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You Got What You Asked For
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 20, 2026 — 7:20 p.m. PHST
There was a moment when a simple idea spread:
Information should be free.
It was part of the language of movements. Part of the language of Occupy. Part of the belief that knowledge should not be locked behind institutions, paywalls, or gatekeepers.
Fair enough.
You got what you asked for.
More than 5,000 essays.
Years of work.
Patterns documented.
Systems analyzed.
Available to anyone with an internet connection.Free.
What “Free” Actually Means
Free does not mean effortless.
Free does not mean costless.
Free does not mean that no one had to build it.
Every piece in this archive required:
- time
- thought
- structure
- revision
- maintenance
Every piece had to be written. Stored. Organized. Preserved.
Free to access does not mean free to produce.
That distinction matters.
The Part That Was Skipped
It is easy to say “information should be free.”
It is harder to ask:
- Who creates it?
- Who maintains it?
- Who ensures it is still there tomorrow?
Because once those questions are asked, the answer is unavoidable:
Someone is doing the work.
The Work Is Here
This is not theoretical.
This archive exists.
It is not an idea. It is not a proposal.
It is a working system of long-form documentation built over more than a decade.
And it is available, right now, without charge.
That was the goal.
That was the promise.
What Was Never Solved
What was never clearly addressed was sustainability.
Not access.
Not distribution.
Sustainability.
If knowledge is to remain free to access, then it must still be supported in some way.
Otherwise, it disappears.
Not because it lacked value, but because it lacked support.
A Simple Reality
You cannot have:
- free access
- long-term continuity
- independent production
without some form of support behind it.
That is not ideology.
That is logistics.
No Abstraction
This is no longer a theoretical conversation.
The work is here.
It is accessible.
It is being maintained.
The only remaining question is simple:
Now what?
The Ask
If you believe in free knowledge, then this is where that belief meets reality.
The work exists.
If it has value to you, support it.
If it doesn’t, don’t.
But the idea that knowledge can be free without cost to anyone was never sustainable.
You got what you asked for.
The question is whether you intend to keep it.
If you read this and it matters, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more social commentary, please see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
WPS News archives are available through Amazon for long-term preservation and library distribution.
#digitalEconomy #freeKnowledge #IndependentJournalism #informationAccess #intellectualLabor #OccupyWallStreet #sustainability #WPSNews -
You Got What You Asked For
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 20, 2026 — 7:20 p.m. PHST
There was a moment when a simple idea spread:
Information should be free.
It was part of the language of movements. Part of the language of Occupy. Part of the belief that knowledge should not be locked behind institutions, paywalls, or gatekeepers.
Fair enough.
You got what you asked for.
More than 5,000 essays.
Years of work.
Patterns documented.
Systems analyzed.
Available to anyone with an internet connection.Free.
What “Free” Actually Means
Free does not mean effortless.
Free does not mean costless.
Free does not mean that no one had to build it.
Every piece in this archive required:
- time
- thought
- structure
- revision
- maintenance
Every piece had to be written. Stored. Organized. Preserved.
Free to access does not mean free to produce.
That distinction matters.
The Part That Was Skipped
It is easy to say “information should be free.”
It is harder to ask:
- Who creates it?
- Who maintains it?
- Who ensures it is still there tomorrow?
Because once those questions are asked, the answer is unavoidable:
Someone is doing the work.
The Work Is Here
This is not theoretical.
This archive exists.
It is not an idea. It is not a proposal.
It is a working system of long-form documentation built over more than a decade.
And it is available, right now, without charge.
That was the goal.
That was the promise.
What Was Never Solved
What was never clearly addressed was sustainability.
Not access.
Not distribution.
Sustainability.
If knowledge is to remain free to access, then it must still be supported in some way.
Otherwise, it disappears.
Not because it lacked value, but because it lacked support.
A Simple Reality
You cannot have:
- free access
- long-term continuity
- independent production
without some form of support behind it.
That is not ideology.
That is logistics.
No Abstraction
This is no longer a theoretical conversation.
The work is here.
It is accessible.
It is being maintained.
The only remaining question is simple:
Now what?
The Ask
If you believe in free knowledge, then this is where that belief meets reality.
The work exists.
If it has value to you, support it.
If it doesn’t, don’t.
But the idea that knowledge can be free without cost to anyone was never sustainable.
You got what you asked for.
The question is whether you intend to keep it.
If you read this and it matters, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more social commentary, please see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
WPS News archives are available through Amazon for long-term preservation and library distribution.
#digitalEconomy #freeKnowledge #IndependentJournalism #informationAccess #intellectualLabor #OccupyWallStreet #sustainability #WPSNews -
You Got What You Asked For
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 20, 2026 — 7:20 p.m. PHST
There was a moment when a simple idea spread:
Information should be free.
