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On a Street Far From Wall Street
Editor’s note: this story originally appeared at the author’s blog. New York, NY–We were far from Wall Street. The sidewalks were strewn with rotted furniture, tattered clothes and assorted debri....
View ArticleSandy is Climate Change
New York, NY–Here in the Windsor Terrace area of Brooklyn things are pretty normal, except the children have been out of school for a week and most people aren’t going to work. The neighborhood feels...
View ArticlePost-Sandy Relief in Red Hook
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared at Occupy.net. New York, NY–Today, Thursday, was my second day of volunteering for relief efforts in Red Hook. Overall it was a successful day of intaking...
View ArticleStatus Updates: From the Rockaways to Chinatown
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared at Occupy.net. Occupy Wall Street participants have been pitching in all around the city. The below updates have been collected from coordination emails...
View ArticleToday, Far Rockaway
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared here. The second problem is the government’s inability to protect human interests. While armies and reserves are trained, resourced and mobilized to...
View ArticleClean Up from Cuba Avenue
New York, NY–My friend and I desperately wanted to get out and help in the Rockaways or Staten Island, but no one we knew had a car with gas. We decided to rent a car in Manhattan, drive to the Occupy...
View ArticleOccupy Sandy Rescued Me from My Couch
New York, NY–After trying and failing to volunteer with a bunch of established organizations, I finally found Occupy Sandy — and more specifically, Astoria Recovers. Within hours of adding my name to a...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Two Updates from the Rockaways
These videos, by Kisha Bari, were featured at How Sandy Hit Rockaway.In each, a resident describes the difficulties they and their community has faced at receiving aid from governmental organizations...
View ArticleElection Day, 2012
New York, NY–Recently someone asked me if it was true that most people that joined Occupy did so for “selfish” reasons, meaning their lost home, lack of steady employment or underutilized college...
View ArticleA Midsummer Night’s Occupation
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared at Occupy LA. New York, NY–I ran like a fleeting shadow up a dark New York City street. All about me was the occupation. Not the “take a plane to NY and...
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