The new Takeover is here! It is full of the best stories submitted to the Takeover online that are related to the Occupy Movement. You’ll find no tunnel-vision here; observant, critical, idealistic, open-minded; OAG has collected a diverse number of opinions on the Occupy Movement, Occupy Seattle in particular, and the various actions and political [...]
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Images of the Port Shutdown, Words of an OAG Member
Kirk Bigger, shortly after being abused by pepper-spraying police, gives the interview that is the narration behind this video. Kirk’s words serve as a straight up observation of how police and protestors interacted at the Port Shutdown, aka, how police used force to undermine the message and effectiveness of the action. Watch the video for [...]
Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us
Event Title & Host Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us Website http://pugetsoundanarchists.org/node/1054 When? Tuesday, November 22nd Where? contact wormwood@riseup.net Why? enlighten oneself, with a film discussion series on culture, technology, and cinema Description Yo, we be watchin’ films about the technologies at our house; come one, come all, technophile and technophobe alike. check the poster [...]
The Demographics of Occupy Wall Street
(Click for larger version) Last month, FastCompany published the above info graphic depicting the demographics of the Occupy movement. The data was pulled from 5,006 individual surveys administered on OccupyWallst.org, and the data, was shared exclusively with FastCompany (to among other things: drive traffic, which in turn drive conversions, which in turn drive profit.) While there are problems with the actual visualization [...]
The French Press’ Roast: Charlie Hebdo and the Threat of Free Speech
Beyond the slogans and catchy website phrases my friends at Our American Generation come up with, the goal of the organization remains clear: to provide a forum for youth empowerment and expression. Such liberties are privileges that our American generation (no pun intended) at times takes for granted, as seen through the relative inaction in [...]
In Pictures – Student Walkout
Images from the UW Student Walkout of 12 October and that day at Occupy Seattle, Westlake Park. Enjoy!
OMG, the Reel Grrls are Badass!
Have you(th) heard of Real Grrls yet? Here’s an awesome story about how they became the first ever organization to: 1) make non profit work fundraising sound exciting 2) bad mouth their funder and ultimately end up with an even better fundraising program. ahh, that is truly glorious. Enjoy their story – and did I [...]
Organizing the Occupation
As many of you may know, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) campaign is gaining steam as it heads into its third week. After the fiasco on the Brooklyn Bridge, sections of major unions in New York will be marching in solidarity with the OWS protesters on Wednesday. Even in my own city of Seattle, a [...]
Young Citizens United
Young Citizens United was an event to bring together young people to discuss the Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court case. Youth were presented a number of opinions on the case through film, and then had a chance to dialogue with local experts and each other. Youth research on the case was also integrated in [...]
