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Figure Skating in Tompkins Sq

gamma — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:38:11 +0000

Ice skating on plastic cutting boards lubricated with glycerin, later today for the Dance Parade.

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OWS at Six Months

gamma — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:16:47 +0000

Today marked a half-year of Occupy Wall Street, it was also St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick is known for driving the snakes out of Ireland.

There were arrests today.

May 1 is a proposed general strike.

This painting represents this woman’s childhood memory of sugar cane fields and workers being sprayed with DDT.

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WTC 1 Thompson Street

gamma — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:35:36 +0000

The most expensive building in the world, rises in this view down Thompson Street just south of Washington Square Park in the West Village.

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OWS D17 Occupation of Duarte Square

gamma — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:21:45 +0000

Retired Episcopal Bishop George Packard was the first one over the fence into Duarte Square. Video of the OWS breaching of the wall around the park, owned by Trinity Church. I interview two clergymen, Father Paul Mayer and Rev. Max Surjadinata. Views of the march and of a meditating hunger striker.

Up close action from @timcast

Staten Island representing at Duarte Square yesterday at the three month celebration of Occupy Wall Street.
occupystatenisland.org

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Santacon NYC 2011

gamma — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:30:44 +0000

The first couple of hours of Santacon. From the World Financial Center to South Street Seaport.

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Occupy Food

gamma — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:03:19 +0000

Marching from La Plaza Cultural Community Garden in the East Village to Liberty Plaza the home of Occupation Wall Street. No GMO. No Fracking, Go Organic.

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OWS Hunger Strike – Duarte Sq.

gamma — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:51:19 +0000

Update: they were arrested again. The excuse for the arrest this morning was that they were blocking the sidewalk. What tonight’s excuse is, I don’t know.

Three of the strikers were arrested this morning. They are back tonight joined by others.

Meditating underneath the statue of Juan Pablo Duarte.

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OWS Labor Rights March Dec.1, 2011

gamma — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:14:23 +0000

I caught up with the Labor rights march that started out in Herald Square when they reached Washington Square Park on there way to Liberty Plaza the original home of Occupy Wall Street. Liberty Plaza or Zuccotti Park, since OWS was evicted, has been turned into an unpleasant “free-speech” kettling zone. There is more actual free speech outside the perimeters.

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How is this still legal?

gamma — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:47:23 +0000

Every once in a while I’ll look up and see a huge black plume of smoke coming from a building. It usually doesn’t last long, just a great belch of evil soot and then it stops, often too quickly for me to get a shot while it is still black. Some buildings still have incinerators. What makes them so special?

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OWS – Sunday, 11/27/2011

gamma — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:33:01 +0000

A fenced off and sanitized Liberty Plaza decorated for Christmas, and Environmental Justice Day in Washington Square Park with Greg Palast.

The authorities have succeeded in sanitizing Liberty Plaza by turning it into a giant free speech kettling zone. Making it unpleasant for humans. The entire plaza is surrounded by barricades zip tied together, ready made for easy round ups.

There are only two entrances to the park now, and both are manned by at least 4 private guards. Benches along the walls are forbidden for sitting.

It is all lit up and decorated for Christmas and embarrassingly void of joy and humanity. When I was there this past Sunday, there were a few folks with signs and one group of about 50 having a quiet discussion. Some of the occupier are now sleeping in churches, and other organization is going on in schools and other indoor spots. Stay tuned, these brave clever kids aren’t done yet.

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