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Paul LeBlanc: The Ancestors of Occupy

Editor January 28, 2012 1

In mid-November, Paul LeBlanc – a professor of history at La Roche College – spoke at Occupy Boston as part of The Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series. Above are videos of that speech taken

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PHOTOS: Occupy UMass-Boston, Day 1

PHOTOS: Occupy UMass-Boston, Day 1

Marcie Grey January 24, 2012 Comments Off

Photos from the first day of Occupy UMass-Boston, where a group of approximately 40 students set up an indoor encampment and held a rally on January 23, 2011. (Photos: Marcie Grey and Chase Carter)

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A Love Supreme by Dr. Cornel West

Dan Schneider January 16, 2012 0

        The following article first appeared in the Occupied Wall Street Journal on November 18th, 2011. We the people of the global Occupy movement embody and enact a deep democratic awakening

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PHOTOS: Occupy Boston prepares for eviction

Matt Cloyd December 9, 2011 0

Occupy Boston prepares for eviction. Dewey Square, Boston, MA on Dec' 8 and 9, 2011. Photos: Tess Scheflan/ Activestills.org                    

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Judge McIntyre Rules Against Occupy Boston, Restraining Order Lifted

Dan Schneider December 7, 2011 0

On December 7th, 2011, Boston Superior Court Judge Frances A. McIntyre rejected Occupy Boston’s standing injunction and ruled to lift the temporary restraining order the group has held against the city of Boston.  Judge

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“Criticizing the Critique of Representation”: Bruno Bosteels at Occupy Boston

J.E. Hamilton December 6, 2011 0

Renowned literary scholar and political theorist Bruno Bosteels spoke to the Occupy Boston encampment on Tuesday evening as part of the Free School University’s Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series. Bosteels’ talk built off of

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Winterization Continues at Dewey Square

Josh Sager December 6, 2011 0

At Occupy Boston, a working group composed of occupiers and several faculty members from local universities has been working to winterize the Occupy camp. Through a combination of preparation, vigilance, and medical assistance, the

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University Refuses Dialogue with Occupy Harvard

Aliza Howitt December 6, 2011 1

Members of Occupy Harvard may have avoided the kind of police violence that crushed the encampment at UC Berkeley on November 9, but Harvard’s student occupiers nonetheless have had to cope with subtler forms

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Occupy Worcester Handles Frequent Evictions

Mason Weiser December 6, 2011 0

Since its humble beginnings on Wall Street, occupations have sprung up in cities and towns all over the country, and Worcester, MA is no exception. Worcester saw its first General Aseembly on October 9th,

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PHOTOS: Occupy Jamaica Plain March

Matt Cloyd December 6, 2011 0

Occupy Jamaica Plain march in Centre st’, JP,Ma on Sunday, Dec’ 4, 2011. Photo: Tess Scheflan/ Activestills.org      

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