(In the final part of her Occupy History with HTR in July 2021, New York City activist and media strategist Priscilla Grim, who worked with Occupy Wall Street beginning in August 2011, […]
Occupy History: Growing (Part Three) with Priscilla Grim
(In Part Three of her Occupy History, New York City Activist and media strategist Priscilla Grim, who participated in Occupy Wall Street as early as August 2011, a month before it took […]
Occupy History: September 17, A Movement Begins (Part Two) with Priscilla Grim
(Priscilla Grim is an activist in New York City. She was involved in organizing, media, and outreach with Occupy Wall Street as early as August of 2011, the month before protestors of […]
Occupy History: The Pre-Occupy Days (Part One) with Priscilla Grim
(When Occupy Wall Street began on September 17, 2011, Priscilla grim was 37 years old and a single working parent. She was organizing for Occupy Wall Street as early as August of […]
Occupy History: A People’s Librarian (Part One) with Aeliana Boyer
(One of the most fondly remembered aspects of the Occupy Movement is the People’s Library in Zuccotti Park, created and protected around the clock by Occupy Wall Street protesters living in the […]
Good Books on Hard Times: Introductory Reading on the History of The American Prison Industrial Complex
This week’s reading list focuses on American prison in the 21st Century. In America, “almost 2.3 million people” are imprisoned in “1,833 state prisons, 110 federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,134 […]
Occupy History: Last Days in the Park, Violent Eviction by Police, Post-Zuccotti Occupy Begins (Part 3 with Kanaska Carter)
(Kanaska Carter reflects on the last days and weeks of life in Zuccotti Park, the eviction of Occupy from the park on November 15, 2011, and the beginning of the movement living […]
Occupy History: Bad Press, Good Music (Part 2) with Kanaska Carter
You previously mentioned you had some bad experiences with the media during Occupy? Once, in particular, I remember well. This guy approached me and a few friends. We were sleeping outside […]
15 Elementary Questions for Jimmy Dore
1) For the left, the anti-war movement, what are called “progressives,” or anyone with whom you share any political values whatsoever, what is the political purpose of downplaying Cenk Uygar’s anti-war positions […]
Occupy History: Living in Zuccotti Park From the First Day to the Last (Part One) with Kanaska Carter
(Occupy Wall Street erupted in Zuccotti Park on September 17, 2011, several days after 26-year-old activist and musician Kanaska Carter arrived in New York City from Canada. She threw her life and […]