Off Wall Street and onto the police
A demonstration’s organizers win when media cover their issues as well as their events. As the events in New York reach a broader audience, they also focus increasingly on policing. Is this a...
View ArticleWall Street, mass arrests, and media
Mass arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge are a good way for a protest campaign to break into mainstream media nationally. Although Occupy Wall Street got some coverage in national outlets over the past two...
View Article#NoHateNoFear march: Who gets to oppose anti-Semitism?
Tens of thousands of people marched across the East River today to protest anti-Semitism. When the river didn’t part the demonstrators hiked across the Brooklyn Bridge, the lines extending far beyond...
View ArticleOccupy at 10 (3/3)
https://onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.com/2011/10/01/occupy-wall-street-reasserting-the-power-of-public-space/ Occupy educated and politicized a generation of activists who spilled out into scores of...
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