“There are always squatters in New York,” said Freeman. “But there hasn’t been a squat movement — an organized effort to claim property — since the 1970s and 1980s.”
“Don’t just squat to live, but live to squat.”
(Source: morusnyc)
ART: “HANKSY”
Living in New York’s Lower East Side just got a few percent more pleasant today, as mysterious images of a man calling himself “Hanksy” have been popping up all over the neighborhood.
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humor with graffiti done in a distinctive stenciling technique. (Source)
(Source: bestweekever.tv, via elyselauryne)
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PROTEST: Occupy Wall Street, Snow White by Kip Lyall
Another quote from the website: “Truth can reach the public in other ways. In fact, you can even shame the press into reporting it. Actually, cartoonists do that.” —Noam Chomsky.
Check out our Occupy Fountain Ride video, and other upcoming MoRUS Occupy events.
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PROTEST: Occupy Fountain Ride
Activists “occupying” fountains across Midtown Manhattan in a mass celebration meant to put the public back in public space.
(Source: morusnyc)
