Stephen Colbert Fails to See Point of 'Occupy Wall Street' Protest Also, the Fawkes masks are cliché and passé at the same time. Cliché being the bigger offense. After V for Vendetta there's never been a "right" time for those masks, and nor will there ever be, again. Yeah, it just kills me that there are alleged "anti-capitalists" who get their primary stylistic and ideological motivation from a market-tested Hollywood action blockbuster that was signed off on by some studio head specifically because it was likely to be a successful—which is to say, ultimately harmless—simulation of subversive expression. For me, it's not even that it's cliché. I remember when I first saw Anonymous using the V mask as their symbol, it immediately struck me as embarrassing. And this, of course, is how you get them pulling laudable Robin Hood-type shit on one side, and then, like, tossing out the private online info of innocent bystanders after they raid corporate servers on the other.
The American Dream Film The Globalization of Protest - Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – The protest movement that began in Tunisia in January, subsequently spreading to Egypt, and then to Spain, has now become global, with the protests engulfing Wall Street and cities across America. Globalization and modern technology now enables social movements to transcend borders as rapidly as ideas can. And social protest has found fertile ground everywhere: a sense that the “system” has failed, and the conviction that even in a democracy, the electoral process will not set things right – at least not without strong pressure from the street. In May, I went to the site of the Tunisian protests; in July, I talked to Spain’s indignados; from there, I went to meet the young Egyptian revolutionaries in Cairo’s Tahrir Square; and, a few weeks ago, I talked with Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York. There is a common theme, expressed by the OWS movement in a simple phrase: “We are the 99%.” This is not to deny that some of the 1% have contributed a great deal.
Tweed Protesters Denounce 'Privatization' of Schools – SchoolBook They may not have been a big crowd, but they were spirited. A group calling itself Occupy the DOE — an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street — gathered on the steps Tweed Hall on Monday evening with a litany of complaints against the Department of Education. Police officers ushered the crowd of more than 150 parents, students, teachers, aides and educators up the stairs and toward the center of the steps as voices chanted and echoed one another. After the Oct. 25 meeting of the Panel for Education Policy, where about 200 parents and teachers protested against Department of Education leadership, it was time to take a different approach, said Leia Petty, an Occupy the DOE organizer. She said the grass-roots group started as a grade-in last month in Zuccotti Park to address a growing list of issues with the Education Department that included overcrowded classrooms, teacher layoffs and school closings. “We want to create an agenda for the 99 percent, to strategize actions,” said Ms.
Robert Maresca, Long Island Man, Wants To Trademark 'Occupy Wall Street' NEW YORK (Associated Press)- A Long Island, N.Y., man wants to trademark the Occupy Wall Street movement's name. Robert Maresca of West Islip tells Newsday ( ) he wants to put Occupy Wall Street on T-shirts, handbags and glasses. He filed to trademark the name on Oct. 18. The filing was first reported by The Smoking Gun website. Occupy Wall Street representatives Michael Fix and Beth Bogart say they're not surprised by attempts to make money off the protest, even though it's about economic injustice. But Maresca says he only wants to spread the word, not capitalize on the movement. Maresca says he became interested in Occupy Wall Street after union members began showing up at the protesters' encampment in Zuccotti Park. If you've been to an Occupy Wall Street event anywhere in the country, we'd like to hear from you.
We the Occupation- by Douglas Rushkoff (written for the human microphone at Zuccotti Park) I am humbled and honored to be amplified by your voices. You are not fighting against people, but against a machine. It was put in place over 500 years ago. By a wealthy elite – trying to repress a booming peer to peer economy. They invented an operating system called central currency. The elite also invented software for that operating system. It is a program designed to extract value. We outsource our work, we outsource our savings, we outsource our borrowing, we outsource our investing – all instead of sourcing one another. This 13th Century, printing-press era operating system is incompatible with a 21st Century economy. Too many are mistaking this operating system – for the way things are. The Long Extraction is Over. The peer to peer society is back. They say that the Occupy Movement has no leadership. The rest of us are your followers. You are the classroom – we are the students You are the experiment – we are the results.
Marokkaans protest krijgt Nederlandse tak - Nederland Majda Ouhajji − 12/11/11, 12:55 © ap. De Marokkaanse koning Mohammed VI tijdens een ceremonie in zijn paleis in Tetouan. De Marokkaanse hervormingsbeweging '20 februari' heeft nu ook een Nederlandse afdeling. Een van de oprichters is voormalig GroenLinks-politicus Mohamed Rabbae. © epa. © epa. Gisteren lichtte hij tijdens een persconferentie in Den Haag toe dat de beweging vanuit Nederland de roep om meer democratie voor de Marokkanen wil ondersteunen. Koning heeft touwtjes in handenDe beweging heet naar de dag waarop dit jaar tienduizenden Marokkanen de straat op gingen, aangestoken door de Arabische Lente. De Marokkanen hebben vrijheid van meningsuiting en persvrijheid, maar ook dat is volgens '20 februari' schone schijn. De organisatie heeft niets tegen de monarchie op zich, zei Rabbae, maar wil scheiding van de drie machten. Meer democratieMoeniem Moessaoui, lid van de Marokkaanse beweging in Nederland, zei: "We gaan door met onze strijd.