It was part of the language of movements. Part of the language of Occupy. Part of the belief that knowledge should not be locked behind institutions, paywalls, or gatekeepers.
Fair enough.
You got what you asked for.
More than 5,000 essays.
Years of work.
Patterns documented.
Systems analyzed.
Available to anyone with an internet connection.Free.
What “Free” Actually Means
Free does not mean effortless.
Free does not mean costless.
Free does not mean that no one had to build it.
Every piece in this archive required:
- time
- thought
- structure
- revision
- maintenance
Every piece had to be written. Stored. Organized. Preserved.
Free to access does not mean free to produce.
That distinction matters.
The Part That Was Skipped
It is easy to say “information should be free.”
It is harder to ask:
- Who creates it?
- Who maintains it?
- Who ensures it is still there tomorrow?
Because once those questions are asked, the answer is unavoidable:
Someone is doing the work.
The Work Is Here
This is not theoretical.
This archive exists.
It is not an idea. It is not a proposal.
It is a working system of long-form documentation built over more than a decade.
And it is available, right now, without charge.
That was the goal.
That was the promise.
What Was Never Solved
What was never clearly addressed was sustainability.
Not access.
Not distribution.
Sustainability.
If knowledge is to remain free to access, then it must still be supported in some way.
Otherwise, it disappears.
Not because it lacked value, but because it lacked support.
A Simple Reality
You cannot have:
- free access
- long-term continuity
- independent production
without some form of support behind it.
That is not ideology.
That is logistics.
No Abstraction
This is no longer a theoretical conversation.
The work is here.
It is accessible.
It is being maintained.
The only remaining question is simple:
Now what?
The Ask
If you believe in free knowledge, then this is where that belief meets reality.
The work exists.
If it has value to you, support it.
If it doesn’t, don’t.
But the idea that knowledge can be free without cost to anyone was never sustainable.
You got what you asked for.
The question is whether you intend to keep it.
If you read this and it matters, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more social commentary, please see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
WPS News archives are available through Amazon for long-term preservation and library distribution.
#digitalEconomy #freeKnowledge #IndependentJournalism #informationAccess #intellectualLabor #OccupyWallStreet #sustainability #WPSNews -
You Got What You Asked For
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 20, 2026 — 7:20 p.m. PHST
There was a moment when a simple idea spread:
Information should be free.
It was part of the language of movements. Part of the language of Occupy. Part of the belief that knowledge should not be locked behind institutions, paywalls, or gatekeepers.
Fair enough.
You got what you asked for.
More than 5,000 essays.
Years of work.
Patterns documented.
Systems analyzed.
Available to anyone with an internet connection.Free.
What “Free” Actually Means
Free does not mean effortless.
Free does not mean costless.
Free does not mean that no one had to build it.
Every piece in this archive required:
- time
- thought
- structure
- revision
- maintenance
Every piece had to be written. Stored. Organized. Preserved.
Free to access does not mean free to produce.
That distinction matters.
The Part That Was Skipped
It is easy to say “information should be free.”
It is harder to ask:
- Who creates it?
- Who maintains it?
- Who ensures it is still there tomorrow?
Because once those questions are asked, the answer is unavoidable:
Someone is doing the work.
The Work Is Here
This is not theoretical.
This archive exists.
It is not an idea. It is not a proposal.
It is a working system of long-form documentation built over more than a decade.
And it is available, right now, without charge.
That was the goal.
That was the promise.
What Was Never Solved
What was never clearly addressed was sustainability.
Not access.
Not distribution.
Sustainability.
If knowledge is to remain free to access, then it must still be supported in some way.
Otherwise, it disappears.
Not because it lacked value, but because it lacked support.
A Simple Reality
You cannot have:
- free access
- long-term continuity
- independent production
without some form of support behind it.
That is not ideology.
That is logistics.
No Abstraction
This is no longer a theoretical conversation.
The work is here.
It is accessible.
It is being maintained.
The only remaining question is simple:
Now what?
The Ask
If you believe in free knowledge, then this is where that belief meets reality.
The work exists.
If it has value to you, support it.
If it doesn’t, don’t.
But the idea that knowledge can be free without cost to anyone was never sustainable.
You got what you asked for.
The question is whether you intend to keep it.
If you read this and it matters, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more social commentary, please see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
WPS News archives are available through Amazon for long-term preservation and library distribution.
#digitalEconomy #freeKnowledge #IndependentJournalism #informationAccess #intellectualLabor #OccupyWallStreet #sustainability #WPSNews -
You Got What You Asked For
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — May 20, 2026 — 7:20 p.m. PHST
There was a moment when a simple idea spread:
Information should be free.
