Resources I'm Using to Discuss Occupy Wall Street

I’ll be discussing Occupy Wall Street with my students on Wednesday (and longer, if they are interested).  I’m also hoping my grade team will be up for delaying our planned field day on Friday for us to take a field trip to visit and have our students do a citizen journalist project.  I’m preparing for a few different types of conversations based on what my students are most curious about, and I’ve divided the resources accordingly.

General Overviews

• The Original Call to Action
• Declaration of the Occupation of New York
• Protesters Against Wall Street (New York Times)
• Why I’m Here
• Occupy Wall Street voices from Zuccotti Park: David Everitt-Carlson, 55 (from Mark Anderson / @mandercorn)
• Cornel West Speech at Liberty Plaza (Democracy Now!)
• Occupy Together Posters

Life in Liberty Square

• My Photos
• My Video of the Human Microphone
• My Father-in-Law’s Photos of the #NoComment Art Show
• Right Here All Over
• The Occupied Wall Street Journal: Issue 1, Issue 2 (“No List of Demands” and “Principals of Solidarity” are particularly useful)

Responses of the Media & Politicians

• Welcome to the #OWS 99% Movement “We Will NOT Be Co-Opted” Working Group
  
• Occupy Wall Street: Stronger Without One Specific Demand (International Business Times)
• Arrest outside White House as lawmakers debate protests (CNN)
• Think Occupy Wall St. is a Phase? You Don’t Get It (Douglas Rushkoff / Common Dreams) (from Bill Chapman / @Classroomtools)
• The Daily Show
• Alan Grayson / PJ O’Rourke Exchange on Real Time

Race

• As Unions, Students Join Occupy Wall Street, Are We Witnessing Growth of a New Movement? (Democracy Now!)
• Making Room for Racial Justice in the People Power Exploding Around Us (Rinku Sen / Color Lines)
• Disoccupy

Keeping Up to Date

• Occupy Wall Street Web Site
• Occupy Wall Street Twitter
• Occupy Wall Street NYC Twitter
• Livestream