Had enough of discussions about Black Bloc? No? Good! Because we’re running a three-day series on Black Bloc tactics. Click the Black Bloc Series tag to read the other articles, delving into the controversy currently sparking throughout the Occupy movement and beyond. This article was originally published on The New Inquiry. by David Graeber I…
Month: February 2012
Literature as a Tool for Liberation
by Ahjamu Umi I’m a revolutionary activist. I’m also a writer with a publishing contract. I believe the role of the artist is to raise the consciousness of the people. The capitalist pull is to use your artistic skills not to advance ideas of social consciousness, but to make money. Since many artists are relying…
Black Bloc: Diversity of Tactics
Had enough of discussions about Black Bloc? No? Good! Because we’re running a three-day series on Black Bloc tactics. Click the Black Bloc Series tag to read the other articles, delving into the controversy currently sparking throughout the Occupy movement and beyond.
by Harsha Walia
Diversity of Tactics – 3 – Harsha Walia from working TV on Vimeo.
Black Bloc: Interview with Chris Hedges
Had enough of discussions about Black Bloc? No? Good! Because we’re running a three-day series on Black Bloc tactics. Click the Black Bloc Series tag to read the other articles, delving into the controversy currently sparking throughout the Occupy movement and beyond. This article was originally published in Truthout. by J.A. Myerson Chris Hedges’ syndicated…
Black Bloc: A Brief History
Had enough of discussions about Black Bloc? No? Good! Because we’re running a three-day series on Black Bloc tactics. Click the Black Bloc Series tag to read the other articles, delving into the controversy currently sparking throughout the Occupy movement and beyond. by Adam Rothstein Slowly but surely, the message is getting out that Black…
Lessons Learned from Occupy Oakland: Tactical Response to “Kettling”
This website does not advocate or suggest any specific act. This essay was crafted and published as solely a piece of rhetoric, and it ought to be interpreted as nothing else. by Lester Macgurdy Kettling is the law enforcement tactic of herding protesters into a confined area so that the protesters cannot avoid arrest. This…
Enough is Enough!
Video by Occupy Portland Media Coalition
Occupy Portland Media Coalition, a close partner of The Occupier, has started a targeted ad campaign using their video “Enough is Enough” (above). Every view of the video not only spreads the message of their video, but also drives viewers back to their continued campaign to get the video as wide a play as possible. You too can help their campaign by donating on Loudsauce, if you like this video and think that others should see it.
Portland Charter Review Commission to Take Up Police Brutality Issues
by Mungen Cakes Regardless which way your pleasure tends on the question of police accountability (FTP vs Peace and Love, man) if you had the chance to take weapons out of po-po hands would you take it? If you had the chance to ensure your friends, your brothers, your sisters, were never sprayed with chemical…
Occupy and ILWU Declare Victory as Contract Finalized with EGT
by Cate Patricolo After tense months of speculation, Occupy organizers finally declare victory, as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Export Grain Terminal (EGT) operating at Local Port 21 in Longview, WA have finalized a collective bargaining contract. The contract was signed by representatives of both parties on February 10, 2012, and…
Engaging the Powers – Book Review
By Catherine Alder Rarely does a book show the history of nonviolence for thousands of years, explain the Just War Theory clearly, correct the understanding of Jesus’ radical peace and justice statements that have been watered down by confused Christians, and help readers imagine ways of unbalancing systems of unjust power in which they do…
