Activist Repression & Secretive Prisons Make International Headlines
In the past few weeks the prosecution and incarceration of activists, direct-actionists and philanthropists as terrorists has seen a resurgence in media attention. It’s never too little or too late… Last week The Wall Street Journal took a critical look at the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) citing that the law was both irresponsible and […]
NYHC Makes Call to Occupy Wall Street This Friday at 3pm!
A CALL TO ACTION, FOR 3PM ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2011 LIBERTY SQUARE AT BROADWAY & LIBERTY STREET (DIRECTIONS) Its not often that everything seems to fall right into place, but Tuesday marked one of those synergistic moments for the Sparrow Project as Andy Stepanian was asked to join Black N’ Blue Productions on East […]
Troy Davis: A Circle of Prayer
Motivational posters line the hallways en route to the visitation room. Images of rock climbers, an eagle soaring over clouds, a collection of hands of all pigmentation on a basketball, each with an inspirational one-word message: LEADERSHIP, OPPORTUNITY, ACHIEVEMENT, FOCUS, TEAMWORK. Opportunity? Achievement? The irony was almost outrageous. The hallway was in the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification […]
Activists Vow To #OccupyWallStreet
A national call to action for an impromptu mobilization to reclaim Wall Street on September 17th is currently underway. Taking inspiration from the Arab Spring affinity groups aligned with decentralized groups like Anonymous as well as more mainstreamed outlets like Adbusters are taking to the streets with myriad demands ranging from Wall Street reforms to a […]
Join Alia Malek for a Discussion of PATRIOT ACTS: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH, FROM 7PM – 8:30PM AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1 Washington Place, New York, NY, Gallatin Theater (Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts) POWERFUL ORAL HISTORIES DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCES OF POST-9/11 BACKLASH Presented by NYU Gallatin & Project Palestine* ABOUT THE BOOK A groundbreaking collection of oral histories, Patriot Acts tells the stories […]
New York Magazine Interviews Andy Stepanian About The CMU
Q. You were a “balancer.” What exactly did that mean, and when did you come to this realization? A. I was actually doing my laundry, and a guard comes up to me and says, “You’re not like all the other Muslim guys, you’re going to go home soon. Keep your head up, you’re only […]
The Financial Institutions Fight Back
A Look at the Unapologetic Greed of the Financial Sector by Stephanie Basile: After causing the largest economic collapse in recent memory and taking our taxpayer dollars to help themselves (but no one else) weather the storm, the financial institutions have somehow decided that the financial laws in this country are too strict! Two recent news […]
New York Magazine Investigates CMU Program & Deceptive Sting Used to Entrap Yassin Aref
This week New York Magazine‘s Christopher S. Stewart published a hard-hitting and deeply personal investigation into the secretive federal prison programs known as Communication Management Units. The units have been given nicknames like “Little Gitmo” and “Guantanamo North” because of the glaring ethnic and racial disparity of inmates designated to these units. 62% of inmates designated to […]
A Message to the Media Regarding the US Boat to Gaza
An update from Andy Stepanian, co-founder of the Sparrow Project. For the past 24 hours I have been glued to twitter as a few of my close friends set out with the US Boat to Gaza with hopes of documenting the breaking of the maritime blockade that has economically crippled Gaza since 2006 and isolated […]
Friday Declared a Day of Solidarity with Arrested Spanish Animal Rights Activists the #Spanish12
12 animal rights activists with the group Igualdad Animal were arrested in Spain on Wednesday and charged by officials as “ecoterrorists.” Although all of the details of the Spanish government’s allegations have not been revealed, it has been confirmed that the charges stem from non-violent, non-sabotage, actions related to the open rescue and liberation of […]
Democracy Now! Invites Will Potter, Marshall Curry & Andy Stepanian to Discuss ‘If a Tree Falls’
Today Andy Stepanian of the Sparrow Project, Will Potter, author of Green is the New Red, and Marshal Curry were invited on Democracy Now to discuss ‘If a Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front‘ Curry’s new documentary about the life of Daniel McGowan and the Earth Liberation Front. ‘If a Tree Falls’ […]
Vote Today to Help Food Not Bombs Earn a Grant to Continue Feeding Hundreds of Hungry Families
Food Not Bombs, Long Island, is an entirely volunteer-based organization that has brought free plant-based meals, groceries,and clothing to those in need for over 14 years. In the last five years the group has seen an exponential growth in the number of volunteers, amount of donations, sponsors, as well as in the community participation at […]
Will Potter at Bluestockings Books, 7pm Sunday, May 29th
