Photos at Occupying Wall Street

[Two23]

This protest is quite different from the ones I've covered over the last couple of years. Maybe it's the group dynamic that hasn't been there before.

They're probably just mostly stoned, judging from what I see on TV.


Kent in SD

[Jim Michael]

They're probably just mostly stoned, judging from what I see on TV.


Kent in SD

They looked more collaborative than wasted. And I didn't see any donuts or other munchie evidence. Maybe it's more of a situation in which they have come to collaborate on the message than coming with a message. Although individually they tend to carry their specific message, not unlike the Tea Party folks. Tea Party is similar in that there are many messages under a single banner. The 2nd Amendment folks have a singular message.

A funny thing happened at a 2nd Amendment "open carry" rally at the state capitol. A protester wearing a sidearm was told to remove the stick on his sign. "You can have guns, but no sticks" say the capitol police.

[mcfactor]

My girlfriend has been down at Wall Street for the past few weeks (intermittently) with the 8x10, taking portraits. I will post a link when she puts them up. There is a surprising diversity in the crowd that is really refreshing to see.

-Noah

[paulr]

The coolest thing I witnessed was the "human microphone." They're not allowed to have any amplification devices, so for a couple of purposes (a poetry reading, and some dispute over leadership) they had a setup where a chorus of people in the crowd would repeat every phrase uttered by the speaker.

like ...

"i just want to say ..."
"I JUST WANT TO SAY ..."

"that we need to focus on the following issues ..."
"THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ..."

It was a pretty brilliant solution, and also gave all the proceedings a kind of mythic scop, like individuals getting backed by a whole Greek chorus. I'm sure they learned this from other similar groups, but I'd never seen it before.

[mcfactor]

this is a teaser: http://neweconomies.tumblr.com/

[r.e.]

this is a teaser: http://neweconomies.tumblr.com/

Thanks, looking forward to seeing more on the Tumblr site.

[jeroldharter]

this is a teaser: http://neweconomies.tumblr.com/

Nice portrait but could you spare us the Mother Jones propaganda?

[r.e.]

Nice portrait but could you spare us the Mother Jones propaganda?

Is that directed at the photographer or the subject?

By the way, here is the photgrapher's web site: http://suzannafinley.com/

[jeroldharter]

Is that directed at the photographer or the subject?

By the way, here is the photgrapher's web site: http://suzannafinley.com/

To the link of the picture with the Mother Jones "information" attached. It runs on like a schizophrenic's manifesto. If you happen to click on it (iPad clumsiness) in some way you get a pop up asking for money.

[r.e.]

To the link of the picture with the Mother Jones "information" attached. It runs on like a schizophrenic's manifesto. If you happen to click on it (iPad clumsiness) in some way you get a pop up asking for money.

Got it. Click on the post under the photo showing income distribution info, get taken to Mother Jones, get presented with donation request.

I kind of get the sense that the photographer is on-side with the cause