The State of the Occupation Address, 7pm This Monday at Housing Works

Andy Stepanian — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:24:43 +0000

THE STATE OF THE OCCUPATION ADRESS!

A Discussion & Launch for the Declaration of The Occupation, 2nd Ed.
7PM, JANUARY 30TH, 2012
HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE CAFE
126 CROSBY STREET, NY
Directions | RSVP via Facebook

Join Dr. Benjamin Chavis, co-founder of Occupy the Dream; Allison Kilkenny, contributor for The Nation, In These Times and co-host of Citizen Radio; Malik Rhasaan, co-founder of Occupy the Hood; Rachel Schragis, designer of the Flow Chart of the Declaration of the Occupation of NYC, Steven Syrek of the Occupy Wall Street People’s Library and Ryan Devereaux reporter for The Guardian by way of Democracy Now! along with Julie Gueraseva and Andy Stepanian of The Sparrow Project as they discuss where Occupy has taken us, where it can bring us, and what to expect in 2012.

The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City 2nd ed. booklet is a collection of the official statements drafted by the New York City General Assembly, a Letter from the Occupiers at Tahrir Square to the Occupiers of Wall Street, and an expanded resource list for occupiers to organize and network with. Taking inspiration from the pamphlet that sparked the Mai 1968 uprisings in Paris, France, the crowd-funded, design-savvy Declaration has already received acclaim from Vanity Fair, Current Television, and other forward-thinking media outlets.

20,000 copies of The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City will be made available for free during the event. Attendees are encouraged to each take a bundle and help distribute them around the city.

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#J15 Press Roundup

Andy Stepanian — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:37:27 +0000

On January 15th, 2012 The Sparrow project had the honor of working with Occupy Wall Street and the #J15 organizing committee on an event honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. With only 6 days lead time we jumped into round-the-clock work on the production, promotion, and publicity surrounding the event. An attendance of 2,000+ marched with candles through Harlem with the press in-tow before filling the Riverside Church for the nights program. Patti Smith, Steve Earle, and Kozza Olantunji performed, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Sgt. Shamarr Thomas, Russell Simmons, Daisy Khan, Malik Rhasaan, Norman Siegel and many others offered inspiring words. The press pool of 40+ journalists, TV reporters, and documentarians captured the evenings magic, all the press coverage remained positive, but the video segment from Ryan Jones at The Guardian (below) is by far our favorite piece. Below the video is our roundup of the nights press coverage. To learn more about the #J15 global candlelight vigil visit http://j15global.org

The Guardian – http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/jan/17/occupy-dream-martin-luther-king-video

Bloomberg Business Week – http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-12/occupy-wall-street-plans-new-york-marches-over-weekend.html

The Daily News – http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/martin-luther-king-jr-dream-lives-holiday-eve-vigil-article-1.1006644?localLinksEnabled=false

The Wall Street Journal – http://online.wsj.com/article/APeca3b1a86194431aa3afb38506098b7d.html

PRN – http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/more-political-articles/2012/1/12/occupywallstreet-honors-spirit-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-w.html

WNYC – http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/jan/15/occupy-wall-street-plans-candlelight-vigil-mlk-day/

The Village Voice – http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/occupy_wall_str_43.php

Current TV, Countdown with Kieth Olbermann – http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/occupy-the-dream-russell-simmons-on-dr-martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy-in-action

MSNBC, Dylan Ratigan – http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31510813/#46016100

KPFK Pacifica, Sojourner Truth – http://kpfk.org/programs/142-sojournertruth.html

NPR, Thom Hartmann Radio Show – bit.ly/waU9k

Politicker NY – http://www.politickerny.com/2012/01/11/occupy-wall-street-planning-mlk-day-rally/