from www.occupywallst.org: — Thousands Flood the Streets of Global Financial Centers, Capitol Cities and Small Towns to “Occupy Together” Against Wall Street Mid-Town Manhattan Jammed as Marches Converge in Times Square Posted Oct. 15, 2011, 5:38 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt New York, NY — After triumphing in a standoff with the city over the continued protest of Wall […]
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UPDATE: Massive Convergence on Times Square @ 5pm – Protest 7,000 Strong and Building
UPDATE: Current estimates of the crowd amassin in Times Square upward up 6,000 with more streaming in from other locations Video from NY Daily News via Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuain14Ilek&feature=player_detailpage — The October 15th Global Day of Action has been highly successful in New York City as far, gaining even greater momentum and numbers this afternoon, to reach critical mass this evening […]
Op-Ed: OWS Can and Should Embrace Environmental Issues, Broaden Targets
The Occupy Wall Street movement has pitched a broad tent: its central pole may be the grotesque power wielded by America’s banks, but it finds room for grievances ranging from exorbitant student debt to the death penalty. This eclecticism has contributed to OWS’ success: not only has it managed to attract the entire spectrum of disenfranchisement, it has also […]
Direct Democracy at OWS
From a friend here at FES: “You guys should watch this beautiful video on the Consensus Process at Occupy Wall Street: http://vimeo.com/30513599. It’s really good and touching, and has been getting a lot of media hits. I’m a little biased, because they’re friends from college, but it’s really a beautiful thing.”
Op-Ed: A Call to Arms at Yale F&ES
To the Yale F&ES Community, With all due respect, if you think that the current Occupy Wall Street movement has nothing to do with you, you must have been asleep in all of your classes. Just as a reminder, here is the Mission of the School (quoted directly from the F&ES website): The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental […]