No seriously, 1987. That’s when the global stock market collapse happened. More precisely, Monday October 19, also known as Black Monday. So what do radical cheerleaders, super heroes, guitar wielding rabble rousers and clown armies have in common ? Well, intersections of course! On Black Monday, more commonly referred to as #s17, affinity and action [...]
Been to one of the weekly #BlackMonday meetings and wondered what the fuck was going on ? Well, join the club! But hey, at least we’re trying, right? Consensus can be a long, drawn out process. And everything about Black Monday is special to us. Originally, the call was made for September 17 to be [...]
September 17 marks one year since Occupy Wall Street began as a People’s movement. Everybody from the government to the corporate (mainstream) media speculated that the movement would be dead by spring of 2012. But here we are. Many of our beloved comrades have transitioned out of the movement, hoping to take a step [...]
“Lock the doors, close the windows and hope that the wave of protesters misses us.” This is what every corporation should be hoping for this summer. Instead of attending a boring class on reform or a fancy summer retreat, how about you join Occupy Wall Street for some mutual aid, free university and of course, [...]
We’re two days out. The General Strike is nearly upon us and the symptoms of apprehension are visible in all of us. Finger nails bitten down to the nail bed, jumpiness around the NYPD that slightly resembles hup, maniacal outbursts of Officer Winski, and tight circles of activists chain smoking cigarettes in a fast-paced fervor [...]
The Final Spring Training is here! It’s been 6 weeks of training in street tactics. We’ve learned how to creatively move and communicate together as a unit, and disperse and swarm to reach a target. Along the way, we’ve built community of trust by practicing together. And we’ve rung the People’s Gong, a call to action, [...]
As we approach May 1,we will be setting up 99 Picket Lines to expose, disrupt, and shut down the 1% who rule our city. This is an opportunity to fight back against austerity, union busting, the attacks on immigrant rights and the entire system of the 1% rule with a tactic and framework that is [...]
Propaganda: Download and print posters, fliers, zines, and more at http://occuprint.org/ and http://maydaynyc.tumblr.com and post them around your neighborhood; give them out to your friends, family, and co-workers; or bring them to community based organizations or local businesses and ask them to post them in their windows or leave a visible stack for members or [...]
Mutual aid is a practice that has existed for thousands of years if not more. In essence, it is the exchange of resources and services in a way that is both voluntary and mutually beneficial to those involved. Everyone has something of value to offer in this society. Instead of looking to corporations or the [...]
here are some chants for the weekly friday marches on wall street. feel free to add more. Wall Street, Wall Street take a hike, Now’s the time for General STRIKE!! Ole’ / Ole’ Ole’ Ole’ Occupy / Wall Street Ole’ / Ole’ Ole’ Ole’ All day / All week We’re not back, We never left [...]