It was part of the language of movements. Part of the language of Occupy. Part of the belief that knowledge should not be locked behind institutions, paywalls, or gatekeepers.
Fair enough.
You got what you asked for.
More than 5,000 essays.
Years of work.
Patterns documented.
Systems analyzed.
Available to anyone with an internet connection.Free.
What “Free” Actually Means
Free does not mean effortless.
Free does not mean costless.
Free does not mean that no one had to build it.
Every piece in this archive required:
- time
- thought
- structure
- revision
- maintenance
Every piece had to be written. Stored. Organized. Preserved.
Free to access does not mean free to produce.
That distinction matters.
The Part That Was Skipped
It is easy to say “information should be free.”
It is harder to ask:
- Who creates it?
- Who maintains it?
- Who ensures it is still there tomorrow?
Because once those questions are asked, the answer is unavoidable:
Someone is doing the work.
The Work Is Here
This is not theoretical.
This archive exists.
It is not an idea. It is not a proposal.
It is a working system of long-form documentation built over more than a decade.
And it is available, right now, without charge.
That was the goal.
That was the promise.
What Was Never Solved
What was never clearly addressed was sustainability.
Not access.
Not distribution.
Sustainability.
If knowledge is to remain free to access, then it must still be supported in some way.
Otherwise, it disappears.
Not because it lacked value, but because it lacked support.
A Simple Reality
You cannot have:
- free access
- long-term continuity
- independent production
without some form of support behind it.
That is not ideology.
That is logistics.
No Abstraction
This is no longer a theoretical conversation.
The work is here.
It is accessible.
It is being maintained.
The only remaining question is simple:
Now what?
The Ask
If you believe in free knowledge, then this is where that belief meets reality.
The work exists.
If it has value to you, support it.
If it doesn’t, don’t.
But the idea that knowledge can be free without cost to anyone was never sustainable.
You got what you asked for.
The question is whether you intend to keep it.
If you read this and it matters, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more social commentary, please see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
WPS News archives are available through Amazon for long-term preservation and library distribution.
#digitalEconomy #freeKnowledge #IndependentJournalism #informationAccess #intellectualLabor #OccupyWallStreet #sustainability #WPSNews -
The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Tucker Carlson Discusses Breaking With Trump, the Iran War and Antisemitism
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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Tucker Carlson Discusses Breaking With Trump, the Iran War and Antisemitism
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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Tucker Carlson Discusses Breaking With Trump, the Iran War and Antisemitism
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RE: https://social.coop/@scottjenson/116352522288234148
Oh. so this is the thread people have been talking about.
jfc.
look, i only know of Dare from Twitter & the tech scene. so that’s almost 20 years now (i joined there in 2007). Dare is like the Black unicorn of techbrolandia. he was never the guy to bring visibility to what’s newsworthy. he’s always been around to amplify techbros.
you know who was followed for what was newsworthy?
ME.
i was in the top 5 of most influential accounts during the #ArabSpring & #OccupyWallStreet
🧵…
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@aus_der_UBahn
Ich würde #occupywallstreet auch noch mit dazunehmen. Ungerechte Kapitalverteilung und Kapitalismus wurden klar kritisiert und angegriffen und als Hauptkonflikt unserer Zeit ausgemacht. #KriegReichgegenArm Geändert hast sich aber auch nichts und die Proteste verliefen irgendwie im Sand. -
@aus_der_UBahn
Ich würde #occupywallstreet auch noch mit dazunehmen. Ungerechte Kapitalverteilung und Kapitalismus wurden klar kritisiert und angegriffen und als Hauptkonflikt unserer Zeit ausgemacht. #KriegReichgegenArm Geändert hast sich aber auch nichts und die Proteste verliefen irgendwie im Sand. -
@aus_der_UBahn
Ich würde #occupywallstreet auch noch mit dazunehmen. Ungerechte Kapitalverteilung und Kapitalismus wurden klar kritisiert und angegriffen und als Hauptkonflikt unserer Zeit ausgemacht. #KriegReichgegenArm Geändert hast sich aber auch nichts und die Proteste verliefen irgendwie im Sand. -
@aus_der_UBahn
Ich würde #occupywallstreet auch noch mit dazunehmen. Ungerechte Kapitalverteilung und Kapitalismus wurden klar kritisiert und angegriffen und als Hauptkonflikt unserer Zeit ausgemacht. #KriegReichgegenArm Geändert hast sich aber auch nichts und die Proteste verliefen irgendwie im Sand. -
@aus_der_UBahn
Ich würde #occupywallstreet auch noch mit dazunehmen. Ungerechte Kapitalverteilung und Kapitalismus wurden klar kritisiert und angegriffen und als Hauptkonflikt unserer Zeit ausgemacht. #KriegReichgegenArm Geändert hast sich aber auch nichts und die Proteste verliefen irgendwie im Sand. -
TWITTER EMBRACED OEMBED EARLY BUT NOT COMPLETELY. i think that by 2009-2010 we were already seeing embedded videos and thumbnails of articles but, curiously, not tweets.