Please join Will Potter at Bluestockings Books for a reading and discussion of his new book Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, which was just released by City Lights Books. “Part history, part action thriller and courtroom drama, part memoir, Green Is the New Red plunges us […]
La Jolla Seals Grab National Headlines, Granted Temporary Protection
On May 7th the Sparrow Project was proud to support the efforts of activists in La Jolla, California rallying for added protections and a sanctuary for a colony of Harbor Seals that call La Jolla’s Casa Cove their home. We were excited to see that our press release generated some great coverage, shedding much-needed light […]
Activists Protest to Defend Threatened La Jolla Seals, Saturday 5/7/2011
La Jolla, CA — As many as a hundred conservationists and animal rights activists are expected to stage a protest march at 10am this Saturday, May 7th demanding adaquate protections for a seal colony in La Jolla’s Casa Cove. Their march through downtown La Jolla will begin at the corner of Girard Ave. & Prospect St. in La […]
Presentation at Green Mountain College, 4/28
Vermont! We will be presenting at Green Mountain College & we’d love to see you there! Thursday, April 28th 7pm Terrace 124, Green Mountain College 1 Brennan Circle Poultney, VT RSVP here via Facebook* Andy Stepanian, cofounder of the Sparrow Media Project & defendant in the SHAC7 trial will dissect contemporary activist movements, highlighting which […]
Organizing DIY Solidarity: 100 Shows for Haiti & Forward by Moe Mitchell
Moe Mitchell contacted the Sparrow Project with an idea …a DIY, community-based response to the ongoing needs in post-earth quake Haiti. With the help of Greg Bennick of 100 for Haiti, Sparrow launched the “100 Shows For Haiti” campaign, within a few short weeks we planted seeds, the idea took root, you responded and raised […]
Know Your Rights! Training at NYU
6:30-8:30pm, Monday, March 21st, 2011 New York University, Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South (Room 907) In this climate of ever-increasing surveillance and suppression of progressive movements, it’s important for all activists to protect themselves and and know their rights. Don’t miss this Farm Sanctuary and Cruelty Free NYU sponsored Know Your Rights Training led by […]
Women v. The World: The Conservative Attack on Reproductive Rights
This is a climate openly opposed to the progress women have made. This is an assault on our bodies: a doctor may conscientiously object to providing an abortion, but not conscientiously object in any other medical procedure. This is an assault on our sexuality: the original draft of one federal bill sought to deny federal funds for abortions of rape victims who were not “forcibly” raped, but raped nonetheless. This is an assault to our integrity: one Georgia bill seeks to redefine victims in rape, stalking and domestic violence cases as “accusers”. This is an assault on our intelligence: women find themselves forced to go through “abortion education,” waiting 24 hours, and “thinking” deeply on their personal decision to abort because women just aren’t seen as intellectually capable of deciding what is best for their bodies, their families, and themselves without government intervention.
Green Is the New Red
Brilliantly written, meticulously accurate, and deeply emotional, Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of A Social Movement Under Siege is a collection of intimately personal stories of activists that every-day Americans need to hear, without these accounts the draconian chapters in U.S. history filled with senate hearings and blacklists are doomed to repeat themselves …repetitions like these, we as a nation cannot afford.
Wisconsin, The Working Class Awakening
Will Wisconsin be our Cairo? The Working Class Awakening, By Arthur Smilios. #wiunion
Pakistan: in the Wake Of Cairo, Tunisia, Bombings & Flooding
so much of this suffering is preventable, if you had a government who cared or an education system that empowered people to fight back against government corruption. It is this kind of suffering, corruption and governmental neglect that leaves the population vulnerable to any number of forces, particularly those that are seen as the alternative saviors to the poor who have been so neglected by their government.
Vaute Couture, Making Headlines & Veganizing Fashion
We’ve all heard someone say lightheartedly that they “fell in love” with a new article of clothing or some similar object, but has a coat ever made you literally fall in love? what about it’s designer? what about her message? Love is a central theme in Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart’s design sensibilities and that is reflected […]
Announcing Vegan Corner, Vegan Outreach 2.0
Long Beach, CA; entrepreneurs and animal-rights advocates Nathan & Adriana Pope have announced their company, Vegan Corner (http://vegancorner.com) to launch on December 1st, 2010. Vegan Corner is the world’s largest vegan business directory, with a comprehensive listing of every vegan and vegan-friendly business worldwide, complete with reviews written by fellow plant eaters and health-conscious foodies alike. With user-friendly interactive reviews, listings and resources, Vegan Corner is destined to be the biggest thing to hit the vegetarian community since the invention of tofu.
To see how Vegan Corner works please visit – http://vegancorner.com