Playlist: Occupy Movement
Compiled By: PRX Editors
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OCCUPY THIS HOUR
From Joyride Media | 54:00
Jackson Browne, David Crosby and Ani DiFranco and others discuss how Occupy and other movements inspire their socially conscious music. Hosted by Lisa Simeone.
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Also features interviews with Dar Williams, Joel Rafael, James McMurtry, Jason Samel and Matt Pless, plus the songs they contributed to the "Occupy this Album" compilation released to raise awareness for Occupy and its core issues.
Pepper Spray
From NPR | Part of the How To Do Everything series | 04:00
We talk to Deborah Blum of Scientific American about what to do if you get pepper sprayed.
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We tell you what to do if you get pepper sprayed.
How to Change a System: Occupy and the Question of Non-Violence
From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 29:00
A debate from Oakland, California between practitioners of non-violence, versus those who believe a diversity of tactics is what Occupy needs to move forward.
The Occupy movement has changed the way Americans view political activism. And there's a raging debate over what tactics should be used. How is social change achieved, and does violence have a role to play? On this edition, a debate from Oakland, California between practitioners of non-violence, versus those who believe a diversity of tactics is what Occupy needs to move forward.
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Josh Shepherd, Navy veteran and Iraq veterans Against the War activist; Kazu Haga, Kingian Nonviolence trainer; Matthew Edwards, Iraq war conscientious objector, Melissa Merin, human rights activist; Paolo, organizer and Occupy Oakland participant; Rev. Phil Lawson, Methodist minister, and civil rights activist; Sean O'Brien, DASW organizer; Starhawk, global justice activist and author; Rahula Janowski, moderator
Program #03-12
Begin Date 01/18/12. End date 07/18/12.
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Occupy: From Encampments to a Movement
From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 29:00
‘We are the 99 percent’ has become a rallying cry for people uniting to change a system based on greed and exploitation. We’ll look at what it’ll take to transform this ‘movement moment’ into long term solidarity for systemic change.
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‘We are the 99 percent’ has become a rallying cry for people occupying their cities and towns across the United States; people uniting to change a system based on greed and exploitation. Many are now asking how to move towards a common vision that addresses the needs of everyone within the 99%--especially of those who are who are hit hardest by the current economic system. On this edition, we’ll look at what it’ll take to transform this ‘movement moment’ into long term solidarity for systemic change.
Featuring:
Robert Reich, University of California at Berkeley professor of public policy; Maria Poblet, Just Cause/Justa Causa executive director; Steve Williams, POWER co-executive director/co-founder; Needa B, Occupy Oakland participant; Lisa Gray-Garcia, Poor Magazine co-editor and author of Criminal of Poverty: Growing up Homeless in America.
Program #48-11
Begin Date 11/30/11. End date 05/30/12.
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Occupy Everything: An Oakland Story
From Leila Day | 06:15
Thousands gathered in downtown Oakland to occupy the ports and shut them down. Exploring a night with the Occupy Oakland movement, partly a party, partly a protest, the events of the evening take a turn and the atmosphere changes. This piece allows the listener to travel through the protest exploring questions of solidarity, focus, and the mission of Oakland's Occupy movement.
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Thousands gathered in downtown Oakland to occupy the ports and shut them down. Exploring a night with the Occupy Oakland movement, partly a party, partly a protest, the events of the evening take a turn and the atmosphere changes. This piece allows the listener to travel through the protest exploring questions of solidarity, focus, and the mission of Oakland's Occupy movement.
Governing the Occupation
From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | 07:12
Dispatches from Occupy Maine's consensus process
With 24-year-old USM student Jacob Lowry as our guide, we learn about Occupy Maine's encampment in Lincoln Park and accompanying infrastructure. Like many of the solidarity demonstrations across the nation and globe, Occupy Maine governs by consensus, meaning that everyone has to agree on every decision. Obviously, this is a slow process.