i spent the whole year of 2011 ―the year of #ArabSpring #Syntagma #Acampadas #Walkerville #Bloombergville and #OccupyWallStreet― writing many a QT on tweets where i was translating quotes from many EU sources still somewhat geoblocked in USA, especially BBC News, El País, L’Express and Al-Jazeera… 🧵
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TWITTER EMBRACED OEMBED EARLY BUT NOT COMPLETELY. i think that by 2009-2010 we were already seeing embedded videos and thumbnails of articles but, curiously, not tweets.
i spent the whole year of 2011 ―the year of #ArabSpring #Syntagma #Acampadas #Walkerville #Bloombergville and #OccupyWallStreet― writing many a QT on tweets where i was translating quotes from many EU sources still somewhat geoblocked in USA, especially BBC News, El País, L’Express and Al-Jazeera… 🧵
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TWITTER EMBRACED OEMBED EARLY BUT NOT COMPLETELY. i think that by 2009-2010 we were already seeing embedded videos and thumbnails of articles but, curiously, not tweets.
i spent the whole year of 2011 ―the year of #ArabSpring #Syntagma #Acampadas #Walkerville #Bloombergville and #OccupyWallStreet― writing many a QT on tweets where i was translating quotes from many EU sources still somewhat geoblocked in USA, especially BBC News, El País, L’Express and Al-Jazeera… 🧵
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TWITTER EMBRACED OEMBED EARLY BUT NOT COMPLETELY. i think that by 2009-2010 we were already seeing embedded videos and thumbnails of articles but, curiously, not tweets.
i spent the whole year of 2011 ―the year of #ArabSpring #Syntagma #Acampadas #Walkerville #Bloombergville and #OccupyWallStreet― writing many a QT on tweets where i was translating quotes from many EU sources still somewhat geoblocked in USA, especially BBC News, El País, L’Express and Al-Jazeera… 🧵
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TWITTER EMBRACED OEMBED EARLY BUT NOT COMPLETELY. i think that by 2009-2010 we were already seeing embedded videos and thumbnails of articles but, curiously, not tweets.
i spent the whole year of 2011 ―the year of #ArabSpring #Syntagma #Acampadas #Walkerville #Bloombergville and #OccupyWallStreet― writing many a QT on tweets where i was translating quotes from many EU sources still somewhat geoblocked in USA, especially BBC News, El País, L’Express and Al-Jazeera… 🧵
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Great new film about Occupy Wall Street! Premiere screening 9/17/25 in NYC; streaming link available.
From the director / producers:
It’s hard to imagine now, but not so long ago millions of us fervently believed we were going to uproot this rotten system once and for all. Bursting with hope, Occupy Wall Street was one of the great democratic moments in U.S. history, when we had the plutocrats and the powerful on the back foot.
On the 14th anniversary of the movement, please join us for the premiere of a new film followed by discussion.
What: Premiere screening of Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream
(dir. Michelle Fawcett, 2025, 51 min.) and discussionWhen: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: The People’s Forum, 320 W. 37th St., New York, NY
(A screening link will also be available.)Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream is a unique look at how the movement spread like wildfire across the country, upending politics as usual. It’s the story of laid-off factory workers in the Rust Belt, Indigenous activists in the Southwest fighting another kind of occupation, recent graduates saddled with debt and no jobs, and homeless veterans of America’s forever wars kicked to the curb. In our travels to 42 occupations in 27 states, we met hundreds of everyday people fed up with the politicians and pundits who were as bankrupt as the big banks that blew up the economy—then stuck us with the trillion-dollar check.
But out of this suffering, the occupiers forged a new American Dream on street corners, parks, and public plazas from coast to coast. And out of this struggle, they flipped the script from austerity to inequality, from reform to revolution, and from fear to power, heralding a new era in American politics.
The Occupy movement now feels, politically and temporally, like a dream. By telling the tale of its first year within a personal narrative, I hope to inspire my nephew’s generation to believe a better world is possible—and that there once was a time when people from all walks of life got together to fight for it.
