Monday, November 14, 2011

Live Blogging #OWS - 11/14/11

November 14, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Sign of the Day




12:05 AM: So, I have two interviews today and some other work to get done and thus, daily blogging will probably be a little light.

Unfortunately, I still can't find this in video, but I'm posting the live feed for the third time because it is that goddamn good. If you haven't watched it, you really should (the downside is that you can't pause or skip around - the upside is that it's mandatory viewing).


Watch live streaming video from fstv1 at livestream.com

12:12 AM: New Progressive Movement (h/t friend of the blog, Christie Sowers, @transversegirl):
OCCUPY WALL STREET and its allied movements around the country are more than a walk in the park. They are most likely the start of a new era in America.

12:26 AM: New Paul Krugman...

9:00 AM: Could a highly militarized police force be a bad idea? Digby's new piece for Al Jazeera (using her actual name - at first I didn't realize it was her).

10:06 AM: Environmentalism and OWS.

10:07 AM: The tactic of occupation.

10:24 AM: So Occupy Oakland was evicted this morning - here's the story.

10:27 AM: Allison Kilkenny piece of the various raids.

11:14 AM: Feminism and OWS.

5:57 PM: Eviction in Portland:



8:37 PM: Two top City officials resign over Oakland raid.

studentactivism Angus Johnston
Quan advisor Dan Siegel quits over "tragically unnecessary" #occupyoakland raid. Two have been friends since 1968. #oo

shoeshine Shoshana Walter
sharon cornu, @jeanquan's deputy mayor, has resigned. #occupyoakland in statement, mayor says: "I’m grateful for her contributions."

8 comments:

  1. Have you seen the post at Hullabaloo regarding the black bloc anarchists? Worrisome. My thoughts are they're cops. If they're not cops in reality, functionally they are indistinguishable. Two possible ways to deal with them, off the top of my head. First, isn't consensus required? Without consensus, there's just talk. So, talk them into sense or withdrawal. Second, if that doesn't work, I'd leave the occupation. It's not like the participants are tied there. I would not participate in any group advocating violence. There's a non-violent occupation just across the Bay, instead. Non-violent non-cooperation. We stay off the poison grid, whether it's the official Wall Street Establishment or their (functional) infiltrators.

  2. @Raenelle - haven't seen Digby's yet, but have been reporting on black bloc stuff (there are links in yesterday's and maybe also the previous day's live blog about the issue in Oakland - I think it references the vandalism in Oakland and links to an AlterNet (Joshua Holland) piece).

  3. @Raenelle - here is the AlterNet article from Joshua Holland who is at Occupy Oakland - http://www.alternet.org/occupywallst/153053/who%27s_behind_the_mayhem_at_the_occupy_oakland_protests/

  4. @Raenelle - this also might be of interest - http://wagingnonviolence.org/2011/11/occupy-wall-streets-commitment-to-nonviolence/