St. Louis History: April 4th, 1968 City Jail Riot
The article below was originally published in the now-defunct St. Louis Globe-Democrat the day after MLK’s murder. The second article is an excerpt from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, containing information about vandalism and arson that took place around the city that night. Both articles use the horrifically outdated term “Negro” to refer to people […]
One Year Anniversary of Scott Perry’s Murder
SCOTT PERRY, MURDERED BY THE STATE One year ago yesterday, guards at the St. Louis Justice Center held Scott Perry against his will, refused him medical treatment and let him bleed to death. Scott is one of six people known by name to have died in custody in St. Louis in the past few years […]
The Noose Is Up! – Reflections on OMW from Farmington, MO
Another account of Occupy the Midwest. This time from Written Word, Spoken Word (written on March 20): The Noose Is Up! “What we call real estate—the solid ground to build a house on—is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.” —The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne By now everyone […]
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, […]
Occupy graffiti targets Frontenac neighborhood of the 1%, while City feigns Hopeville eviction
Original Story and Video from KSDK Vandals hit Frontenac neighborhood overnight November 30, 2011 Jeff Small Frontenac, MO (KSDK) – Vandals hit a Frontenac neighborhood and what they wrote is getting everyone’s attention. Police say they’re using the Occupy movement to do the damage. It happened at the entrance to Portland Estates off Geyer road just […]
Mayor Slay’s website hacked by Anonymous after Kiener Plaza eviction threats
As some participants were meeting with six of the Mayor’s aides yesterday over the increasing threats from the city to evict the Occupy camp at Kiener Plaza, hackers made their way into Mayor Francis Slay’s website, retrieving the names and contact info for dozens of Slay supporters, including addresses, phone numbers and e-mails. They posted:
Occupy Patriarchy
If we want an end to capitalism, Patriarchy, too, must be destroyed. Womyn’s Discussion at Kiener Plaza, Downtown St. Louis Wednesday, November 9th at 4 pm & Sunday, November 13th at 3 pm As of now, the plan is to meet every Wednesday and Sunday. At the next discussion we will work on drafting demands […]