To assist readers in staying current on the many voices weighing on in this topic here on campus… Last Thursday there was an event that happened here on campus among some Yale economists. You can read about it here. Also, coming up on Thursday the 20th, The William F. Buckley Program is putting on a lecture by Prof. Charles Hill […]
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Op-Ed: Chewing on Conversations with OWS Protesters
10.16.11 Hey y’all, Like Monte, I made it to the protests in NYC yesterday. I got there on the later side – in time for the rally in Times Square, a “general assembly” meeting in Washington Square Park (see photo below), and a late-night visit to those hunkered down in Liberty Park. Monte’s pictures give you a good idea of […]
Photographs: Occupy Wall Street & Times Square October 15th
2011.10.15 – The day Occupy Wall Street goes worldwide! Alright people! We just got back from New York City…. Here are a few shots from yesterday at the park and Times Square, with my cousin, Ben, Elise, Tom, and Mike. Some highlights from the day: great art, music, no violence, seeing RFK Jr., Times Square occupied, grammatically correct signage, […]
From OWS.org: “From Tahir Square to Times Square: Demonstrations Erupt in Over 1,500 Cities Worldwide “
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 […]
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 […]
OCCUPY WALL STREET: More Info
Other Pertinent Links, in no particular order: Video “I Am Not Moving” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjfhOPCPJnE&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fl.php%3Fu%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.youtube.com%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DzjfhOPCPJnE%26h%3D3AQBsG03uAQAbcYU8FVh5zfWR2JnPq_KUSKbitxy8rfqzHQ&has_verified=1 An Articulate Take on the NYPD and OWS: http://www.nplusonemag.com/the-police-and-the-99-percent Video “Right Now All Over” http://vimeo.com/30081785 Naomi Klein interviewed: http://getgrounded.tv/2011/10/12/naomi-klein-interview-at-occupy-wall-st-grounded-news-video-report-7/ Journalist Chris Hedges rules it again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SKw2j3XOY0&feature=share Slavoj Zizek at OWS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu9BWlcRwPQ The OWS Library: http://peopleslibrary.wordpress.com/ Occupy Wiki: http://occupytogether.wikispot.org/ — AND Watch this Great Animated Short: […]
A Classic Showdown
This Thursday, as editors of SAGE discussed taking a weekend dive into OWS, New York’s Mayor Bloomberg announced that the city would be clearing Zucotti Park and spraying the whole place down, implying that what had up to then been an organized and functioning protest site was some kind of cesspool. Moments later, the NYPD’s Ray Kelly proclaimed the park […]
Background Reading on Occupy Wall Street
Below is a basic reading list of sorts – to describe and outline the movement, to help people get up to speed, to help aggregate good solid coverage into a foundation – sites for following development, specific journalism, prominent voices, and miscellany. We will be adding to this foundation in the coming days, and in perpetuity while the occupation persists. […]
No One Knows Exactly, And That’s OK
Now that Occupy Wall Street is headlining, after weeks of minimal coverage, the conversation about exactly what it is is growing too. Has the slumbering giant (the 99%) woken up? How long will it (we) stay awake? And what have we got to say to each other now that The Conversation is afoot? Here is what I’ve gathered about OWS […]