Please sign up here to reserve a seat at The People’s Forum in NYC on September 17, or to request a screening link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1BfMXX9RuI2ueTaKuzLp6s5NpU1mWh0dy0TrcbbV_C_FzRA/viewformFor more information about the Occupy USA Today media project, please visit our website
https://occupyusatoday.com/or contact us at occupyusatoday [at] gmail.com.
In this time of great despair, let’s go on a trip to a time of great hope. Let’s find our way forward again.
#Occupy #OccupyWallStreet #OccupyUSA #Film #Screening #Streaming #PeoplesForum
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#upperwestside the West Park Presbytarian Church my bushwick , #Brooklyn adderall electronic Youtube 07 silencing making eye ,#Hbofamily #Republican #Occupywallstreet idea promoting #Amorc #Scottrade join year06 home to #Itsnottvitshbo adderall electronic #svanyc #brooklyn graduation #L train #MTA address Little nemo on hbo
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#upperwestside the West Park Presbytarian Church my bushwick , #Brooklyn adderall electronic Youtube 07 silencing making eye ,#Hbofamily #Republican #Occupywallstreet idea promoting #Amorc #Scottrade join year06 home to #Itsnottvitshbo adderall electronic #svanyc #brooklyn graduation #L train #MTA address Little nemo on hbo
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#upperwestside the West Park Presbytarian Church my bushwick , #Brooklyn adderall electronic Youtube 07 silencing making eye ,#Hbofamily #Republican #Occupywallstreet idea promoting #Amorc #Scottrade join year06 home to #Itsnottvitshbo adderall electronic #svanyc #brooklyn graduation #L train #MTA address Little nemo on hbo
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#upperwestside the West Park Presbytarian Church my bushwick , #Brooklyn adderall electronic Youtube 07 silencing making eye ,#Hbofamily #Republican #Occupywallstreet idea promoting #Amorc #Scottrade join year06 home to #Itsnottvitshbo adderall electronic #svanyc #brooklyn graduation #L train #MTA address Little nemo on hbo
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#upperwestside the West Park Presbytarian Church my bushwick , #Brooklyn adderall electronic Youtube 07 silencing making eye ,#Hbofamily #Republican #Occupywallstreet idea promoting #Amorc #Scottrade join year06 home to #Itsnottvitshbo adderall electronic #svanyc #brooklyn graduation #L train #MTA address Little nemo on hbo
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for those wondering about #Wisconsin, two words: #LABOR #UNIONS
here’s tangential mini-thread i wrote about how Wisconsin was one of the big stories of 2011 during the #ArabSpring and how without Winconsin’s #Walkerville, there would have never been a #Bloombergville nor an #OccupyWallStreet.
https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/112338577636244942
and wanna give a special shout out to Wisconsin’s teachers’ unions; who relentlessly took on the Koch brothers and won.
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День рождения Дэвида Грэбера
Сегодня, 12 февраля, анархисты отмечают день рождения Дэвида Грэбера (1961-2020) — выдающегося антрополога, активиста и мыслителя. Издательство «Радикальная теория и практика» напоминает, что #Грэбер был не только теоретиком, но и практиком: он активно участвовал в движении #OccupyWallStreet, выступая за социальную справедливость и демократизацию общества.
Грэбер стал голосом поколения, задавая неудобные вопросы: почему столько людей заняты бессмысленной работой? Как долг стал основой нашей экономики? И почему бюрократия пронизывает всё вокруг? А книги Грэбера стали манифестами для тех, кто ищет альтернативы современному капитализму.https://avtonom.org/news/den-rozhdeniya-devida-grebera
#анархизм #АвтономноеДействие #Occupy #Graeber -
День рождения Дэвида Грэбера
Сегодня, 12 февраля, анархисты отмечают день рождения Дэвида Грэбера (1961-2020) — выдающегося антрополога, активиста и мыслителя. Издательство «Радикальная теория и практика» напоминает, что #Грэбер был не только теоретиком, но и практиком: он активно участвовал в движении #OccupyWallStreet, выступая за социальную справедливость и демократизацию общества.
Грэбер стал голосом поколения, задавая неудобные вопросы: почему столько людей заняты бессмысленной работой? Как долг стал основой нашей экономики? И почему бюрократия пронизывает всё вокруг? А книги Грэбера стали манифестами для тех, кто ищет альтернативы современному капитализму.https://avtonom.org/news/den-rozhdeniya-devida-grebera
#анархизм #АвтономноеДействие #Occupy #Graeber -
День рождения Дэвида Грэбера
Сегодня, 12 февраля, анархисты отмечают день рождения Дэвида Грэбера (1961-2020) — выдающегося антрополога, активиста и мыслителя. Издательство «Радикальная теория и практика» напоминает, что #Грэбер был не только теоретиком, но и практиком: он активно участвовал в движении #OccupyWallStreet, выступая за социальную справедливость и демократизацию общества.
