Thursday, September 13, 2012

Info for 1st Anniversery of Occupy


Here's a list of links and information for the 1st Anniversary weekend of Occupy Wall Street.

Main event website and schedule are at  http://s17nyc.org/schedule/

There's some housing lined up. Factory space in Brookyln has been secured as temporary housing, folks can get location if they sign up to go at:  http://s17nyc.org/support/registration/ 

Good overall event summary is at these sites:

http://interoccupy.net/s17nyc/s17-everything-you-need-to-know-update-important-info-share-widely/

 http://wiki.occupy.net/wiki/September_17th_NYC

Musical events are being organized by the Guitarmy.  Check out  http://www.guitarmy.org/   where you'll find a catchy updated 99% version of the miner classic "which side are you on?"

On Sunday morning Sept 16th, the Guitarmy brings it's music to the site of hydro-fracked gas entering the city. At 10 a.m. folks start gathering and at noon march from the Spectra Site to Foley Square to take part in the Occupy Anniversary Concert in Foley Square. Spectra Energy Pipeline Blast Zone is located at Gansvoort Street and West Street (the West Side highway), L/A train to 8th Avenue.

The Guitarmy is also organizing on Sunday S17 to do music pop-ups around the city, gathering to play music on 99 streetcorners around the city.  Info at http://99corners.tumblr.com/  A pre-game rehersal for this event will happpen on Saturday 15th 6pm, with song teach-in and rehearsal social justice songs together at Washington Square Park. 

In the spirit of participatory democracy,  the Guitarmy website asks "Want to be part of the opening and closing act, aka the occupy guitarmy?" Learn these songs: Which side are you on, This land is your land, Wall Street your kingdom must come down, and "Frack You" Cee Lo parody

occupy guitarmy press release for event at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNAI7rI32YQNDXbXZgex_1K1OPqTftrLJErbWYV28oA/edit?pli=1

twitter tags to checkout are 
 #spectrashdown @owsguitarmy @owsmusicgroup

S17 has a Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/events/407471409305638/