Autonomy Alliance: An Open Letter To Occupiers Regarding Tactical Diversity & The Police
From the Autonomy Alliance: The members of Autonomy Alliance recommend and applaud diversity in tactics as long as those involved are well informed in their decisions. Though successfully staging actions requires tactical diversity, we recognize that disagreements will inevitably arise among the various groups in our social movements. We affirm and encourage the right to air grievances within these […]
Occupy, Liberate, De-Colonize: An Open Letter to the Occupy Movement from Anarchist Political Prisoner Sean Swain
In 2007, in a published interview I observed that if Ohio prisoners simply laid on their bunks for 30 days, the system would collapse. I wasn’t talking about just the prison system, but Ohio’s entire economy. I came to that conclusion because I recognized that 50,000 prisoners work for pennies per day making the food, […]
Banner dropped from Old Municipal Court Building
Just as the horizon was turning pink and the city was awakening to the hustle and bustle of capitalism’s business-as-usual, a banner appeared in the most unlikely of places – hanging from the rooftop of the city’s Old Municipal Court Building downtown. The building, which on November 17th hosted an occupation and joyous dance party, […]
Report From South Grand Oakland Solidarity March & Solidarity Actions Around the Country
In response to police activity in Oakland on January 28, and a request from the Oakland Commune, people around the country have taken action against the police. A Wells Fargo was attacked in Seattle and another in Santa Barbara, a Landlord’s office in Modesto, the Police Bureau’s office and probation office in Portland were also […]
Reportback from Downtown Oakland Solidarity Demo & Attempted Building Occupation in Minneapolis
A report from the Oakland solidarity march Sunday night in St. Louis, and another piece about folks in Minneapolis attempting to occupy a building. January 29, 2012 In response to the events in Oakland, 50 or so people with Occupy St Louis and others met at the formerly occupied Keiner plaza for a march. For […]
Reportback From NYE Noise Demo
This New Year’s Eve marked the spreading of solidarity noise demonstrations outside of jails, prisons and other places of confinement. In North America there seems to have been over a dozen cities and even more the world over. Participating cities/countries included, Bloomington (IN), Oklahoma City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Oakland, Baltimore, New York City, Atlanta, Pensacola, Pittsburgh, […]
#OCCUPYDENVER Fights Eviction, 9 Arrests // St. Louis: Police Murder Anthony Lamar Smith
#OCCUPYDENVER Sets Fire to Structures, Barricade Streets,Fight Police, 9 Arrests – From Ignite! Last night, during police action taken to evict the Occupy Denver camp, protesters bravely faced down battalions of riot police. Structures built in the park were set alight, demonstrators fought police, threw barricades in the street, and staged raids on the dump trucks […]
Undercover Police Discovered Spying on Local Meeting
From You Should Probably Know. “On the night of December 6, while concerned friends and neighbors met to discuss ways to help a local homeownwer save her house, the pictured individuals came to try and stop us. They are two undercover police officers from the St. Louis Police Department. They came half-way through the meeting […]
Proposed Central Principles for Occupy
At the core of the Occupy movement are a handful of deeply radical principles. These are important factors in understanding why the movement has been both contagious and powerful. Currently Occupy St. Louis is a bureaucratic nightmare, but in October it was so beautiful. Engaging these principles is paramount to rediscovering our power, whether that […]
Missive from the 2nd Psychogeographical Association to the people of Carbondale and beyond in recognition of Occupy Carbondale
A leaflet handed out in October at the Occupy Carbondale (IL) encampment: The Oakland Occupy Encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza in California was raided at 4:30 am. Using tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash-bang grenades over 70 people were arrested and the plaza evacuated. October 25, 2011 by The Second Pyschogeographical Association in recognition of […]