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 […]
Artifacts from a Little Revolt in “Little Egypt” – Oh, Carbondale
The faculty strike is over at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Here’s a look back at the outburst of pro-strike propaganda and other (visual) creativity that swirled around the strike and its interplay with the Occupy Carbondale movement. For those who don’t know, southern Illinois has been dubbed “Little Egypt” for more than a century. (For […]
Carbondale: Personal Account of Strike from 11/7
The following is a personal account of Day 5 (Monday, November 7) of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Faculty strike. Today was a really amazing day on the SIUC campus. Some undergraduate students organized a rally in solidarity with the Faculty Strike — which has turned into something of an occupation, since the five members […]
SIU Carbondale strike update
The Faculty Association (tenured and tenure-track faculty) at Southern Illinois Carbondale followed through on their threat to strike last Thursday while the other 3 threatening unions reached last-minute agreements. Today the strike entered Day 5, as negotiations with university officials on Sunday night collapsed. The Occupy Carbondale movement has been organizing contniuous demonstrations to support […]