Monday, April 23, 2012

Roots of Occupy: Wall Street has always been War Street

There’s plenty that feels new and fresh about Occupy Wall Street (OWS): the younger participants, the scope of the coalition, the endurance, the creativity, and the outrage. What’s not new is the target of all that outrage: Wall Street, Corporate America, and the politicians they fund have been at this deadly game for over a century.

Mic Check:The pursuit of profit long ago transcended national borders and well…anything resembling justice, community, solidarity, or morality.

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One of my recent OWS photos:

Wall Street: Consider yerself occupied

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The People’s Gong:


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Friday, April 20, 2012

The Earth Needs More Than a Day: Why We Occupy (Part 1)

Fact: April 22 is “Earth Day.”

Mic Check: Most of us humans live insulated within a culture so disconnected from its literal landbase that it has to set aside one day a year to acknowledge it even exists.

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One of my recent OWS photos:

Ballet at the barricades

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Roots of Occupy: The Battle in Seattle 1999

While taking part in a panel on animal liberation at the recent NYC Anarchist Bookfair, one of my co-presenters started a discussion about the World Trade Organization (WTO). Besides pointing out the crucial connections between such organizations/treaties and the global meat and dairy industries, this discussion also reiterated the role the WTO played in inspiring Occupy Wall Street (OWS).

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One of my recent OWS photos:

OWS Drum Circle of the Future

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