This is a very casual, short glimpse into my world recorded live daily at approximately 11:11 am. If you just have to try to catch it live, you need to watch it herearchieved broadcasts here
Wednesday's Occupy Wall Street march through Lower Manhattan, which
gathered protesters, community groups, unions and students, ended with
violence as police say about 28 people were arrested and officers had to
use nightsticks after demonstrators charged barricades.
While I was waiting for Occupy DC to get evicted I met up with some Occu Hopping folks who interviewed me extensively about the start of OWS, the technology and future of the movement. FluxRostrum's OWS day 1 video
A couple days ago I was interviewed by CNN for a piece about the live
streaming of Occupy Wall St. events and the development of
GlobalRevolution.tv
I botched the question about the historical
importance of the Occupy Movement and it's been buggin' me so I made
this video in response to my own stupid answer. The CNN piece will
likely be released in a couple of days.
over 30,00 people with several labor unions represented marched through
the streets peacefully. Afterward several hundred took there voices
down to Wall St.
On Saturday, June 4 from 7-10 pm a panel of storytellers and
documentarians will be talking about their work at the march
headquarters in Marmet, WV. Join us for this lively presentation and
discussion!
This June, hundreds of people from all across the country will come
together to preserve Blair Mountain, abolish mountaintop removal,
strengthen labor rights and invest in sustainable job creation for
Appalachian communities. This event will undoubtedly be historic, but
the struggle for the land and people of Appalachia is ongoing. We hope
that by recording this march and telling stories from it, we can inspire
people in Appalachia and across the nation to continue the struggle.
Police
in New York City aren't known for their respect of civil and
constitutional rights. You can be arrested now for the made up crime of filming cop. Well, cops are also taking cameras. Flux Rostrum is a filmmaker who was filming a protest against the Mexican consulate in NYC, over a murder in a Mexican city. Rostrum was jumped by police and indeed, a NYPC captain who shouted "I want that camera."
Did the captain try to get a warrant to search or seize the camera?
No, in today's world, warrants are an option for many police, not a
necessity. When Mr. Rostrum went to complain at a police station, he was threatened with arrest by a police lieutenant! So much for public service.
If you missed the previous RIP NOmadjik Bus post, here's the back story on this. Part#1, Part#2
In classic Monty Python style, the bus just raised it's fist and cried "but I''m not dead yet!"
Shortly after being told the estimate was 5,768 dollars; which was a death blow to the bus, no brainer... I got another message from the shop but since I was downing beers I turned my phone off for awhile.
The NEW Message: They were real sorry, someone else's estimate had accidentally been stapled to my ticket.
The bus only needs a new oil cooler assembly, related items and services.
The Actual Estimate is $1,575.00 Now, while this estimate is at least feasable; it's not like I got an extra dime laying around. I'll be focusing on paying jobs for awhile. If you have a paying job for a webmaster or video producer, I'm all ears.
If you feel compelled to donate for the cause I'd love you forever and will send you a DVD of anything I've produced, just name it. However, I need to say that the bus will No Longer be traveling back an forth across the country All The F'n Time as it has been for the last 3 years. The remainder of it's life will consist mostly of regional use for off grid film screenings, music and guerilla 1st ammendment covered activist video projections (like this on a smaller scale).