Monday, December 19, 2011

D-17: Manning, Bouazizi and OWS Re-Occupation

Today marks the three month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, Bradley Manning's birthday, and the one-year anniversary of Tunisian Street Vendor Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation which began the "Arab Spring."
And in honor of all these occasions, many OWS activists in New York are attempting to "liberate" or "re-occupy" a downtown space on the #D17 day of action. The days' schedule is said to include a re-opening of the OWS library, puppet shows, performances by such luminaries as Lou Reed and Patti Smith, and potentially, if occupiers decide to stay on in Duarte Park, a whole lot of arrests.    Read more

By Sarah Seltzer | AlterNet

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