Statement from #Occupy Boston
For OccupySTL and others to consider. The following is an official statement put out by #OccupyBoston. It’s an amazing stance that blows the violence/non-violence debate out of the water and instead replaces it with tactical conversations, an affirmation that they will trust each other and (most of all) not succumb to outsiders’ attempts to define […]
A demand and a half.
Our first official demand has been approved for publication. It’s not a whole lot, but it’s getting things going. It reads: We demand all charges brought against the occupation so far be dropped immediately. Public space should be public space 24 hours a day. Tonight’s General Assembly approved the following demand and hopefully the morning […]
Meet Me in Occupy#St.Louis
This text was originally an e-mail sent Wednesday, October 5 by someone participating in OccupySTL, to a friend in Europe who posted in on libcom.org and now it’s coming back here. Oh, the internet! The statement’s a raw, guttural take on things and, when written, didn’t necessarily know it was gonna end up in the public eye. (The author has OK’ed us […]
Isn’t it Beautiful?
The following is from a local blog analyzing Friday night’s march. I have been spending a large chunk of my already meager free time at Kiener plaza taking part in aspects of the occupystl demonstration. As still fairly new to St. Louis I have been trying to grasp the significance of what is occurring around me… particularly after last night’s spectacular […]
Evening of Day 7, Autonomy Affirmed
Two things happened tonight concerning the “Last Night Was Awesome” leaflet that both ended up being really affirming, and as I hear more and more stories about how badly things are going in some other cities it seems worth sharing. The short of it is: some people at the General Assembly this morning were upset […]
Last Night Was Awesome – some thoughts on why
We set the standard ourselves. No one listened to police or self-appointed leaders of the march (were there even any?) about how the event should go. We made it up as we went along – and for the moment that’s working. Maybe something to try next time is before heading to new places doing group checks […]
Tonight was Awesome.
A quick update on what happened tonight – more analysis to come later. I left the plaza an hour ago and my adrenaline is still pumping. It’s been close to eight years since a group has been in the streets of St. Louis and made me feel this way. And that seems to be a […]
The Violence of Police
The following statement was read Thursday evening during Discussion Time. It was written in response to certain attitudes that have been expressed by individuals at OCCUPYSTL. It’s hard to say how prevalent those attitudes are, but even one person inviting a cop to join us is kind of disheartening and potentially a big deal. The […]
Intentions For the Website
This blog would like to function as a warehouse for anti-capitalist // anti-state texts of leaflets, posters, and statements that have come from or are about OCCUPYSTL. We are not the official voice of OCCUPYSTL, nor do we want to be. We merely would like to create space for an anarchist perspective. We do this […]