Cool Day in History: The Tent of Dreams
A rare video of McPherson Occupiers raising the Tent of Dreams and placing it over the park’s central statue On Monday, January 30, 2012, Occupy DC erected a giant blue […]
Tag Archives: Occupy Wall Street
S17: Occupy protest tactics mature with experience
by John Zangas Occupy Wall Street held a 300+ person public action meeting at One Police Park Square, the NYPD headquarters, while several dozen officers watched. The stern-faced officers were […]
S17: Shut Down Wall Street
by John Zangas The plan to Shut Down Wall Street consisted of dividing lower Manhattan into four zones of non-violent protest, each assigned an issue area. Activists could gravitate […]
S17: “Because we already know that Plan A isn’t going to work”
by John Zangas On the eve of S17, a direct action planning assembly was convened–ironically–at Police Square in front of the NYPD headquarters building. About 300 Occupy Wall Street activists […]
Tom Morello rocks OWS
by John Zangas Tom Morello, lead singer of Rage Against the Machine, rocked Occupy Wall Street at Foley Square on September 16. Morello’s rendition of Woodie Guthrie’s “This Land is […]
Occupiers share solidarity, get fired up for S17 with art, music
by John Zangas Washington Square Park and Foley Square were the sites of strategizing, networking and lots of creative activities leading up to S17. On September 15, the first day […]
Zuccotti Park Re-Occupied
by John Zangas On September 15 at 5pm, about 300 Occupy Wall Street activists assembled at Washington Square arch. Escorted by a contingent of fifty NYPD motorcycle police, several dozen […]
Occupy Wall Street turns One
After a summer of near-dormancy, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) came roaring back to life in lower Manhattan in a stunning choreography of protests. trainings and events. OWS had carefully planned […]
#NatGat reaction and wrap-up
An Occupied News Network interview at the Occupy National Gathering in Philadelphia, July 4. Cool Revolution interviews Eli of Occupy Tulsa, who collaborated on online platform Open Assembly, and Clark […]
