occupywallstreet – Non Omnis Moriar

This is great.

constantia — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:53:08 +0000

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constantia — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:07:16 +0000

“I was there to take down the names of people who were arrested… As I’m standing there, some African-American woman goes up to a police officer and says, ‘I need to get in. My daughter’s there. I want to know if she’s OK.’ And he said, ‘Move on, lady.’ And they kept pushing with their sticks, pushing back. And she was crying. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he throws her to the ground and sta…rts hitting her in the head,” says Smith. “I walk over, and I say, ‘Look, cuff her if she’s done something, but you don’t need to do that.’ And he said, ‘Lady, do you want to get arrested?’ And I said, ‘Do you see my hat? I’m here as a legal observer.’ He said, ‘You want to get arrested?’ And he pushed me up against the wall.”

— Retired New York Supreme Court Judge Karen Smith, working as a legal observer after the raids on Zucotti Park this Tuesday

The full story.

The People’s Library

constantia — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:18:31 +0000

First wave of People’s Library / OWS Library donations bought from Dark Delicacies. They contributed a stack, too!

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

constantia — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:58:02 +0000

Semi-coherent screed ahead:

The 24/7 news cycle has done a damn fine job of villainizing the Occupy movement. As Digby put it, “All over the country people are hearing that the Occupiers are animals who are masturbating in public and shitting in the streets. The local news is luridly portraying the protests as hotbeds of crime infested with lunatics and drug addicts.” I see people constantly challenging the protesters, insisting that because the demands are amorphous, the movement has no spine and no purpose. Income inequality is this country is tremendous. The middle class is shrinking to extinction. Small businesses are drowning. You don’t have to know how to solve something to know you have to DO something. And you certainly don’t need a degree in economics to feel anger, outrage, and despair.

“We are just three years after the greatest banking crisis since the 1930s. I think it was brought on by excesses on the part of the financial industry and the financial industry was bailed out at the public’s expense and risk and yet we’re still in an economic crisis. And somehow the discussion of who are these guys, why are we supporting them, why haven’t they paid more for this, what are the reforms that’s going to stop this from happening again, all that disappeared from the debate.

We have been arguing about who’s going to cut Social Security and what about that budget deficit? And we lost the whole thread of the core issue in our society right now. And these protesters, who are a mix of all sorts of people, suddenly brought that back into the center of our national debate. And that’s an enormously positive contribution.”
~ Paul Krugman

If you don’t support Occupy, I want to know how you propose we as a country enact positive change.

constantia — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:20:21 +0000

We’ve finished the most recent BPAL / OWS counts, and will be purchasing books to help rebuild OWS library with the funds. Want to help?

constantia — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:43:28 +0000

Occupy posters, protest signs, and banners.

Today’s #OWS #BPAL donation info.

constantia — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:17:09 +0000

This afternoon’s #BPAL #ows donation: $526.00 to the New York General Assembly to help supply the protesters with food, sleeping blankets, tarps, and other much-needed supplies.

Want to help?

Boost the signal if you can! Let’s keep these people warm and fed!

Pizza for the People: The Photos

constantia — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:37:21 +0000

Photos from yesterday’s BPAL Pizza for the People delivery. Huge thanks to Karyn, Ali, Courtney and Thea for delivering the pizzas.

Today’s #BPAL #OWS donation info.

constantia — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:17:52 +0000

This morning’s #BPAL #ows donation: $844.00 to the New York General Assembly to help supply the protesters with food, sleeping blankets, tarps, and other much-needed supplies.

Want to help?