Occupy Wall Street // Police brutality, media blackout 

As Occupy Wall Street demonstrations enter their second week, over 80 people were arrested over the weekend and police brutality surges on the streets.  Many protesters say the mainstream media is undergoing a black-out since many corporate networks sleep in the same bed with Wall Street.

It’s hardly surprising that the police act with brutality or that the main stream media turns a blind eye to what is happening, what is surprising is that the crowd hasn’t reached its target of 20 thousand people in a city of millions.  

Where is the people power?  Where is our solidarity?  Where is the action?

Occupy Wall Street Protest Enters Second Week; 80 Arrested at Peaceful March

It is day 10 of the “Occupy Wall Street” campaign. On Saturday, more than 80 protesters were arrested as hundreds took part in yet another march to Wall Street. Many of them were committing civil disobedience by walking in the street, but some say they were on the sidewalk when officers with the New York City Police Department used nets and physical force to break up the crowd. Videos uploaded to YouTube show officers pepper-spraying protesters in the face from close range, punching demonstrators and dragging people through the street. Since Sept. 17, thousands have gathered near in New York City’s financial district near Wall Street to decry corporate greed, many have said to have been inspired by other popular uprisings from Spain to the Arab Spring. On Sunday, protesters issued a communique calling for the resignation of the NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly, and for a dialogue with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Thanks to Democracy Now!’s Ryan Deveraux and Jon Gerberg for this video report.

(via democracynow)

OCCUPY EVERYWHERE

October 1, 2011. Day 14. 700+ protestors are arrested after thousands march from Liberty Plaza to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Filmed by Kristopher Rae
Edited by Kristopher Rae & Nicky Eyebrows
Music “The Youth” - MGMT

(via socially_awkwrd)

RIGHT HERE ALL OVER (OCCUPYWALLSTREET) by Alex Mallis 

this is the best video i’ve seen on the occupywallstreet movement.  power to the people. the movement will connect.

Immortal Technique // Occupy Wall St. is America’s Awakening

The young revolutionary movement Occupy Wall Street needs to be pushed forward to evolve into a working force that can influence US domestic affairs, believes Immortal Technique, a hip-hop star who has backed the group from the start. As the demonstrations against the Wall Street corporations enter their fourth week in New York, elsewhere they have grown into a nationwide protest with 45 states and nearly 200 cities now involved in the rally. “The recent movement is the biggest expression of democracy in the past few decades here in America,” states Immortal Technique, who has become one of the spokespersons for the movement. What started out as a peaceful movement has now been plagued by unrest in the Big Apple, where confrontations between demonstrators and police are only becoming tenser. Police brutality has become a tripping point for the escalation of people’s anger, the rapper believes. When the pictures hit the internet, they went viral. “We saw a bunch of defenseless people simply expressing their freedom — and they were penned off, they were sprayed down, being obviously not in danger of harming any police officers. And ‘white shirts’ did not seem to be held responsible for it, as if they were almost above the law,” the artist explains. The reaction from the city authorities is biased and aimed at intensifying the protests, so they can portray them in a dishonest manner in the media, argues Immortal Technique. 

(Full Interview)

This man is the living truth..

MUSICIANS OCCUPY WALL STREET

In the past few weeks, musicians from all walks of life have signed on to support the Occupy movement, standing with the protesters who are demanding a more equitable system – both on Wall Street and in cities across the country. In this video ?uestlove, Moby, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Russell Simmons, Angelique Kidjo, Bilal, Gbenga Akinnagbe (from The Wire!) and many others express their solidarity with the cause and urge you to do something. More musicians, DJs, producers, actors, and creators are coming on board in hopes that they can help get more people out into the streets, standing up for their rights. You’ll be able to see it all at Musicians Occupy Wall Street.