The People’s Pamphlet: Boutique Publishing for the 99%

Occupy Wall Street is a peoples movement that continues to evolve and change shape. As an organic experience it is hard to quantify, even harder to map trends or forecast directions, and almost impossible to draft demands from. If OWS had a primary objective (and some argue that it does) it would be to return […]

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

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 […]

#J15 Press Roundup

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 […]

The Art of Insurrection: An #OWS Creative Roundup

At the heart of insurrection, beneath both good and ugly, is something eerily beautiful.  This beauty sits with the unbridled passion of the insurrectionaries.  With such passion creativity explodes …on canvasses, in printed materials, on film, scrawled on the walls of public places, etched across ad-spaces, or braided into songs.  The exponential growth of the […]

The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City

Help print 100,000 copies of the Declaration of the Occupation by donating at THIS LINK. With a generous outpouring of support from activists, artists, and occupiers The Sparrow Project was able to print the first 10,000 copies of The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City but we are going to need your help to reach our […]

Occupy Wall Street & the Legacy of Martin Luther King

  I’ve been pondering a lot about Martin Luther King, lately; more than usual. Every day, down at Liberty Plaza, I can’t help but think that, had he not been murdered, he would be with us. This was especially salient on Tuesday night, October 18, when I did the People’s Mic with Jesse Jackson. Whatever […]

Hipster Cop & the Repression of Occupy Wall Street Protests

There is no question that the relationships law enforcement bodies have developed with activist communities has been a pervasive and chilling one.  US history has shown time and time again that those who have chosen to speak truth to power are often faced with ridicule, coercion, intimidation, and out-right violence.  The Occupy Wall Street movement […]

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 […]

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 […]