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By Steve Huff 3/17/12 10:36pm

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American Spring? Occupy Wall Street Comes Roaring Back

In case you thought the Occupy Movement had somehow vanished during the cold but relatively brief Winter, Occupy Wall Street protesters returned in force Saturday to familiar locales, apparently determined to make sure we knew they were still around and still D.T. P. (Down To Protest).

The Times reported early Saturday night that protesters “embarked upon a winding march” which led to a few arrests in and around the original home of the protest, Zuccotti Park.

The Times also noted Saturday’s action was familiar: Read More

By Steve Huff 1/29/12 9:36pm

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Seems appropriate.

Occupy Wall Street’s ‘Solidarity Sunday’: What Are ‘Black Bloc’ Protesters?

Journalist Tim Pool began live-streaming an Occupy Wall Street solidarity march for Occupy Oakland in Manhattan Sunday night. The march was intended to demonstrate support for the 400 or so Occupy Oakland protesters arrested in Oakland, California on Saturday and charged with breaking into a YMCA and Oakland’s City Hall in addition to resisting police. Read More

By Drew Grant 5:20pm

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OWS plans response to President Obama's speech

Occupy Wall Street Gives Up Zuccotti Park; Sets Sights on State of the Union

The heady days of New York’s Wall Street occupation are officially over, reports The New York Times. Boo! We were hoping that the protesters were just in hibernation, waiting until the Spring weather thaws out Zuccotti Park and makes it habitable again. But one of the lawyers representing OWS campers stated that the lawsuit they filed back in November to regain park access was dropped after the barricades and Brookfield Property security guards were removed from Zuccotti on January 10th.

Fighting over that particular scrap of land is no longer part of the OWS agenda. Instead, the grassroots movement is focusing its efforts Southward, to the country’s capital. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/07/12 9:09pm

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OWS Live Stream Global Revolution TV Arrested For Having Shady Bushwick Landlord

Last Monday, the headquarters of Global Revolution TV, the livestream that puts out video for Occupy Wall Street content, was raided by New York City building inspectors. Despite having paid $2,000 a month for rent on their apartment and studio space at 13 Thames St. in Bushwick for two years, Vlad Teichberg and his pregnant wife Nikky suddenly found themselves at 8 p.m. on the day after New Year’s, with guns allegedly pointed at their faces as cops and firefighters accompanied the Inspectors who deemed their floor unlivable. They were forced to leave. The next day, Mr. Teichberg and six of the Global Revolution operatives were arrested for trespassing and (Mr. Teichberg was also held for 30 hours and charged for assaulting his landlord) when they tried to go back into their own home and retrieve papers from their apartment. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/06/12 12:16pm

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OWS Sympathizers to Protest Outside Mayor Bloomberg’s House…For the Journalists

Since the holiday season, the Occupy Wall Street movement has seen a drop in media coverage. Some of this may be attributed to the dissemination of the movement after the Zuccotti Park raid last November, while another factor has to do with the fact that reporters covering the protests tend to get treated by the NYPD as part of the demonstration…even if they’re carrying city-accredited press badges.

Today, members of OWS (but not OWS itself, since, as a member of the press team told The New York Observer by phone, the still-existing General Assembly did not pass this motion), citizen journalists, and anyone else who isn’t afraid of getting arrested will be protesting outside of Mayor Bloomberg’s house for the ethical treatment of the press.

Full memo below: Read More

By Drew Grant 1/04/12 1:28pm

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This whole courtroom is out of order!

Good Idea/Bad Idea: Occupy The (Supreme) Courts

Well if Rick Santorum can tie for first place in Iowa, we guess anything is possible. Like a mega-move comeback from an Occupy Wall Street solidarity faction, which has sent out a press release for January 20th’s “Occupy the Courts” day. No, that’s not what happens when everyone with DATS show up and pleads not guilty. It’s a Supreme Court sit-in!

Press release below. Warning: May include phrases like “Cornel West” “personhood rights” and “Corporations are NOT people!” (Which…obviously! That’s why they never get arrested!) Read More

By Drew Grant 12/19/11 9:20am

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13 Powerful Images From Weekend’s Occupation 2.0 at Duarte Square Park

This weekend 49 protesters were arrested in an effort to occupy Duarte Square Park: a vacant lot owned by Trinity Church (aka Hudson Square Properties). Although the turnout wasn’t quite as big as last month’s OWS anniversary (that mayhem in the streets known as the “Day of Action”), the attempt to claim the half-block in Tribeca by scaling and cutting the fence surrounding the area was nonetheless inspiring in its imagery. But was Occupation 2.0 a success? Read More

By Drew Grant 12/15/11 6:25pm

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Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church

Occupiers Start to Uncover the Unhidden Truth About Trinity Church and Duarte Square

Two weeks ago, three Occupy Wall Street members began a hunger strike in front of Duarte Square. They were protesting Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church for not allowing them to use the empty lot owned by the church’s real estate arm, Hudson Square Properties. The demonstrators were arrested…twice…for trespassing on the church’s land.

It seemed like an odd battle to pick for Occupy Wall Street; especially since Trinity Church had provided the OWS with space to hold meetings, use WiFi and public facilities, and even join in discussions with religious leaders. But since Nov. 17th’s Day of Action saw members get arrested for trying to make a temporary camp in the empty lot, the Occupiers have focused their energy on guilting the church into just giving them the land.

Except, as we noted at the time, this was never going to happen. Read More

By Drew Grant 12/13/11 5:58pm

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Update: 'Vice' Decides to Jump On this 'Occupy' Business…In Williamsburg!

Update: Vice has wrote to us that they aren’t behind the Occupy Williamsburg thing. They just tweeted about it. So it’s still not a joke, except the joke that Vice was making when they tweeted “Not a joke.”

Oh please, Vice magazine. We know you are owned by HBO. We know that your current homepage features men in nice suits with signs saying “Suck 1% of My Dick.“

So what are you trying to prove with tonight’s event? Read More