NYU Students Revoke the Property Destruction Clause

Last night at 10 pm, NYU students barricaded themselves into a cafeteria in the student center and refused to leave until the administration met their demands. The students are seeking much more transparency, stabilized tuition and socially responsible investment among other things (details at takebacknyu.com). Although NYPD took up positions inside and outside the building, the NYU administration up until now declined to force the students to leave.

Today, a couple of dozen more students rushed into join their comrades in the cafeteria, bolstering their numbers and morale. An hour later the students broke through some doors onto a balcony to take over more space. Previously, the students had taken a formal stance against violence and against property destruction. Apparently they changed their minds when they decided to enter the balcony, writing on their website, "in the interest of tactical flexibility, we have chosen to revoke the property destruction clause of this statement."

In a remarkable use of social media, you can follow along with events from inside the student occupation at a live blog and on live streaming video.

I-Witness Video was on the scene last night and will continue to monitor events periodically.

- Eileen Clancy
I-Witness Video

NYU student occupation links
Occupation organizers site with demands and updates: takebacknyu.com

Live blog from student journalist:
http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2009/02/19/day-2-nyu-students-occupation-of-kimmel

2 live video streams:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/take-back-nyu
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/take-back-nyu-2

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Israeli Students Refusing to Occupy Palestine

The Shministim are Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories. December 18 marks the launch date of a global campaign to release them from jail. Join over 20,000 people including American conscientious objectors,Ronnie Gilbert, Adrienne Rich, Robert Meeropol, Adam Hochschild, Rabbi Lynn Gottleib, Howard Zinn, Rela Mazali, Debra Chasnoff, Ed Asner and Aurora Levins-Morales and show your support by contacting the Israeli Minister of Defense using the form below.

40,000 LETTERS AND COUNTING!

Click here to send a letter to Israel

Related Links ::: The Shministim, Footage From Gaza

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A Common Ground Mole?

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Common Ground Relief co-founder Brandon Darby wore wires for the FBI.
Article 1, Article 2, Brandon's Confession

I have a lot of thoughts about this revelation. Most importantly: Was Brandon a Common Ground Mole or get the job later? AND if he was a Common Ground mole: Why would the FBI infiltrate a grassroots humanitarian organization whose main purpose was to help the Hurricane victims of Katrina? AND since the FBI was fully aware of the vigilante whites randomly shooting black people on the streets post Katrina... why did they allow that to continue?

Related Links ::: Common Ground Relief, FREE THE TEXAS 2

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Everybody's Kitchen in the Bayou

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Everybody's Kitchen, a group of volunteer chefs who retrofitted an old school bus into a self-sustained, solar-powered kitchen that they use to travel the country feeding the homeless and providing disaster-relief meals.

Related Links ::: Everybody's Kitchen, Common Ground Relief

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Santa -vs- Police State

Santa's helpers disable traffic cameras in Tempe, AZ.
Only Santa knows who is naughty and nice, not Redflex, DPS, or the Border Patrol.

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Political Conventions Ate My Constitution and All I Got Was This Stupid Head Wound

Download iPodA video report on the protests that occurred in connection with the Democrat and Republican National Conventions, Ground Noise & Static is a manifesto. We went to Denver and St. Paul to take the pulse of the movement. Corporate media would cover the platitudes and posturing of the politicians, we were interested in something else, a story hidden in plain sight, captured in the now-classic street chant, “This is what democracy looks like.”

Ground Noise & Static is a joint effort of Franklin López of subMedia.TV and PepperSpray Productions. It is the direct result of a wonderful collaboration with many indymedia-style activists and journalists who all pitched in for the common good and success of their various efforts to tell their “Unconventional” stories.

Related Links ::: Pepper Spray Productions, Submedia

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Unwritten Future: RNC Police State Tactics

.mp4, HiRes Download available for free(2008) A documentary that looks into the events during the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, MN.

Footage contains excessive use of force and questionable tactics used by police toward activists. It also includes interviews with citizens, asking them what they are fighting for.

This documentary is strictly for educational purposes only and should never be sold. The footage contains graphic state terrorism of its own people and some adult language.

The footage used in this documentary was shot mainly by independent, non-profit, and volunteer citizens that have risked much to bring you this uncensored look into the Republican National Convention. Thanks to all of you that fight for truth.

Related Links ::: GuerrillaJournal60

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RNC Shame of Democracy

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embedding options @ Blip 9/1 Protests at the RNC. The atmosphere in St. Paul is best described as a war zone. This video attempts to show some of why people are protesting. Reporters from the AP, NY Post, Indy Media Center, Pepper Spray Productions and 3 producers from Democracy Now have been arrested, including Amy Goodman.