Грэбер стал голосом поколения, задавая неудобные вопросы: почему столько людей заняты бессмысленной работой? Как долг стал основой нашей экономики? И почему бюрократия пронизывает всё вокруг? А книги Грэбера стали манифестами для тех, кто ищет альтернативы современному капитализму.https://avtonom.org/news/den-rozhdeniya-devida-grebera
#анархизм #АвтономноеДействие #Occupy #Graeber -
День рождения Дэвида Грэбера
Сегодня, 12 февраля, анархисты отмечают день рождения Дэвида Грэбера (1961-2020) — выдающегося антрополога, активиста и мыслителя. Издательство «Радикальная теория и практика» напоминает, что #Грэбер был не только теоретиком, но и практиком: он активно участвовал в движении #OccupyWallStreet, выступая за социальную справедливость и демократизацию общества.
Грэбер стал голосом поколения, задавая неудобные вопросы: почему столько людей заняты бессмысленной работой? Как долг стал основой нашей экономики? И почему бюрократия пронизывает всё вокруг? А книги Грэбера стали манифестами для тех, кто ищет альтернативы современному капитализму.https://avtonom.org/news/den-rozhdeniya-devida-grebera
#анархизм #АвтономноеДействие #Occupy #Graeber -
День рождения Дэвида Грэбера
Сегодня, 12 февраля, анархисты отмечают день рождения Дэвида Грэбера (1961-2020) — выдающегося антрополога, активиста и мыслителя. Издательство «Радикальная теория и практика» напоминает, что #Грэбер был не только теоретиком, но и практиком: он активно участвовал в движении #OccupyWallStreet, выступая за социальную справедливость и демократизацию общества.
Грэбер стал голосом поколения, задавая неудобные вопросы: почему столько людей заняты бессмысленной работой? Как долг стал основой нашей экономики? И почему бюрократия пронизывает всё вокруг? А книги Грэбера стали манифестами для тех, кто ищет альтернативы современному капитализму.https://avtonom.org/news/den-rozhdeniya-devida-grebera
#анархизм #АвтономноеДействие #Occupy #Graeber -
CW: re: US pol, some thoughts on why people aren't rising up, thread
(1/?) The common answer to "Why aren't more people in the US protesting?" is that everyone is tired. I can relate to this. After being radicalized by #OccupyWallStreet, fighting the first #Trump administration, and then attempting to survive the on-going #covid19 #pandemic, I am exhausted. I want to dig deeper into this exhaustion, though, because so often, the rejoiner I hear to "People in the US are tired" is very dismissive and unhelpful. The response usually berates these hoards of tired people for being tired and expects some combination of #shame and #guilt and #horror at the #coup taking place under Trump and #Musk to rouse them. It's an understandable but ineffective response, and if we want to be effective at building a better world and opposing #fascism, we're going to have to take a different approach.
#USPol #USPolitics #Fascist #MovementBuilding #AnotherWorldIsPossible
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[Masters Thesis] #Degrowth Aesthetics in #Solarpunk, #TheDispossessed, & #OccupyWallStreet
by Andrew Gabriel Rose, 2024
"This thesis identifies and explores aesthetic strategies in art, literature, and social activism that inspire the desirability of degrowth economic paradigms in post-industrial imaginaries. These imaginaries, composed of cultural images, narratives, and representations, shape collective perceptions, expectations, and understandings. Drawing examples from The Dispossessed by #UrsulaKLeGuin, stylistic elements from the emerging solarpunk genre, and practical demonstrations of direct action achieved by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the study explores how artists, scholars, and activists can present beautiful or compelling alternatives to dominant narratives of growth and consumption using targeted aesthetic strategies. A comparative analysis of approaches found in these examples highlights the competitiveness of narratives and practices that prioritize #sustainability, #equity, and well-being over the prevailing logic of endless economic expansion. By synthesizing insights from these diverse sources, this study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of how aesthetics can be leveraged to promote degrowth as a viable and desirable economic alternative. Additionally, it seeks to inform future interventions by providing concrete examples and strategies for promoting degrowth in ways that resonate with diverse audiences, ultimately helping a sustainable and equitable society become more imaginable."
