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Jeff Mangum, members of Sonic Youth, Fugazi, TV on the Radio play OWS Benefit at Le Poisson Rouge

October 24, 2012 By Chris Boyette

On Nov. 15, Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum will join Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and others for a “variety show and telethon” to benefit an OWS aligned group devoted to spreading the word about predatory debt practices, student loans, and eliminating debt. Organizers are calling it […]

Filed Under: Events, Music, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: Fugazi, jeff mangum, Manhattan, Occupy Wall Street, Sonic Youth

Here's What North Brooklyn Has Planned For Tomorrow's "May Day"

April 30, 2012 By Max Kutner

The national Occupy movement is planning a “May Day” general strike tomorrow. The Facebook event page has 25,000 attendees and while some locations are hosting specific events, the main plan is for “NO WORK – NO SCHOOL – NO SHOPPING – NO BANKING – NO TRADING.” “The goal is to shut down commerce worldwide and […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Events, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Williamsburg

Bushwick Is Occupied Too, You Know

February 1, 2012 By Max Kutner

While Occupy Williamsburg hogs most of the media attention – especially this week following Saturday night’s “Occu-Party” – the movement has an organized neighbor to the east that’s worth knowing about. Occupy Bushwick holds frequent General Assembly meetings and other events, with one happening tonight at KAVE in Shops at The Loom. According to the […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bushwick, Events, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Williamsburg

A Play-By-Play Of Saturday's Occupy Williamsburg Protest

January 30, 2012 By Max Kutner

Details are just now emerging about Saturday night’s Occupy Williamsburg “Occu-Party.” According to NY Daily News, fifty protesters set up camp at The Bedford, a vacant residential building on N. 8th and Driggs, where they threw garbage cans and spray painted anti-police slogans. When police arrived at 11 p.m., one protester pepper-sprayed an officer, while […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Williamsburg, police, village voice

OWS Holiday Bazaar Comes to Williamsburg This Sunday

December 17, 2011 By Sara Idacavage

If you’re interested in seeing how a holiday market could work without regular currency exchange, check out the OWS Holiday Bazaar this Sunday from 1-9pm at City Life Wellness (75 Frost St., L train to Lorimer). The event will feature a live barter market, skill workshops, musical performances and other fun activities to keep your […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Occupy Wall Street, shopping

Occupy the tundra

October 12, 2011 By (((unartig)))

There’s no justice, it’s just us!

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: occupy the tundra, Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street Overview

October 6, 2011 By Jackie Snow

Have you ignored the protest thinking this was a short-lived fluke? Woken up and realized the protest is almost three weeks in and getting as much coverage as Jobs’ death? Realized its time to catch up so you have something to say over the water cooler? Here is a primer, folks. It is far from […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Occupy Wall Street, occupy wall street primer

Jeff Mangum plays Occupy Wall Street Protest

October 5, 2011 By Chris Boyette

At the Occupy Wall Street Protest it’s a bit crowded, cold, and the distinct smell of the unwashed is as bold as the political fervor. There are those who see the protests as a popular movement against institutions and corruption. Others criticize the movement for lacking focus or goals, but those there last night were […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Events, Music, News, Uncategorized, Videos Tagged With: come on there is NO media blackout, jeff mangum, neutral milk hotel, Occupy Wall Street

There are some people sleeping in a park near Wall Street.

September 19, 2011 By Erica Sackin

And marching, and chanting, and actually making some pretty goddamn good points about the economy. Check out the information on the Adbusters/Anonymous Occupy Wall Street Protest, watch their livestream, buy them pizza, or read the interviews with the protesters over at the Awl.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Adbusters, Anarchists, anonymous, Economy, Occupy Wall Street



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