Posted by Velcrow Ripper on Nov 6, 2011
I love how there are so many altars at Occupy Oakland! I saw at least seven different ones during my visit, every changing and evolving, and well tended. They are sacred spaces, places of remembrance, places of invocation, places of love. From the “Occupy Love” altar (which I didn’t create! Loved finding it there!): “This altar is an offering of realizing our life...
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Posted by Velcrow Ripper on Nov 5, 2011
After a beautiful day of marching and gathering in solidarity at Occupy Oakland, a small group of vandals set fires and destroyed property, some of them to local businesses who had offered support to the movement and participated in the General Strike. In the morning, many members of the movement gathered together to offer support and clean up the mess. I saw signs posted next to broken...
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Posted by Velcrow Ripper on Nov 4, 2011
Pics of Occupy Oakland, during the day of the general strike. There were an estimated 40,000 of us in total, in the plaza, marching to the port, gathering in community. People around the world, including in New York and Cairo, marched in solidarity with Oakland. It was the first general strike in...
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