New edition on its way to subscribers

New edition of Planet Waves is on its way to our subscriber list.
New edition of Planet Waves is on its way to our subscriber list.

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  1. Also, what I’ve realized from a few participations and from monitoring the online portals is the OWS is really working very hard, pushing very hard, to grow and expand. And it has already grown enormously.

    And I think there is a chance that it could get very big. The media actually has not reported accurately on what OWS is. They have focused too much on New York. What it is is a coordinated, multi-city uprising.

    I don’t know if readers here have seen the demands, which were published this week, along with plans to convene a Occupied convention in Phildelphia in the summer of 2012.

    https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/

  3. As a response to the Friday subscriber’s issue, I’ll just say that I have also run into people who are dreaming up weird ideas about how OWS got started, and/or who is supposedly “behind” it.

    I always trade morning quips with the manager of the coffee shop near my office. Today he pulled me aside and asked me if knew who was running OWS.

    I told him my understanding is that it’s a group effort — no leaders.

    He said, Well, did you hear they want everybody to take their money out of the banks?

    Yes, I said.

    Well, think about it, he replied. Isn’t that what caused the Great Depression, when everybody tried to pull their money out of the banks at the same time?

    These people, he insisted, are trying to bring down the global economic system by causing a widespread run on all the banks.

    It’s all part of their plan, he said. 😉

    I tried to talk him down but he was having too much fun with his paranoia.

    I’ll just add that I’ve visited a few OWS events and there is no substitute for being there and being involved. But I do get a kick out of checking in on the two main online feeders of OWS — the Livestream tab on their official website, and Twitter.

    These two portals add up to a live channel of OWS that is basically on 24/7. It quiets down late at night, for sure, but usually when you tune in there is something worth reading or seeing.

    Also check out their newly upgraded webpage for the NYC General Assembly — it’s fab. There are lots of working groups now and the access is wide open. You can sign up and participate online.

    cheers, GG

  4. This is an improvement over the other ones; but it lacks the sense of contact that these protests have. I spent 45 minutes talking with an editorial writer for The Washington Times (right wing, run by the Moonies) in Times Square. When I show up at #Occupy it’s all about the conversations I have with people — not marching around in the streets. Nothing I’ve seen portrays the warmth that I experienced; well, my own photos but I mean the work of filmmakers or videographers — who are everywhere. I met at least 10 at Times Square.

  6. I get it, but I think this other music video making the rounds offers a nice comparison:

    http://youtu.be/u3X89iViAlw

    A much narrower focus, yes. A single action by a single group. I realize these videos are not after the same effect, but maybe that’s too quick an assumption? If the goal is participation, the second video does a better job.

    I like the auction video for its clumsiness. The theatrical element is still there, but it also captures that kinda silly spirit that makes you want to join the fun.

  7. I’m finding this video as annoying as most feminists would find the “Hot Chicks” one. The operatic gospel theme gives it a pseudo dramatic feeling that is just not necessary. We’re trying to be told how important and newsworthy this all is. I realize that going to any kind of civil rights protest can be truly moving. But I think the energy is subtler and less than melodramatic at these particular events.

    As for the monochrome — that seems designed to evoke the historical sense of the 1950s and 1960s civil rights marches, but I think that it falls flat in this presentation. For one thing it evokes the past, not the future. This movement is at its nascent stage; it’s not what you would call “history.” And presently, the beauty of the world can really be seen in color and diversity.

    I understand what the filmmaker is trying to do; I think they are overdoing it. What I would like to see are interviews — lots and lots of three or four minute (or much shorter) interviews, spacious enough that the speaker has a chance to take a few breaths while saying their piece.

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