A 14-year-old girl is currently battling an age-old problem: photo manipulation. Julia Bluhm has petitioned for Seventeen magazine to "commit to printing one unaltered—real—photo spread per month," noting that "girls want to be accepted, appreciated and liked. And when they don't fit the criteria, some girls like to fix themselves. This can lead to eating disorders, dieting, depression and low self-esteem." And now her battle is coming to the streets New York City.
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Teen To Host Mock Photo Shoot Outside Seventeen Magazine, Demanding Un-Photoshopped Spreads
Cooper Union Protester Who Climbed Monument Couldn't Get Back Down
All in all, two people were arrested at yesterday's protests around Cooper Union. A 23-year-old named Sara Abruna was arrested for entering a taped-off area and Jesse Kreuzer, the guy who climbed on top of the Peter Cooper statue outside the school's Foundation building, was arrested as well. But why was he up there dancing, chatting on his cellphone and entertaining people who weren't the police? Read his sign!
Student Climbs Peter Cooper Statue In Protest, Bothers Police
It has been one busy afternoon by Cooper Union! Students at the school (and others) walked out of classes this afternoon to protest both the Cooper's coming tuition for grad students as well as the national student debt problem, and as you might expect, they got creative.
May Day Flashback: Why Union Square Matters To Occupy Wall Street
On May 1st—or May Day—Occupy Wall Street is hoping to make a big splash with a possibly massive General Strike, as well as a series of protests/marches that will come to a head that afternoon in Union Square, where a lot of OWS activity has been centered lately. And that's both a good thing and a bad thing according to local historians: "It's a good place historically," Lisa Keller, author of Triumph of Order: Democracy and Public Space in New York and London, says. "But it is a very bad place physically."
[UPDATE] NYPD Kicks OWS Off Wall Street For Now As Tax Day Protests Loom
[UPDATE BELOW] The tolerance shown by the NYPD last week towards the group of Occupy Wall Street protesters sleeping across the street from the NYSE evaporated this morning, as police cleared the sidewalk on Broad Street. According to the Times' Colin Moynihan, the order to vacate was given at 6 a.m., and for the next few hours police corralled the 100 or so protesters up the street so the sidewalk could be power washed. Four were arrested in the process, and one protester was punched in the face by an officer after he swung a bag at an NYPD camera documenting the action.
Twitter User Who Suggested Killing Cops Over OWS Says He Was Just Joking
With the six-month anniversary of the start of the Occupy Wall Street movement, OWS had their busiest weekend in quite awhile when they attempted to retake Zuccotti Park late Saturday night. Although they didn't succeed, 73 protesters were arrested or detained, and demonstrators felt reinvigorated. Police were more concerned with tracking down “smackema1,” who tweeted after the protest: “we wont make a difference if we dont kill a cop or 2.” The man who made that tweet told the Daily News it was just a joke: “It’s not like I meant anything of it. Who takes anything like that seriously? I’m in Florida, what am I going to do?” Obviously he doesn't know just how seriously the NYPD takes internet commenters.
Hundreds Protest Killing Of Unarmed Teen At Hands Of NYPD
Hundreds of people gathered outside the 47th Precinct station house last night to protest Thursday's killing of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham at the hands of an NYPD officer. Marching from the family's home on East 229th Street, the crowd chanted "NYPD KKK" and "No Justice, no peace!" According to the Times, Graham's sister Leona Virgo addressed the crowd. "This is not just about Ramarley," she said. "This is about all young black men."
Video: Bottles Tossed In Clash Between NYPD & OWS, 12 Arrested
The NYPD says 12 people were arrested during an Occupy Wall Street march last night held in solidarity with the protesters detained in Oakland over the weekend. At times the march became violent, as several protesters out of the nearly 300 who attended hurled glass bottles and other projectiles in the police's direction, and the NYPD responded by forcefully shoving their way into large crowds of people and arresting those in the vicinity of the bottle-throwers.
Tebow On "Tebowing" Suspensions: "I Think It Does Show Courage"
Four Long Island teens were given suspensions from Riverhead High School this week for Tebowing (the act of getting down on one knee and praying, ala Denver Broncos very religious QB Tim Tebow). The kids thought the suspensions were unfair (two were later rescinded), and yesterday, more than a dozen students protested outside the school. And now Tebow himself has commented on the situation: "I think it does show courage from the kids, standing out and doing that, and some boldness.’’
CUNY Students Plan Rally As Board Of Trustees Votes On Tuition Increase
Baruch College's afternoon classes (after 3 p.m.) are cancelled because the City University Board of Trustees is voting on tuitions hikes—$300/year for five years—and CUNY officials are concerned about another clash between protesting students and campus police. Still, students are taking the time to rally at 4 p.m., to criticize last week's chaotic confrontation as well as the hikes, "They make tuition increases over the summer knowing many students are not on campus, they continue to increase tuition, while cutting, resources (closing libraries, writing centers, etc), they have public meetings where students and faculty are denied admittance, then are beaten for attempting to peacefully assemble and have a voice."
