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The Power of Love

New York, NY–When I got off of work last Friday, I ran over to the cheap 99-cent store to buy supplies.  At first I felt bad that I wasn’t buying a huge load of supplies but my reasoning took over and...

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Occupy 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...

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Strong in Staten Island

New Dorp Beach, NY–Went down to crossroads church in New Dorp Staten Island with cleaning supplies. There was a sign saying to just head down to the beach and help out directly.  Since I don’t know the...

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Digging in at Jacobi, Digging out Far Rockaway

In my time with the occupy movement, I’ve been a part of hundreds of conversations about the ‘future’ of the movement and tiring debates about what direction to go next. These conversations and debates...

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From mutual aid to mutual inspiration

I was a bit freaked out about this storm on the night before it hit, which increased as the hours passed and I followed my bud @occuweather’s tweets regarding the storm. Having come through the storm...

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Always Low Wages

Black Friday is always day of resistance for me, at least it has been in recent years. Last year I remember Occupy said it was “Buy Nothing Day” and I didn’t really do much, other than sitting around...

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Love In A Time Of Mass Incarceration

Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared at the Suicide Girls blog. Chicago, IL–“What are you doing for New Year’s?” The question, posed by friends and family members this past week, seemed...

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The Theft of Everyone’s Home: A Personal Account of the Fall of #FuerzaHernandez

Los Angeles, California–At 4:30 am on December 27, 2012, over 200 members of “Law Enforcement”, including some 50 LA county sheriffs deputies, and more than 150 LAPD officers descended on 14620...

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We Are the 6%

Brooklyn, NY–I felt extremely empowered at the March 15th Rally against the 6% budget cuts, yet at the same time I’m profoundly sad, a little frightened and very worried that we live in a society and a...

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Where is Occupy Now?

Editors’ note: This piece originally appeared at Art F City. Where is Occupy Now? June 1, 2013.  Answer: Turkey. Gliding down Broadway last Saturday, the blazing-red Mark di Suvero sculpture known to...

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Because I’m Afraid for My Child

Last Saturday (July 13) was the night that reiterated for the thousandth time that the system we continue to seek justice from will never provide that for us–especially if we aren’t white. The months...

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A symphony for Trayvon Martin

Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared at Waging Nonviolence. Atlanta, GA–I had been to Atlanta, Ga., before — running trainings with Occupy Our Homes Atlanta as part of the Wildfire Project....

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Excuse me, but can you spare a smile?

New Orleans, LA–97 to 284… 381 people in total. Sat on Decatur St in the French Quarter and tried to spange [to ask for spare change, panhandle--ed] on all of these people–but not for money, or...

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