AltWeeklies Wire
Occupy Together? Down Twinkle For Nownew
Over 100 people representing Humboldt's various Occupy groups gathered Monday night for what was billed as a countywide General Assembly to explore the local movement’s options going forward. Numero uno on the list of topics: should/could/would Occupy Humboldt, Occupy Eureka and Occupy Arcata consolidate their energies in one form or another.
North Coast Journal |
Andrew Goff |
11-29-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Media, Race, and Occupynew
The Occupy Wall Street movement has been dominated by white activists, but the mainstream media has done to little to address why so few people of color have been protesting.
East Bay Express |
Nadra Kareem Nittle |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy Gets Its Own Medical-Marijuana Strainnew
One of the few dispensaries left in San Diego is offering Occupy OG.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy L.A. In Standoff With LAPDnew
Occupy L.A. continues to hold its ragged patch of ground at City Hall, six hours after a deadline passed for protesters to leave.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
UC Davis Pepper Spray Video: The Accidental Journalistnew
Traditional media watches from sidelines as a UC Davis student’s 'pepper spray' YouTube video becomes the iconic image of police violence against protesters.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-22-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Bloomberg, NYPD Finally Piss Off The Medianew
Once a useful document that allowed reporters to witness events at a closer proximity, the NYPD press pass is now officially worthless.
The Village Voice |
Graham Rayman |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Kevin Six's 'Occupy This Dollar' Movementnew
A San Diego actor and blogger encourages people to continue the occupation from the comfort of your own home.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
In Defense of Bankersnew
Why Occupy protesters shouldn't target those who cash our checks.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Barton |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Is Occupy Philly a Man's World? Sounds like it.new
It's sad to think that people optimistic enough to believe that marches and sit-ins can dismantle greed in the hearts and minds of bankers and politicians they'll never meet think it's impossible to help the women working every day alongside them to protect themselves.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
11-18-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Peaceable Offendersnew
New York State Police are cracking down on Occupy Albany protesters in Lafayette Park, but Albany County's District Attorney won’t prosecute.
The Moment When the Police Lost the Occupy Portland Narrativenew
During a choreographed effort to pull a few dozen protesters out of the Chase bank branch, part of a hundreds-strong day of action, Portland police officers resorted to a decidedly more muscular show of force in a clash watched by TV cameras and rush-hour commuters. Suddenly all the fun—the dance parties, the union songs, the peaceful arrests earlier on the Steel Bridge and at Wells Fargo—was for naught.
The Portland Mercury |
Denis C. Theriault |
11-18-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Portland
The Fall of the 420 Hotelnew
In the final hours of Occupy Portland, there was mud, a riot squad and a speckled rooster.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh and Hannah Hoffman |
11-18-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Video: Portland Mercury Reporter Shoved Down by Copnew
During Sunday's Occupy Portland march on Main Street after Chapman Square was cleared, Portland Mercury News Editor Denis Theriault was unceremoniously knocked on his ass by a police officer wielding a baton.
The Portland Mercury |
Wm.™ Steven Humphrey |
11-17-2011 |
#OCCUPY
After the Occupationnew
Does the Occupy Movement have a future after the occupations?
See also: Are cities trying to freeze the Occupy movement to death?
See also: Are cities trying to freeze the Occupy movement to death?
Boston Phoenix |
Liz Pelly |
11-16-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The One Percent Solutionnew
Business groups dominated by representatives from large corporations lobbied for the crackdown on Occupy Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-16-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #occupy, Occupy Oakland