Anticipating Protest, Baruch College Reschedules Monday P.M. Classes
Tomorrow afternoon, the City University Board of Trustees will meet at Baruch College's East 25th Street building. And apparently the trustees and other CUNY officials are wary of last week's raucous confrontation between students and campus security, because Baruch president Mitchel Wallerstein sent a letter announcing that all classes after Monday 3 p.m. will be rescheduled.
Ed Koch Compares Some OWS Protesters With '60s Anti-Integration Racists
There is literally nothing we find more interesting than what current and former NYC mayors think about Occupy Wall Street. Obviously Mayor Bloomberg's bipolar responses to OWS have been well-documented, as he's wavered between damnation for any "class warfare" and respect for free speech. And Rudy Giuliani has made no secret of his hatred for “disgruntled bums” and “leftover hippies from the ’60s and ’70s.” Now, it's Ed Koch's turn to weigh in on OWS: "I’ve concluded the N.Y.P.D. acted superbly and made the people of the City of New York feel proud of the police officers’ professionalism under great provocation."
Video: Two Occupy Wall Street Protesters Sue City Over Bank Protest Arrests
Last month, 24 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators were arrested after they marched to the Citibank at 555 LaGuardia in a mass attempt to close their accounts. They were all charged with criminal trespass, but two protesters, Heather Carpenter and fiance Julio Jose Jiminez-Artunduaga, were also charged with resisting arrest—and now they are both suing the city for false arrest and excessive force. Below, you can see a video of the two being arrested, starting at 1:27.
Photos, Video: CUNY Cops Clash With Protesting Students At Baruch College
Today, CUNY students protesting tuition hikes tried to crash a CUNY board of trustees meeting at Baruch College, only for the students to be confronted by baton-wielding campus security. Reports say that 14 to 15 students were arrested.
Alleged Occupy Wall Street Protester Arrested With Handgun
It wasn't all weddings and drum circles at the newly-neutered Zuccotti Park: five Occupy Wall Street protesters (or OWS hangers-on) were arrested in the past three days for reasons ranging from throwing liquid in a cop's face to groping a woman. Most prominently, an alleged protester driving a Budget Truck was arrested during Thursday's "day of action"—and police say he had a .45-caliber handgun and 32 rounds of ammunition in the truck.
Video: Occupy Wall Street Returns To Zuccotti With March, Gay Wedding, More Drumming
Five days after NYPD officers cleared out Zuccotti Park and disposed of the makeshift tent city that had sprung up, a few hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters returned there yesterday for a busy day filled with a gay wedding, more drumming, and a march to Wall Street. You can see video of that march below (taken by Joey Boots), which included some subdued confrontations with police.
Occupy Big Food Rally Set For 1 PM Across From Zuccotti Park Today
After their last gathering coincided with the freak October snowstorm, Occupy Big Food is staging a rally at Union Square in front of the big red cube sculpture at 140 Broadway (across from Zuccotti Park) at 1 p.m. today as a "protest against the corporate feeding of America." The group are an off-shoot of Occupy Wall Street hoping to take meat, dairy, and other agricultural industries out of the hands of a few large corporations—just as OWS wants to take control of the financial sector from large corporations.
Videos: Did Occupy Wall Street Protesters Harass Kids Yesterday?
As the dust settles on Occupy Wall Street's "day of action" on Thursday, allegations have emerged that some protesters harassed young kids as they walked to school with their parents near Wall Street in the morning. CBS reports that they saw one protester follow a father and his little daughter down one block, while others chanted "follow those kids!" One mother told CBS, "For them it’s horrible. They’re afraid of all the crowds. We’re not even able to get through. They’re just, he’s … very afraid now.” Watch their report below:
Rudy Giuliani Would Have Kicked Out Occupy Wall Street Bums On Day One
Mayor Bloomberg pulled the trigger to clean out Zuccotti Park earlier this week after nearly two months of Occupy Wall Street protesters encamping there. While Bloomberg has been questioned and criticized for his tactics in breaking up the protest, let's just stop for a moment and imagine what would have happened were a certain former mayor still in charge. Because that certain former mayor wants you to think about him. Because that certain former mayor wants you to know that “disgruntled bums” and “leftover hippies from the ’60s and ’70s” (literally) have no place in NYC. Because Mayor of 9/11 Town Rudy Giuliani is not as big a fan of free speech as Bloomberg.
Photos, Videos: Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street March Across Brooklyn Bridge
Foley Square is extremely packed with protesters at the moment, some initial guesstimates put the crowd somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 to 10,000. It's so crowded that it's difficult to move, and a few protesters have been arrested—one was bleeding from the mouth. There are reports that an NYPD officer injured his ankle; it's unclear what caused the injury. The police are not letting protesters into Foley Square from most sides, and arresting those who spill off the sidewalks across the street from the square. The Other 99 is operating a live video stream from the rally.
