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  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 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:  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 […]

  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 […]

  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.”

  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 […]

  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: […]

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 […]

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. […]