#OccupyWallStreet Online Scrapbook
Collection of thing I've been finding online re: #occupywallstreet that I've been sharing regularly.Please share too. Whether or not you think you are part of the 99%, you'll want to be aware of this. I believe in the 99%.
Goldman Sachs Employees Have Been Told To Stay Away From Wall Street ProtestorsGoldman headquarters is at 200 West Street in New York City is just about 1,000 yards from the park where protesters have been encamped since Sept. 17. Until recently, it was possible to see the square from some offices in Goldman's headquarters. Recent construction has blocked the view.
Zuccotti Park cleanup postponed after feared showdown between protesters and copsLast Updated: 6:35 AM, October 14, 2011 Posted: 6:34 AM, October 14, 2011 The deputy mayor of New York City says a planned cleaning of the protest encampment in lower Manhattan has been postponed. The protesters had said the planned cleanup at 7 a.m. was merely a pretext to evict them.
Daily Kos: Open Letter to that 53% GuyI briefly visited the "We are the 53%" website, but I first saw your face on a liberal blog. Your picture is quite popular on liberal blogs. I think it's because of the expression on your face. I don't know if you meant to look pugnacious or if we're just projecting that on you, but I think that's what gets our attention.
The Occupation PartyThis Saturday at 5pm we take: Times Square ...with music, performance and a message that the people of this country - not the banks, not the corporations - hold the true power. It's a rare moment that a grass roots protest movement takes over the national conversation.PolitiFact | Checking claims from Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street, the mass of people protesting in New York's financial district, is not a typical political group. It has no leader and no formal organization. It is very much a grass-roots protest about the disparity of wealth in the United States.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy GreenwaySunny fall days are perfect for lawn games in the park. We'll be bringing out the classics for lunchtime competitions with friends. Keep an eye out for bocce, croquet, ladder ball and baggo! Saturday, October 15 11:30AM - 7:00PM Sample Boston's best street food while you picnic in the park and revel in the delights of fall.
Mayor Thomas Menino Responds To Occupy Boston ArrestsBOSTON - Mayor Thomas Menino is defending the decision to arrest about 100 protesters on the Rose Kennedy Greenway early Tuesday, saying "they were getting out of control." The arrests came after the demonstrators tried to expand their encampment beyond their original site in Dewey Square outside the Federal Reserve Bank.
Police beat war veteran in assault on Occupy Boston — RTPeople are enthusiastic about the ongoing protests and change in the United States and more and more are joining in, author and activist David Swanson, who was among those demonstrating in Washington, told RT. The Occupy demonstrations we are seeing in cities throughout the US have encouraged diverse groups to march in the streets.
Opinion: Just a phase? You don't get itLike the spokesmen for Arab dictators feigning bewilderment over protesters' demands, mainstream television news reporters finally training their attention on the growing Occupy Wall Street protest movement seem determined to cast it as the random, silly blather of an ungrateful and lazy generation of weirdos.
GROUNDED NEWS Occupy Wall St. Video 1: Deepak Chopra meditation and photosWhere do i start. I have never been moved so much in my life. To see so many people, from all walks of life and age coming together to raise their collective fist to say NO…we will not take this any longer, well it brought tears to my eyes many times this afternoon.
Who are the 99 percent?"I did everything I was supposed to and I have nothing to show for it." It's not the arrests that convinced me that "Occupy Wall Street" was worth covering seriously. Nor was it their press strategy, which largely consisted of tweeting journalists to cover a small protest that couldn't say what, exactly, it hoped to achieve.Occupy Seattle encampment grows at Westlake Park
Similar to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York City, people in Seattle have taken to the streets to protest corporate greed, lobbyists, and America's economic situation. What started last Saturday as a small protest with 20 people at the Federal Building downtown has now transformed into a makeshift tent village at Westlake Park with over 60 people spending the night in tents.
An open letter and warning from a former tea party movement adherent to the Occupy Wall Street movement. : occupywallstreetI don't expect you to believe me. I want you to read this, take it with a grain of salt, and do the research yourself. You may not believe me, but I want your movement to succeed. From a former tea partier to you, young new rebels, there's some advice to prevent what happened to our now broken movement from happening to you.
UPDATE: Cops Accused Of Trapping Wall Street Protesters On Brooklyn Bridge For Mass Arrests: Gothamist"Snapshot of protesters walking on Brooklyn Bridge. Most are staying on OK pedestrian path, but hundreds went into traffic." (via Brian Stelter) We're seeing reports on Twitter that protesters from Occupy Wall Street have marched down to the Brooklyn Bridge, and hundreds of people have begun to stream into traffic lanes, completely stopping traffic on the bridge.
TWU blasts city for putting handcuffed Occupy Wall Street protesters on busesThe Transport Workers Union will go to court Monday to try to stop the city from forcing bus drivers to transport Wall Street protesters arrested by the NYPD, the Daily News has learned. The union, whose leaders voted last week to support the protesters, said police brass commandeered three MTA buses to transport many of the 700 demonstrators arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday.
Exclusive: Occupy Wall Street Activist Slams Fox News Producer In Un-Aired Interview (Video) | The New York ObserverEven if Geraldo Rivera was at the Zuccotti Park yesterday, Fox News has generally been a tad dismissive of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Foxnews.com (as of this writing) has no coverage of this national event on their front page stories. (Hard to imagine for a network that was so gung-ho about the Tea Party!)
Occupy Kansas CityKANSAS CITY, MO. - Several dozen protesters started their "occupation" of part of Memorial Hill Park on Friday across the street from the Kansas City Federal Reserve building. "Occupy Kansas City" is an extension of the "Occupy Wall Street" protest that started on Sept.
To all Occupy Wall Street participants, here is the key to your victory... (for serious) : politicsI love you guys with every shred of my hard-left leaning heart. But I think you might be doing something wrong. Here is one thing that can help you. Tomorrow, wear a polo and khakis Seriously. polos and khakis. Every time you guys DO finally get some fucking press, it's a scrawny dude with dreads in a ratty t-shirt.
Khakis and Polos: A Reddit DiscussionI love you guys with every shred of my hard-left leaning heart. But I think you might be doing something wrong. Here is one thing that can help you. Tomorrow, wear a polo and khakis Seriously. polos and khakis. Every time you guys DO finally get some fucking press, it's a scrawny dude with dreads in a ratty t-shirt.
Dangerous Minds | First ‘official’ statement from the Occupy Wall Street movementThis was unanimously voted on by all members of Occupy Wall Street last night, around 8pm, Sept 29. It is our first official document for release. We have three more underway, that will likely be released in the upcoming days: 1) A declaration of demands.
Calling all Military Veterans of Reddit. We took an oath to protect the people and the constitution of the United States of America. Meet me on Wall St. : politicsI'm heading up there tonight in my dress blues. So far, 15 of my fellow marine buddies are meeting me there, also in Uniform. I want to send the following message to Wall St and Congress: I didn't fight for Wall St. I fought for America. Now it's Congress' turn.
#OccupyWallStreet - 'The Marines are Coming to PROTECT the Protestors' | in5d Alternative News | in5d.com |Last updated on October 1, 2011 at 12:34 pm EDT by in5d Alternative News by Gregg Prescott, M.S.www.in5d.comwww.maya12-21-2012.com October 1, 2011 - TAMPA, FL - The Occupy Wall Street movement may have just received an unexpected surprise - United States Army and Marine troops are reportedly on their way to various protest locations to support the movement and to protect the protesters.