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/mg74qv204
#SolarPunkSunday -
[Masters Thesis] #Degrowth Aesthetics in #Solarpunk, #TheDispossessed, & #OccupyWallStreet
by Andrew Gabriel Rose, 2024
"This thesis identifies and explores aesthetic strategies in art, literature, and social activism that inspire the desirability of degrowth economic paradigms in post-industrial imaginaries. These imaginaries, composed of cultural images, narratives, and representations, shape collective perceptions, expectations, and understandings. Drawing examples from The Dispossessed by #UrsulaKLeGuin, stylistic elements from the emerging solarpunk genre, and practical demonstrations of direct action achieved by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the study explores how artists, scholars, and activists can present beautiful or compelling alternatives to dominant narratives of growth and consumption using targeted aesthetic strategies. A comparative analysis of approaches found in these examples highlights the competitiveness of narratives and practices that prioritize #sustainability, #equity, and well-being over the prevailing logic of endless economic expansion. By synthesizing insights from these diverse sources, this study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of how aesthetics can be leveraged to promote degrowth as a viable and desirable economic alternative. Additionally, it seeks to inform future interventions by providing concrete examples and strategies for promoting degrowth in ways that resonate with diverse audiences, ultimately helping a sustainable and equitable society become more imaginable."
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/mg74qv204
#SolarPunkSunday -
[Masters Thesis] #Degrowth Aesthetics in #Solarpunk, #TheDispossessed, & #OccupyWallStreet
by Andrew Gabriel Rose, 2024
"This thesis identifies and explores aesthetic strategies in art, literature, and social activism that inspire the desirability of degrowth economic paradigms in post-industrial imaginaries. These imaginaries, composed of cultural images, narratives, and representations, shape collective perceptions, expectations, and understandings. Drawing examples from The Dispossessed by #UrsulaKLeGuin, stylistic elements from the emerging solarpunk genre, and practical demonstrations of direct action achieved by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the study explores how artists, scholars, and activists can present beautiful or compelling alternatives to dominant narratives of growth and consumption using targeted aesthetic strategies. A comparative analysis of approaches found in these examples highlights the competitiveness of narratives and practices that prioritize #sustainability, #equity, and well-being over the prevailing logic of endless economic expansion. By synthesizing insights from these diverse sources, this study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of how aesthetics can be leveraged to promote degrowth as a viable and desirable economic alternative. Additionally, it seeks to inform future interventions by providing concrete examples and strategies for promoting degrowth in ways that resonate with diverse audiences, ultimately helping a sustainable and equitable society become more imaginable."
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/mg74qv204
#SolarPunkSunday -
[Masters Thesis] #Degrowth Aesthetics in #Solarpunk, #TheDispossessed, & #OccupyWallStreet
by Andrew Gabriel Rose, 2024
"This thesis identifies and explores aesthetic strategies in art, literature, and social activism that inspire the desirability of degrowth economic paradigms in post-industrial imaginaries. These imaginaries, composed of cultural images, narratives, and representations, shape collective perceptions, expectations, and understandings. Drawing examples from The Dispossessed by #UrsulaKLeGuin, stylistic elements from the emerging solarpunk genre, and practical demonstrations of direct action achieved by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the study explores how artists, scholars, and activists can present beautiful or compelling alternatives to dominant narratives of growth and consumption using targeted aesthetic strategies. A comparative analysis of approaches found in these examples highlights the competitiveness of narratives and practices that prioritize #sustainability, #equity, and well-being over the prevailing logic of endless economic expansion. By synthesizing insights from these diverse sources, this study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of how aesthetics can be leveraged to promote degrowth as a viable and desirable economic alternative. Additionally, it seeks to inform future interventions by providing concrete examples and strategies for promoting degrowth in ways that resonate with diverse audiences, ultimately helping a sustainable and equitable society become more imaginable."
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/mg74qv204
#SolarPunkSunday -
[Masters Thesis] #Degrowth Aesthetics in #Solarpunk, #TheDispossessed, & #OccupyWallStreet
by Andrew Gabriel Rose, 2024
"This thesis identifies and explores aesthetic strategies in art, literature, and social activism that inspire the desirability of degrowth economic paradigms in post-industrial imaginaries. These imaginaries, composed of cultural images, narratives, and representations, shape collective perceptions, expectations, and understandings. Drawing examples from The Dispossessed by #UrsulaKLeGuin, stylistic elements from the emerging solarpunk genre, and practical demonstrations of direct action achieved by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the study explores how artists, scholars, and activists can present beautiful or compelling alternatives to dominant narratives of growth and consumption using targeted aesthetic strategies. A comparative analysis of approaches found in these examples highlights the competitiveness of narratives and practices that prioritize #sustainability, #equity, and well-being over the prevailing logic of endless economic expansion. By synthesizing insights from these diverse sources, this study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of how aesthetics can be leveraged to promote degrowth as a viable and desirable economic alternative. Additionally, it seeks to inform future interventions by providing concrete examples and strategies for promoting degrowth in ways that resonate with diverse audiences, ultimately helping a sustainable and equitable society become more imaginable."
