Archive for 2011
#D17; OB eviction; Gar everywhere; Eurozone; odds and ends
(1) D17: Big protests in NYC and elsewhere to commemorate the third month of #OWS. Click on the image above for info about NYC events; visit your local Occupy’s website for info about protests near you. I know some places are having rallies in support of Bradley Manning whose birthday is tomorrow and who is ...Read more.
#OB Restraining Order Lifted; Alperovitz Videos, etc.
(Find more great Occupy art here.) (1) Restraining Order Protecting #OccupyBoston Lifted: The judge who had imposed a restraining order against the city of Boston and the Boston Police Department against evicting #OccupyBoston from Dewey Square has lifted that order. An emergency General Assembly has been called for 7pm tonight. Here’s a statement from the ...Read more.
The “Miami Model” and Bahrain; Europe; Walker
(1) Timoney and Bahrain: (Note today’s possibly irrelevant image–can’t remember where I downloaded it, but it was apparently found in a police van in lower Manhattan recently.) The other day I linked to an article from the Atlantic that gave a useful account of the recent history of police tactics with respect to large protests. ...Read more.
Parade, Sports, Leftovers
(1) Are John Pike’s 15 Minutes Up Yet? I have read one good piece sympathetic toward the “casually pepper-spraying cop”: Why I Feel Bad for the Pepper-Spraying Policeman, Lt. John Pike, at The Atlantic. The point is that it’s structural, and there’s a nice review of changes in police tactics to deal with civil unrest: ...Read more.
#OccupyThanksgiving! plus: Stealing Thanksgiving
(This post’s “possibly irrelevant image” is from a heartbreaking group of photos by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, The Ruins of Detroit.) (1) #OccupyThanksgiving! I’ve seen the suggestion go around: many of us are having Thanksgiving with family and/or friends who may not know enough about or be involved enough in the Occupy movement. It ...Read more.
The John Pike Meme; Rick Wolff Video; EU
(1) The Lt. John Pike (UC Davis pepper-spraying cop) meme: See more pictures of UC Davis Lt. John Pike casually pepper-spraying innocents here and here and here. Find a template to make your own image here. (2) Video of Rick Wolff’s Excellent Talk at #OccupyBoston, November 17, 2011. Thanks to Doug G. of the Zinn ...Read more.
UC Davis Brutality; Greenway Letter; etc.
(1) Police Brutality at UC Davis Watch the video for yourself. Watch to the end–there’s a happy ending! Find another video of the same scene here. Good coverage at the Davis Enterprise. A useful primer on the legalities of pepper spray and excessive force. Here’s the money quote (this is from Vineyard v. Wilson and ...Read more.
NYC March Tomorrow; Mass. 3-Strikes Vote TODAY
(1) Day of Action Tomorrow: If you are in or near New York City, try to make it to tomorrow’s Day of Action. I think it’s important to show the power of the movement after yesterday’s early morning eviction from Zuccotti Park. (2) Mass. House to Vote on “Three-Strikes” Bill: I was shocked to hear ...Read more.
“Stop Beating Students!”; “Not Nonviolence”
In case you haven’t been following what’s been going on at UC Berkeley, where students have been attempting to start an #OccupyCal, here’s a primer (this is just one of lots of shocking videos): The university chancellor, a Robert J. Birgeneau (creepy name, eh?), sent an email to the university community with this bit of ...Read more.
Troika to PIIGS: Shut Up and Take Your Medicine
Troika to PIIGS: Shut Up and Take Your Medicine Economists to Shepherd Greece and Italy Mike Epitropoulos | November 11, 2011 The mainstream press around the world is jubilantly covering the change in leadership in both Greece and Italy, as the people in those countries and the other “PIIGS” continue to have harsh austerity measures ...Read more.
