Trial Begins for Occupy Wall Street’s Cecily McMillan: Activist Faces 7yrs in Prison After Beating by NYPD Left Her Unconscious

[NEW YORK, NY]  Trial began in Manhattan Criminal Court Monday for Occupy Wall Street activist, Cecily McMillan, who faces 2nd degree assault charges stemming from a 2012 encounter with the NYPD that left her beaten and unconscious.  Trial has been postponed until March 3rd due to the introduction of illuminating new evidence.  McMillan was brutally arrested […]

10 Arrests in 87 Minutes: The Anatomy of the NYPD’s Protest Dispersal Process

[NEW YORK, NY]  On the eve of the second anniversary of the Occupy movement, two video activists, have released a 10 minute short film providing perhaps the most detailed civilian account to date of the NYPD’s process of crowd dispersion during mass mobilizations. The video, shot on September 17th, 2012, during Occupy Wall Street’s first […]

Join us for an Exclusive First-Look at ‘The Square’ & for a Discussion of the State of Protest from Cairo to Zuccotti Park

[New York, NY] A unique screening event and panel discussion focusing on the inter-connectivity of global protest movements from Cairo to New York will take place this Wednesday, February 20th, from 6-8pm at The Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St., New York. Acclaimed Director Jehane Noujaim (Control Room, Rafea, Solar Mama) and award-winning Producer Karim Amer will join retired […]

Occupier Jelani Mashariki Announces Candidacy for New York City Council-District 35

[NEW YORK, NY] Occupy Wall Street activist Jelani Mashariki will announce his candidacy for New York City Council – District 35 at an announcement party at 6pm tonight (9/25/2012) at Brooklyn’s Rustik Tavern [located at 471 Dekalb ave (btwn Kent & Franklin Aves) Brooklyn, NY 11205] Mashariki is the second candidate to run under the […]

All Day, All Week, Occupy All Streets: George Martinez’s Response to Jay-Z

[NEW YORK, NY] George Martinez grabbed national headlines when he became the first Occupier to qualify as a major party primary candidate for the United States House of Representatives, but few know that the fledgling politician also has a seasoned career as a celebrated hip-hop emcee in New York City’s grassroots political hip-hop scene. Last […]

Coalition for Public Education Launches Paul Robeson Freedom School

[NEW YORK, NY] A coalition of public education advocates announced today the launch of an innovative 8-week educational program for Brooklyn youth most affected by the destructive policies enacted in the public school system. Housed in an historic church building in Williamsburg, the Paul Robeson Freedom School will carry on the long tradition of the […]

Occupy Wall Street Activist George Martinez to Run for NYC’s 7th Congressional District

[NEW YORK, NY] George Martinez, a Brooklyn native, hip-hop artist and seasoned Occupy Wall Street activist has announced his candidacy for Brooklyn’s 7th Congressional District. In a clear statement honoring Occupy Wall Street’s non-partisan process, an autonomous parallel movement calling itself “Bum Rush The Vote” has announced it’s intentions to grab political seats using the same […]

Occupy Wall Street Sets Sights on Romney Fundraiser at Waldorf Astoria

[NEW YORK, NY]  A pop-up occupation will confront Governor Mitt Romney as he arrives in New York for a fundraising luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 11am on Wednesday, March 14th 2012.This event targeting the presidential hopeful and his fundraising base of special interest lobbyists is one of the first in a series of actions some occupiers are calling “The American […]

Occuprint & OWS: Notes on Art as a Weapon for Non-Violent Insurrection

On the evening of February 16, a group of about 20 artists, designers, muralists, art historians and activists gathered at Interference Archive in Gowanus, Brooklyn, to discuss a selection of posters that have emerged out of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The event was organized by Occuprint—a collaborative project that curates, collects, prints and distributes various posters and […]