This afternoon the bus was repeatedly harassed by St. Paul police. We were notified by our lawyers who were on the scene while we were attempting to cover the Poor People's March. Eyewitnesses reported that they attempted to open the door both by hand and CROW BAR. They attempted to film inside the bus and claimed they were concerned about "liquids". Our bus is legally parked in a paid lot with permission from the Parking lot. 2 private buses have been confiscated in St. Paul 1 bus carrying a marching band of activists have chosen to leave town. The police came by 3 times each time with more squad cars and equipment. At this time the bus, inhabitants and property are safe... and insecure. Much more about this later.

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DNC Funk the War Protest

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Contingents from Code Pink, IVAW, the Green Party and Anarchists snake marched through downtown Denver without a permit. Anarchists took the streets and played cat an mouse with the cops all afternoon.

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National Day of Action Against Electoral Politics

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August 10th protests against electoral politics at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Related Links ::: Come to Denver, Unconventional Action

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Strategies for Effective Disaster Relief

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Tony Sferlazza is a field director working with the graqssroots relief organization, Plenty International. Plenty is a not-for-profit alternative relief and development organization founded in Tennessee in 1974.

Related Links ::: Plenty International

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Russell Means Freedom

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An interview regarding Freedom and sovereignty with Russell Means leader of the movement to establish the Republic of Lakotah as an independent nation, separate from the United States

Related Links ::: Russell Means, The Republic of Lakotah, Wikipedia

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Mid Town Tunnel Blockade ~ NYC

May 7, 2008.. NYC citizens disrupt all major Bridges and Tunnels to show outrage at Sean Bell "50 shots" verdict*... Video by TeamSpider
*all officers: NOT Guilty

Related Links ::: Sean Bell Murder Protests

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China Workers Revolt

Angry workers in China are defying government orders and taking to the streets to protest about mass redundancies and corruption.

Related Links ::: Journeyman Pictures, Chinese Olympics

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Stop-Loss Congress

Congress will not be allowed to go home on vacation until all troops have returned home. ... and you can help Stop-Loss Congress

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S 1959 “THOUGHT CRIME” Bill Is In OBAMA’s Hands

Online policing of politically unreliable web sites (Senate Bill S-1959) will bring to the US internet what Yahoo has already brought to China: Internet related censorship services and jailed dissidents. It also will apply to real life demonstraqtions of dissent that are generally accepted and ineffectual.

The bill, (S-1959) misleadingly called the Homegrown Terrorism and Violent Radicalization act of 2007 is a thought crime bill. The bill was passed in the house under a curious suspension of the rules usually reserved for non controversial issues like the naming of a post office.

A Senate Vote is imminent. Obama sits on the Senate committee responsible for moving it forward or sending it back to nazi Germany. As of December 27, 2007, Obama says he hasn’t yet decided how he will vote.

The bill is being pushed by the Pentagon through it’s think tank, the Rand Corporation. If passed it will be another step toward completely totalitarian fascist "democracy".

Related Links ::: Better Bad News

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Fascism in New Orleans

The government is scheduled to demolish thousands of UNDAMAGED units of public housing in New Orleans. The city is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. Rents have skyrocketed and thousands are homeless. Meanwhile these undamaged apartments have remained unoccupied since the hurricane due to the city boarding them up, fencing them off and arresting trespassers who hold legal leases.

These properties are slated to begin demolition on or after December 15th.
Press Conference 9AM \ MONDAY December 10th \ City Hall
History Lessons and Direct Action Training to follow the press conference.

Related Links ::: Justice for New Orleans, Defend New Orleans Public Housing, People Hurricane, St. Bernard Projects video, NOTV Colective Housing Videos

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Press Arrested for Filming Hot Pig on Bear Action

Monday October 22nd, at least 59 people had been arrested taking part in the No War No Warming direct action taking place all day on capitol hill. Protesters used creativity in staging their demonstrations to bring attention to the need to end the war in Iraq, and to focus our energy on solving the problem of global warming." Polar Bears for Solutions blocked entrances and sidewalks around the Cannon House office building on capitol hill in Washington DC.

Related Links ::: The DC Bears, Why Not News, No War No Warming

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CORPORATE MEDIA - A Day In The Lies

20 min. ~ This is an exquisitely dissected day in the lie machine. Want to understand Anarchists? Want to trust your media? Can't believe it until it's on the TV? Watch this and your new (or rekindled) mantra will be: "Fuck the corporate media!" ... feels good doesn't it. Remember that next time you get the chance to say it to their faces.

Related Links ::: Portland Indymedia, CC rights, on U2B

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Workers Unite in Brooklyn

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Working 115 hours a week, earning under $4 dollars an hour, in New York City, where minimum wage is $7.15 and a studio apartment may cost $900 a month or more; three Latino employees at HWH Trading Company decided to unionize and join the Industrial Workers of the World in order to demand fair conditions.

July 1st Brooklyn, NY ~ Pay attention when the guy who claims NOT to be the owner says '"I" pay them 2,000 a week!'. Marcos uncovers several layers of deceit and a beautiful no compromise protest.

Related Links ::: cinecantina, IWW

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