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Meet Frances Goldin, 87 years old, and a longtime activist and literary agent. Some of the writers she represents include Barbara Kingsolver, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Dorothy Allison, Adrienne Rich, and our own Staceyann Chin.
The Guardian included this shot of her at the OWS protests yesterday. Evidently, she was doing her best to get arrested (for the tenth time in her life).
File under: Someone Worth Knowing.
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Former Police Captain and Current OWS Protester Ray Lewis Arrested (via Former Police Captain and Current OWS Protester Ray Lewis Arrested | The New York Observer)
The NYC mayor’s office has released a picture of the books seized from last night’s clearing of the People’s Library at Occupy Wall Street Zuccotti Park. Plans are underway to begin rebuilding the library.
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By Kelsey Whipple
November 7, 2011
The four-pawed president serves as a direct response to those who claim a leader, by putting a face on the movement, would make it easier to handle. But when it comes down to it, the occupiers don’t want to be handled.
We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world.
(via A Global Day of Action for Occupy Wall Street | Mother Jones)
Suits are camouflage in the warrens of Wall Street. And there are other advantages. Need a bathroom? Try wearing a suit. It’s easy. Want to walk past a police barricade? Put on a suit.
Karen Cahn, lawyer, New York, New York. “I don’t know how it’s gonna end, but it has to start, right?”
On Tuesday, Martin Schoeller photographed Occupy Wall Street protesters at Zuccotti Park. Click through to see the rest of Schoeller’s pictures: http://nyr.kr/nolJ0Z