OccupyColleges: #ff @peterrothberg @Krysti... Batman Says ‘Raise My Taxes’ as Occupy Movement Comes to Comics | Underwire Bruce Wayne just wants to pay his fair share for the good of the people.Image courtesy Anjin Anhut The Occupy Wall Street movement has come to comics. One of the first salvos is from Berlin-based artist Anjin Anhut, whose Occupy Gotham (above) illustrates Batman’s sympathy for people sick of being sold out to jet-setting market sharks. ‘What would Batman do?’ It’s a worthy question to ask the comics industry and fandom alike, especially as DC Comics’ underwhelming reboot campaign, dubbed “The New 52,” has returned Batman to familiar territory fighting gangsters and monsters from his past. “Occupy Gotham is radical,” said Matt Pizzolo, founder of indie multimedia distributor Halo-8, which has produced compelling documentaries on comics superstars like Grant Morrison and Warren Ellis. “It’s a great conversation to be having,” he said. Matt Pizzolo's Occupy Comics project kicks off with artist Anna Muckcracker's illustrated protest.Image courtesy Halo-8
Anti-Flag.com Dear Occupy Family, Today marks six months of Occupy Wall Street. Congratulations! You have woken a sleeping giant and changed the course of history. I’d like to mark the occasion with a song. Solidarity, Justin Sane, Anti-Flag @justinsanesolo @anti_flag “Don’t Call It Zuccotti, Call It Liberty” by Justin Sane Don’t call it Zuccotti, call it Liberty Don’t call it a heavy handed police response, call it savagery Say we got no demands, we don’t know where we stand… You don’t know what you’ve got on your hands We occupy together, 99 to 1 From Tahrir to New York the Arab Spring has just begun Don’t call it financial services, call it a total rip off, a scam Don’t call it within the realm of the law, call criminal fraud by down right low criminals Money junkies on a tear, without concern without a care Line their pockets with your hopes, your dreams and your tears So we occupy together, 99 to 1 From Tunisia to LA the Arab Spring has just begun What’s your name?
Another world is possible Blogger David Dayen at Firedoglake hit the nail on the head last week: "The Occupy Wall Street protesters have done more to change the political dynamic in the country in a month than national Democrats have done in 30 years." If only the national Democrats had the wits or heart to notice or care. Yes, Obama has changed his tune and is pushing hard on his new-found jobs agenda. But it's ultimately as superficial and opportunistic as his entire 2008 campaign turned out to be, given how disconnected it remains from the rest of his overall neo-liberal agenda. Above all, his long-term welfare state slashing priorities remain completely intact, along with the monstrously anti-democratic deficit super-committee and its mandated appetite for destruction. The shift in political mood has been striking, as summarised recently by Think Progress blogger Zaid Jilani. Yet little has changed inside the Beltway. The point is not that we should forget about balancing the budget.
SANHEDRON: #FF @9up9ake, @indiemusicb... new-banksy-monopoly-sculpture-for-occupy-london from mymodernmet.com - StumbleUpon Though we hadn't heard from elusive street artist Banksy in a little while, it should come as no surprise that his latest piece would be for the "Occupy" movement. Popping up at St. Paul’s Cathedral for Occupy London, this brand new sculpture features a panhandling Rich “Uncle” Pennybags on a make-believe Monopoly board. According to Demotix, it was created "as a show of support for their protest against corporate greed and corruption." Did anyone notice the graffiti and TOX shoutout on the red hotel? via [TheWorldBestEver], [TheDailyWhat], [ArrestedMotion] First photo via [Jason Reeve], Rest via [Demotix]
Encountering Tear Gas & Pepper Spray | Protection at Protests Follow: #AlexNeeds for supplies | List of needs | #FF @AlexSuppliesIncluding continuous updates for protesters and emergency requests, collecting points for medical supplies. Any help to spread the manual 1st aid is appreciated The article of democrati.net in the link is being updated round the clock as events progress. Please visit the weblog/article again! Article by @AmrBassiouny his post goes through how to prepare and protect yourself from attacks by the Central Security Forces (CSF) and the Military forces, as each uses different weapons and strategies. Chemical weaponry was first used in the United States in the Civil War at the siege of Charleston. Agent CR (Dibenzoxazepine) is a potent sensory irritant. CR causes eye pain and excessive tearing. CR appears to have a greater safety ratio than either CN or CS. CR medical treatment is largely palliative (to lessen the severity without cure), and induces reassurance, removal of contaminated clothing, and washing of eyes and skin. 1.