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Welcome to OCCUPY YOUR MIND! This is where we are posting videos, photos, and transcripts that people across the country have created from interviews with OCCUPY protesters. To help record the living history of OCCUPY, click HERE!

A Project of The Civilians, The Center for Investigative Theater

#j16: Occupy4Jobs: "Food Stamps Cut for Bureaucratic Reasons," Says Social Worker

[From Liza Bear]:

New York, Jan. 16--Mic check: the Occupy4Jobs march takes off around Union Square. Michelle, community liaison for CB3 from Rosie Mendez' office, explains that many Lower East Side residents have been out of work since 2008; that new jobs, if any, are poorer paid and harder to keep; and that food stamps, even if all the rules are followed, are being cut for bureaucratic reasons." Contact her at Rosie Mendez' office.

Filmed by Squaring Off.

#j11/Squaring Off report from Liberty Sq. ...In anticipation of MLK actions #j15

New York, Jan 11--Finally, Mayor Bloomberg complies with the law and removes barricades from Zuccotti Park. Council member Jumaane Williams speaks out at a press conference to announce Sunday 's march in honor of Martin Luther King's birthday, starting from Zuccotti at 2pm and proceeding uptown to Cathedral of St John the Divine at 112th St and Broadway; at 6:30pm assemble on steps of the Cathedral; 7pm march to Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive' 8pm: vigil and performances and speak-outs by Patti Smith, Steve Earle, Russell Simmons and others. Meanwhile, the daily Think Tank plans a collaboration with Collective Arts Theatre; occupiers report back from New Hampshire and remember that, thanks to congressional obstructionism, Guantanamo remains open--for ever? Film and text by Squaring Off. # #J15 MLK March * Sun. Jan 15 - 2:00 PM * Liberty Plaza * Liberty Plaza

# #J15 Global Candlelight Vigil Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King * Sun. Jan 15 - 6:30 PM * Riverside Church *
o 6:30pm - Assemble at Cathedral St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave
o 7:00pm - Candlelight march to Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive (followed by vigil)
o 8:00pm - Speakers & performances at Riverside Church

# Occupy the Federal Reserve * Mon. Jan 16 - 10:00 AM * Federal Reserve Bank of New York * 33 Liberty - an MLK Day event

[LINK to Liza Bear's NOTHING OFFICIAL YouTube V-blog; the first three dozen or so postings (as of this writing) are OWS documentary videos]

Rev. Billy at Liberty Square, December 21, 2011

Take Back the Commons - D17



December 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street teams up with artists, musicians and faith leaders to demand a space for public expression and to seek sanctuary in an unused lot owned by Trinity Church, an institution that has shown support for the movement despite its strong ties to Wall Street. Episcopal Bishop George Packard is the first to scale the fence, and is arrested along with fellow occupiers. Reverend Lawson, a leader of the Civil Rights movement, urges the protesters to keep "treading water" because the country needs them. Music from Dean and Britta, live from WBAI studios.

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