https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/mg74qv204
#SolarPunkSunday -
1\🧵 Sangha in the Streets (SITS!) began in Fall 2011 as the #contemplative wing of Occupy Wall Street, also known as "Occupy the Present Moment." A resource for those seeking to connect meditation practice with collective liberation. #SanghaInTheStreets #SITS #OccupyWallStreet #Occupy
#Dharma #Buddhism #BelovedCommunity #Interbeing #Mindfulness #Meditation #EngagedBuddhism #RecoveryDharma @thichnhathanh @dharma @belovedcommunity @engagedbuddhism @recoverydharma
@sanghainthestreets -
1\🧵 Sangha in the Streets (SITS!) began in Fall 2011 as the #contemplative wing of Occupy Wall Street, also known as "Occupy the Present Moment." A resource for those seeking to connect meditation practice with collective liberation. #SanghaInTheStreets #SITS #OccupyWallStreet #Occupy
#Dharma #Buddhism #BelovedCommunity #Interbeing #Mindfulness #Meditation #EngagedBuddhism #RecoveryDharma @thichnhathanh @dharma @belovedcommunity @engagedbuddhism @recoverydharma
@sanghainthestreets -
1\🧵 Sangha in the Streets (SITS!) began in Fall 2011 as the #contemplative wing of Occupy Wall Street, also known as "Occupy the Present Moment." A resource for those seeking to connect meditation practice with collective liberation. #SanghaInTheStreets #SITS #OccupyWallStreet #Occupy
#Dharma #Buddhism #BelovedCommunity #Interbeing #Mindfulness #Meditation #EngagedBuddhism #RecoveryDharma @thichnhathanh @dharma @belovedcommunity @engagedbuddhism @recoverydharma
@sanghainthestreets -
1\🧵 Sangha in the Streets (SITS!) began in Fall 2011 as the #contemplative wing of Occupy Wall Street, also known as "Occupy the Present Moment." A resource for those seeking to connect meditation practice with collective liberation. #SanghaInTheStreets #SITS #OccupyWallStreet #Occupy
#Dharma #Buddhism #BelovedCommunity #Interbeing #Mindfulness #Meditation #EngagedBuddhism #RecoveryDharma @thichnhathanh @dharma @belovedcommunity @engagedbuddhism @recoverydharma
@sanghainthestreets -
1\🧵 Sangha in the Streets (SITS!) began in Fall 2011 as the #contemplative wing of Occupy Wall Street, also known as "Occupy the Present Moment." A resource for those seeking to connect meditation practice with collective liberation. #SanghaInTheStreets #SITS #OccupyWallStreet #Occupy
#Dharma #Buddhism #BelovedCommunity #Interbeing #Mindfulness #Meditation #EngagedBuddhism #RecoveryDharma @thichnhathanh @dharma @belovedcommunity @engagedbuddhism @recoverydharma
@sanghainthestreets -
#PrairieFire
by #TheWeatherUnderground."A political statement from the #WeatherUnderground on the politics of #revolutionary anti-imperialism, 1974.
"This document is presented as part of the #RadicalDemocracy.
"Radical Democracy is a political education and consciousness raising project. We believe that people should be directly involved in making the decisions that affect their lives. The free ebook includes 165 pages of quotes and shareable graphic memes, 18+ original interviews with #organizers, #activists, teachers and thinkers from #CivilRightsMovement and #NewLeft of the 1960s through The #MovementForBlackLives, #OccupyWallStreet and more."
#InternetArchive:
https://archive.org/details/PrairieFire_20170422Project archive: https://archive.org/details/@radical_democracy_project Check out our website: www.radicaldemocracy.net or follow us on Facebook.
Download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2v7iXpo
#PrairieFire #WeatherUnderground #AntiImperialism -
#PrairieFire
by #TheWeatherUnderground."A political statement from the #WeatherUnderground on the politics of #revolutionary anti-imperialism, 1974.
"This document is presented as part of the #RadicalDemocracy.
"Radical Democracy is a political education and consciousness raising project. We believe that people should be directly involved in making the decisions that affect their lives. The free ebook includes 165 pages of quotes and shareable graphic memes, 18+ original interviews with #organizers, #activists, teachers and thinkers from #CivilRightsMovement and #NewLeft of the 1960s through The #MovementForBlackLives, #OccupyWallStreet and more."
#InternetArchive:
https://archive.org/details/PrairieFire_20170422Project archive: https://archive.org/details/@radical_democracy_project Check out our website: www.radicaldemocracy.net or follow us on Facebook.
Download the ebook here: http://bit.ly/2v7iXpo
#PrairieFire #WeatherUnderground #AntiImperialism
