Protesters Rally Against Union Square ‘Privatization’
(originally posted at VillageVoice.com)
Nate Maton at 2:09 PM, June 6, 2008
Photos by Philippe Teston
Lucy Parsons, Emma Gordon, Dorothy Day, Norman Thomas, and even good old George Washington— or at least protesters dressed like them— were among several hundred people who assembled at Union Square yesterday to protest proposed [...]
originally posted at thevillager.com
Volume 77 / Number 52 - May 28 - June 3, 2008
Villager photos by Jefferson Siegel
Reverend Billy preached through his megaphone after popping inside the Union Square construction fence last week, above. Below, cutouts of “Union Square heroes” that Billy’s disciples held during the protest.
Performance preacher calls pavilion sacred space
By Jefferson Siegel
Last [...]
Please join us this Friday for a screening of the new film “Brad, One More Night at the Barricades” (50 min). Brazilian filmmaker and media activist Miguel will be hand to discuss his documentary tribute to a fallen friend.
When Mexican paramilitary forces shot Brad Will in the chest, killing him, his camera fell from his [...]
August 20, 2007 by Sarah Ferguson in the Village Voice
Protesters were waiting for Ulises Ruiz, the governor of Oaxaca, to make an appearance, except he never did.
Photos by Sarah Ferguson
Beka, who works with Not An Alternative and Greenpeace, attended The Yearly Kos Convention last week. There she presented on a panel called “Politics 2.0 - How social networks and new media are changing politics.” A good summary of her presentation is available at See What’s Out There.
