chow told the AFP news agency. Police estimated that about 110,000 people took off from Victoria Park, many of them wearing red clothes and waving Chinese.

The Occupy Portraits: A Photo Essay

August 14, 2014 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org Educate! Arts, Occupy

Photographer Annie Appel has done an amazing job of documenting many of the people who participated in the Occupy Movement. Annie writes: "When the Occupy protests began, I was inspired to contribute my best efforts. As a documentary photographer, this is my activism: to offer these images in the hope that their chronicle of a movement will inspire others to continue to act boldly in the cause of universal justice." Appel has produced a 572-page book of portraits documenting activists from the Occupy movement in twelve cities across the United States - people like you and me, the 99%. In the interest of historical accuracy, everyone she photographed is included, presented in chronological sequence, and paired with their answer to my question, "What would you change first to make this a better world?"

Occupy London: Police Allowed To Clear London Stock Exchange

August 10, 2014 Kashmira Gander, www.independent.co.uk Resist! Finance and the Economy, Occupy

Police will be allowed to clear a square in London where anti-capitalist protesters camped in 2011, following a ruling on Friday. Activists from the Occupy London movement set up camp outside the London Stock Exchange in Paternoster Square, nearby St Paul’s Cathedral, in 2011 and again in smaller actions in May 2012 - despite an earlier injuction. The group describes itself as part of a global movement which aims to “put democracy and the environment before profit”. In February 2012, police dismantled the movement’s camp following a High Court injunction by the City of London Corporation - the square’s owner. The City of London Corporation has now classified the square as a “City walkway”, meaning police can immediately close Pastnoster Square, as well as six adjoining lanes and alleys, in the event of an “imminent threat” or unforeseen events, the Evening Standard reported.

An Aussie’s Reflections On Occupy NATGAT 2014

August 9, 2014 Katharine Dawn, www.interoccupy.net Organize! Australia, Mass Movement, Occupy, usa

NATGAT 2014 was my first Direct Experience of the movement and the Heroes and Sheroes that are dedicatedly keeping this highly significant socio-political evolutionary process ALIVE. My dear #Occupiers : you are a testimony to the indestructibility of the human spirit. You have not relinquished your authentic humanity to the dominant paradigm of greed and selfishness. Rather, as abundantly clear at NATGAT 2014, the outstanding and unifying quality of this movement is that its champions CARE : we actually CARE – about everyone and everything. #Occupiers CARE about the world and the Quality of Life that we will bequeath to future generations. Echoing the words of Leonard Peltier, ’I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart to the top of my soul’ (The Nuclear Resister, No. 174). The best I can do here is to offer some flashing glimpses of the bright lights of creativity, exciting projects and initiatives, common-sense visioning and awareness-raising endeavors that filled and over-filled the 4 days of NATGAT 2014. Deep breath, and here we go! From the Indigenous Nations Network, Lakota man William Underbaggage set the tone for the Gathering opening the event with his impassioned words of fire and truth, calling forth our humanity to act now with integrity and dedication so as to effectively address the many very real issues of our times.

Nat Gat Gives Voice To Voiceless; Supports Gaza

August 5, 2014 InterOccupy, www.interoccupy.net Organize! Gaza, Occupy, Organizing, Solidarity

Voice to the Voiceless Solidarity Declaration We, a diverse group of people brought together by the spirit of resistance, recognize that the time has come for brave, cooperative action to throw off the chains of our current broken and outdated political and economic institutions. We, the 99%, hold that all life on earth is inter-connected and endowed with certain natural rights which cannot be granted or permitted by any coercive institution. Because we are deeply concerned with the violations of these rights perpetrated by corporations and corrupt governments, both here and abroad, and fear for the future of our planet and our children, we declare our moral and spiritual outrage regarding the failures of our current oppressive political and economic systems. Rising to the challenges posed by tyranny, we stand in solidarity with one another and all people who strive not only to survive, but to lead lives of dignity, integrity and freedom.

Populism Is Back – On Both Sides Of Aisle

August 5, 2014 Pooja Bhatia, www.usatoday.com Educate! Elections, Occupy, Politics, Populism, Tea Party

It began on the fringes a few years ago, with the Tea Party. Then came the smart, motley crews of Occupy Wall Street. The following summer, then-Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren used her Democratic National Convention keynote to talk about hard-working people up against a system that's rigged against them. Glimmers all — until this season of primaries and midterms and a looming presidential campaign. Get out your pitchforks, everyone, because populism is back. From left to right, American politicians are picking up a populist mantle that's been stuffed in a closet for about 100 years. Senator Warren's crusading about it on book tour; the enraptured crowds want her to run for president. In June, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was soundly defeated in a primary by Tea Party member David Brat, an economist who spent his campaign talking about how bankers should've gone to jail after the 2008 financial crisis. Last week, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan jumped in with an anti-poverty plan whose raison d'etre could have been cribbed from Warren's book: "Both big government and big business like to stack the deck in their favor. And though they are sometimes adversaries, they are far too often allies."

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