10 Arrests in 87 Minutes: The Anatomy of the NYPD’s Protest Dispersal Process
[NEW YORK, NY] On the eve of the second anniversary of the Occupy movement, two video activists, have released a 10 minute short film providing perhaps the most detailed civilian account to date of the NYPD’s process of crowd dispersion during mass mobilizations. The video, shot on September 17th, 2012, during Occupy Wall Street’s first […]
Activists & Journalists Demand NYPD Accountability for #N15 Occupy Wall Street Eviction Abuses
[New York, NY] On November 15th, 2011, the NYPD evicted Occupy Wall Street’s Zuccotti Park encampment. The department’s Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU) was on site to videotape the eviction and Mayor Michael Bloomberg took the controversial step of imposing a media blackout. On Sunday, September 23rd this TARU footage, totaling over 60 hours, was […]
CrimethInc vs. Chris Hedges, a Debate on Tactics & Legitimacy in Occupy & Beyond
[NEW YORK, NY] The debate surrounding “diversity of tactics” has indeed become a polarizing one …perhaps we helped (in part) to change that last week as we attempted to bring the fervor of both sides to the CUNY Grad Center for a respectful debate surrounding tactical legitimacy in today’s contemporary social movements. Chris Hedges made himself a self-described “lightning rod” […]
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 […]
Please Help the Sparrow Project Print the First Declaration of the #OccupyWallStreet Movement
Help us print the People’s Declaration of the Occupation of Wall Street on 10,000 booklets by donating at THIS LINK. Please help The Sparrow Project print tens of thousands of pocket-sized booklets of the first declaration of the Occupy Wall Street movement. We have access to a terrific offset printer, recycled paper, and soy inks, […]
BP’s Greenwashing & Greenpeace’s Rebranding
For those reading this via RSS or on facebook click here to view the full post w/ video. Last week Andy Stepanian of The Sparrow Project wrote an article for The Huffington Post declaring that, “all of BP’s greenwashing can clean up their spill,” and this week that is becoming evident. The article drew […]