The occupation of Times Square has been well documented – mainly by citizen journalists. Around 8PM, when I got the first wind of a simultaneous occupation happening in Washington Square at NYU, I decided to make a break for it and see what develops.… Read the rest
Today, as Occupy Wall Street occupied Times Square, I bumped into several folks from abroad (Europe and South America) and got their opinions.
First, I saw the sign “French frogs are with you,” but I couldn’t make it across the crowd to find out more.… Read the rest
[Fast Company] Frustration, doubt, chaos, and failures dominated the early days of Occupy Wall Street. So how has it lasted so long, grown, and spread around the country? Fast Company reporter Sean Captain was at the occupation from day one and looks back on a series of moments that made the movement feel different than any other action he’d covered or participated in before.… Read the rest
For the past week I’ve been following an activist movement with the very heady goal of trying to occupy Wall Street (a la Tahrir square in Cairo) on September 17 to demand – well, something that treats regular folks better.
Their model for action is a “general assembly,” a form of extreme democracy based on total consensus.… Read the rest
If America is to follow the example of Egypt, Spain, and Greece, the protest has to go to Wall Street, not Washington.
So says a collection of mostly young organizers planning a Tahrir-Square-style occupation of the New York Financial District, starting on September 17 – and lasting months.… Read the rest