Photos/Video: Protesters Outside Of People Magazine Declare Ryan Gosling Is The "Sexiest Man Alive"
Earlier today masked protesters were spotted outside of the People magazine's headquarters—with their spirits unbroken, and their voices raised loud. These people were Ryan Gosling fans, and/or Buzzfeed employees, who are simply outraged that the magazine declared actor Bradley Cooper to be the sexiest man alive this year. Did their protest affect change? No. But they fought the good fight. And while no injuries have been reported, we're betting there are some broken hearts amongst these brave men and women.
Videos: Scenes From Yesterday's Occupy Wall Street Raid Set To Frank Sinatra
One local filmmaker spent 18 hours at Zuccotti Park yesterday, capturing the chaotic swirl of events as the NYPD evicted the Occupy Wall Street encampment. Accompanying his high-quality footage of angry demonstrators mixing it up with cops, he chose Frank Sinatra’s version of “Theme from New York, New York.” Watch below:
Video: Colbert Praises Bloomberg For Caesarean Removal Of Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Last night, Stephen Colbert "celebrated" the decampments of Occupy Wall Street encampments across the country, most prominently in Zuccotti Park yesterday. He had particular joy in parsing Mayor Bloomberg's mid-day speech in which he rationalized the removal of protesters—because after all, even George Washington knew that the First Amendment wasn't an absolute right: "The Founders never intended indefinite free speech. They assumed after two weeks any protest would be wiped out by small pox."
[UPDATE] Occupy Wall Street Protester Allegedly Punched Cop
[Updates below] After "about 100" Occupy Wall Street protesters marched to the Federal Reserve building last night, the Post reports that two of them began fighting each other near Liberty and Nassau Streets. According to the paper, "when police tried to intervene, one of the protesters suddenly punched the officer in the face," and was arrested at the scene.
Civil Activists Ask DA To Drop Charges For OWS Protesters Arrested On Brooklyn Bridge
On October 1st, when Occupy Wall Street was still in its infancy, more than 700 protesters were arrested after OWS marched onto the Brooklyn Bridge. Protesters claimed that police lured them onto the roadway of the bridge—leading them there as an excuse to arrest en masse—while the NYPD maintains that they warned protesters they would be arrested for blocking the street. Now, a civil rights group has come to the aid of those arrested, petitioning Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. to drop all the charges.
Bloomberg And Brookfield Playing Hot Potato Over Zuccotti Park
Next week will mark the second full month that Occupy Wall Street protesters have been encamped in Zuccotti Park. And ever since an aborted attempt to clean the park in early October, there hasn't been much movement to remove them from there. But it seems part of the reason for that may be because neither Mayor Bloomberg nor Brookfield Properties, who own the publicly-owned private space, want to take responsibility over enforcing the so-called park rules: "The city of New York enforces all the laws. It's not our business to enforce the laws. We have regulations for the site. That's a different thing. But as far as the laws are concerned, they enforce the laws," Brookfield chief John Zuccotti told the Post.
Autonomous Occupy Wall Street Faces New Danger: "Zuccotti Lung"
Occupy Wall Street released a "statement of autonomy" yesterday (see the full text below) in which they clarify that OWS has no true political or organizational ties: "It is party-less, leaderless, by the people and for the people. It is not a business, a political party, an advertising campaign or a brand. It is not for sale." Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that protesters are sickness-less—the NY Times reports that germs are spreading throughout Zuccotti Park, and health officials are concerned. “It’s called Zuccotti lung. It’s a real thing,” said 28-year-old demonstrator Willie Carey.
Four Arrested, One EMT Injured In Separate Incidents At Occupy Wall Street
Police say that four people have been arrested—and one charged with assault—over the last 24 hours at Zuccotti Park because of different incidents among Occupy Wall Street protesters and hangers-on. Joshua Ehrenberg, 20, was arrested by police and charged with assault after an emergency medical technician was injured while police officers and protesters clashed over Ehrenberg, who has been engaged in a fight with his girlfriend.
Occupy Wall Street Gets Their Generators Back, But FDNY Still Say They Aren't Permitted
Only two weeks since the FDNY and NYPD seized generators and biofuels from Occupy Wall Street protesters—citing a fire hazard—the generators have returned to Zuccotti Park. According to The Atlantic Wire, they were returned late yesterday in response to objections from Occupy Wall Street lawyers, who say the generators did not violate any FDNY code and the FDNY didn't follow proper procedures. Between this and the bike generators, OWS now has the power to protest till 2025 and beyond...except the FDNY still don't want them using them in the park.
OWS Comfort Station Pulls Out Of Condom Distribution
The Comfort Station has become an integral part of life for those living at Zuccotti Park, distributing clothing, blankets, tampons, shaving needs, and body wash to overnight occupiers. However, one item you'll have trouble finding there is condoms. "We don't have any on hand." said Victoria Tran-Trainh, a Pace University student from Boston who helps keep the operation running smoothly. "I guess the General Assembly decided that we shouldn't hand out condoms any more, that people shouldn't be having sex in the park. But a lot of people seem to be to giving them out anyway. If we had condoms here and someone wanted them, I wouldn't say no because that's stupid," she added.
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