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The World’s Craziet Bike Racks
In which The Atlantic Cities looks into the problem of bike storage in booming urban centers.
David Graeber: “On Playing By the Rules – The Strange Success of Occupy Wall Street” life
— “The social scientist in me has to ask: Why? Why now? Why did it actually work?” David Graeber posted this worthwhile piece this morning at nakedcapitalism.com. Albeit rambling and informally off-the-cuff (perhaps rightly so) Graeber’s commentary fires on more than a few cylinders. An anthropologist, academic (Graeber a former Yale professor, in fact), and veteran protest-leader, Graeber provides an […]
Commentary: “Don’t Confuse the Complexity of this Movement with Chaos”
I went down to Occupy Wall Street last night on my own. I heard it before I saw it: drums, voices, general hubbub. First I walked the perimeter, talking pictures of the protesters standing tall with signs in hand, signs like “99% + 1% = 100%, we are all one,” “don’t let the media force down your eyes, this […]
Occupy Against Big Corporate Food – October 29th
In the context of expanding the movement and its criticisms to address environmental issues and other types of inequity… Organzations at Yale such the Coalition for Agriculture, Food & the Environment; Environmental Justice @ Yale; and The Yale Sustainable Food Project were recently invited to participate in a protest planned for October 29th against Big Corporate Food, organized by graduate students […]
Photographs: OWS on the Morning of Friday Oct. 14
These pictures are from 6-9 am last Friday (the day that the protesters were going to be kicked out of the park for cleaning). Amazing to see so many people there with that much energy so early in the morning. -Geoff
OWS Polyvocality at Yale
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 […]
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 […]