Re: Occupy Wall St

y'all, it's been a tiring weekend. i have lots of thoughts on all of this but none all-too coherent yet. for now, here's some links to please check out re: this occupy wall street business.

also: my sign at occupy wall st:



Really great reflections from Brown Power on POC presence at Occupy Wall St.

More reflections, from Racialicious, on colonialism and the weight of the act of "occupation"

Good footage of the first folks getting arrested at the Bridge. Cops a lot more aggressive than they were by the time they got to us "ladies"...

Look how fast the Great and Powerful can influence headlines to re-spin stories.

Sarah Abbott's smart query: Thinking about what it means to use the language of Occupation re:Occupy Wall Street, by non-native folks on native land. Good image circulating that says "Decolonize Wall Street: Decolonize the 99%". Truth. We need to push ourselves to shape language and demands that recognize our history of genocide and fight to address it

Aforementioned powerful "Decolonize Wall Street" image.

and, my question: does anyone know what the deal is with Safety at these demos, and being in solidarity with folks who are at high risk of being arrested/really can't be arrested? aka, those of us with race and class privilege and job safety getting in the way of the arrests of folks for whom arrest would bring a lot more severe consequences...this seems like another key role for RG-esque folks to be playing and i haven't heard of any formalized contingents yet.