* NYU Occupy Wall Street 2 p.m. Washington Square (will add in link) * Rally at Union Square for May Day at 4 p.m. The first Labor Day March was held there in 1882 and was huge. Today, there will be a rally and then march beginning at 5:30 p.m. heading to Zuccotti Park. * [...]
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May Day Happenings in NYC Parks Today: Free University at Madison Sq, Rally Union Sq, Pop-Up Occupation Bryant Park, More
Posted by cathryn on May 1, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/05/01/may-day-happenings-in-nyc-parks-today-free-university-rally-pop-up-occupation-more/
Union Square Park Site of “New Occupation;” Bloomberg/NYPD Violence as Park Shut Down Last Night; Vandana Shiva to Appear There Thursday Noon
Union Square Park has become the site of the new Occupy Wall Street “occupation.” If you have not been following, here is the OWS primer on it. After an NYPD crack down at Zuccotti Park this past weekend, Mayor Michael Bloomberg came out with some characteristically bullying, over the top statements – to show he’s [...]
Posted by cathryn on March 21, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/03/21/union-square-park-site-of-new-occupation-bloombergnypd-violence-as-park-shut-down-last-night-vandana-shiva-to-appear-there-thursday-noon/
Occupy Town Square Kicks Off at WSP Sunday (Photos)
Sunday, January 29th. Great job by Occupy Town Square. Love to see the Park utilized in this way. Bustling, great energy, lots of people (the photos don’t quite reflect that). Music, speak outs, teach-ins, free food, information tables, and many places and ways to come together. A thank you to the Parks Department for allowing [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 31, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/01/31/occupy-town-square-kicks-off-at-wsp-sunday-photos/
Statement of Occupy Town Square: “We need to reclaim and re-invent the purpose and relationship of democratic public space”
More photos coming from yesterday’s Occupy Town Square at Washington Square but this “Statement of Intent & Guidelines” by Occupy Town Square is so well done I felt it needed publishing (this is slightly amended). To fellow neighbors, the local parks department, government officials, and the press: This is an open notice of self-permitting by [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 30, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/01/30/statement-of-occupy-town-square-we-need-to-reclaim-and-re-invent-the-purpose-and-relationship-of-democratic-public-space/
Occupy Town Square Comes to WSP for Kick-Off Event Sunday, January 29th
Well, first, Occupy Wall Street came to WSP for a General Assembly, then we had our own Occupy Washington Square group (which I would have liked to see last a bit longer, but fizzled out around the time Zuccotti Park got raided) … Next up: Occupy Town Square which is choosing Washington Square as the [...]
Posted by cathryn on January 27, 2012
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2012/01/27/occupy-town-square-comes-to-wsp-for-kick-off-event-sunday-january-29th/
OWS Occupies Thanksgiving; Free Meals & Festive Atmosphere While Zuccotti Park Uber Restricted and Barricaded
Despite being double barricaded in with only two entry points on the north and south sides of the park, Occupy Wall Street occupied Thanksgiving yesterday at Zuccotti with an overflow of free Thanksgiving meals – turkey, vegetarian and vegan options – (Some of the food was later donated to a church in Upper Manhattan and [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 25, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/25/ows-occupies-thanksgiving-free-meals-festive-atmosphere-zuccotti-park-uber-restricted-barricaded/
Sunday Night: Occupy Wall Street, Ani DiFranco, Anaïs Mitchell Occupy Washington Square
Yesterday, Sunday evening 11/20, Washington Square Park: Carrying large blue and yellow tents on poles, people streamed to the park last night. The colorful tents lit up Washington Square, spreading messages such as “Occupy to Liberate” and”Foreclose on Banks, Not People, and “You Cannot Evict An Idea Whose Time Has Come.” Via Twitter: @Cheimonette: 7-7:30 [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 21, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/21/sunday-night-occupy-wall-street-ani-difranco-anais-mitchell-occupy-washington-square/
Washington Square Fountain Often Left On To Deter “Protester” Use?
It’s past the time of year when the Washington Square fountain is typically shut off and yet, up until this morning, the fountain has been on – presumably to deter protester use of it. The fountain – when not on and also empty – has traditionally been used as a gathering space and a place [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 17, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/17/washington-square-fountain-remains-left-on-to-deter-protester-use/
Bloomberg’s Controlling Nature Blacks Out Media Coverage of OWS Middle-of-the-Night Ouster; Reassessing Use of our Parks, Public Spaces
The media today and yesterday is focused on looking at Occupy Wall Street every which way. The orchestrated middle-of-the-night ousting of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park by Mayor Michael Bloomberg raises so many questions but here’s a few: In today’s cities, should there be places people can mobilize from 24-7 if needed? Who decides? [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 16, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/16/bloombergs-controlling-nature-blacks-out-media-coverage-of-ows-middle-of-the-night-ouster-reassessing-use-of-our-parks-public-spaces/
Arundhati Roy at Washington Square Park Wednesday, November 16th 12:30 p.m.
If you’ve ever heard Arundhati Roy speak – and I had the opportunity at Riverside Church in 2003 – then you know that she is worth any effort involved to do so ! If not, you will have your chance on Wednesday afternoon, November 16th at Washington Square Park from 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. when [...]
Posted by cathryn on November 14, 2011
http://washingtonsquareparkblog.com/2011/11/14/arundhati-roy-at-washington-square-park-wednesday-november-16th-1230-p-m/
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