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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Posted by Velcrow Ripper on Oct 30, 2011
Occupy the Snowstorm! Yesterday was day 43 of Occupy Wall Street, and we were hit by a freak snow storm. As is “the new normal” in this era of rapid climate change, record breaking extreme weather and storms are happening everywhere. It was particularily unusual to have a huge snowstorm like this while trees were still...
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Posted by Velcrow Ripper on Oct 28, 2011
OCCUPY LOVE: From Egypt To Wall Street captures the moving visit of members of the Egyptian Revolution to Occupy Wall Street. Featuring Asmaa Mahfouz – the girl who helped sparked the Egyptian Revolution through her famous youtube video, which went viralDirected by acclaimed filmmaker Velcrow...
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Posted by Velcrow Ripper on Oct 27, 2011
Photo: Ian MacKenzie
“There is a sign in Liberty Plaza proclaiming, ‘occupy everything’ and its sentiment arrives at the essence of the situation.
Yes, occupy everything, starting with your own heart. Otherwise, it will be commandeered by the forces of the church, the state, the corporation, the bully on your block, the passive-aggressive friend who is ‘just here to...
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Posted by Velcrow Ripper on Oct 26, 2011
They were chanting ”Brokers and Police : standing side by side for the occupation.” I took this photo at Occupy Wall Street on October 24th, and it has gone viral. The dialogue in the multitude of comments on my facebook posting of this photo , besides focussing on the question of whether the pic is real or not, (Yes, man, it’s real) also opens up a much bigger question:...
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