Michael Steele and Juan Williams voice approval of Occupy
In the days before the New Hampshire primary, Occupy Manchester set up a camp in Veterans Memorial Park to serve as daytime base of operations for activists who came from as far away as the West Coast to protes...
People of Occupy Boston: John Murphy
BLAST: Who are you?
JOHN MURPHY: Murph. I'm 24, from Boston, union carpenter, student at community college.
BLAST: What do you do?
JM: Making sure the movement moves forward. Putting a foot to peop...
People of Occupy Boston: Al Suarez
BLAST: Who are you?
AL SUAREZ: My name is Alexander Suarez. Most people on camp called me Al. My hometown is Boston. I'm 27, unemployed. I'm one of the 46 arrested December 10th at the camp, and ...
People of Occupy Boston: Nicole Sullivan
BLAST: Who are you?
NICOLE SULLIVAN: Well, it depends who you ask. First, important demographics: I am a twenty one year old queer women living in Somerville and going to school at a local community coll...
People of Occupy Boston: Elizabeth Holmes
BLAST: Who are you?
ELIZABETH HOLMES: Who am I? I'm Elizabeth, also known as Mom or Eli.
BLAST: What do you do?
EH: I am a part of medical, safety, wellness, legal and jail support; was in m...
People of Occupy Boston: Mike Kostigan
BLAST: Who are you?
MIKE KOSTIGEN: I'm 22, Born and raised in Boston. Sailing Instructor. Former Marine Transportation major, transferring to study history.
BLAST: What do you do?
MK: Within Oc...
Video: Mel King tells Occupy Boston “You have the right to revolution”
King Mel is a long-time Boston community activist and civil rights leader who served as State Representative and ran for Mayor of Boston in 1982.
Early in his career, he was a vocal organizer of a 1968 prote...
An inside look at Occupy Boston’s last morning in Dewey Square
Editor’s note: John Stephen Dwyer, a contributing editor for Blast, has been writing about Occupy Boston and spending several nights a week in Dewey Square since the protest began on September 30. He also repor...
Occupy Boston anticipates and prepares for early morning raid
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, speaking less than 24 hours after Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIntyre lifted a restraining order that kept the city from raiding Occupy Boston's tent city at Dewey S...
Breaking News: Menino orders Occupy Boston to vacate by midnight
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has issued an ultimatum to Occupy Boston Protesters: Leave by midnight, or the city will force you out.
The news comes just a day after a Suffolk Superior Court judge lifted a r...
Menino, ACLU, and others react to court ruling against Occupy Boston
Despite the rain, well over 100 activists gathered at Dewey Square for an emergency General Assembly of Occupy Boston at 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss what to do now that Suffolk Superior Court Judge Frances McIn...
Interviews with Occupy Manchester and Occupy Burlington activists
Although not as busy as it was in October, Occupy Boston still gets thousands of visitors a week. Most live locally, but others are activists associated with out-of-state occupations. Among those coming to De...
Gallery and five recommendations for Occupy Wall Street
Starting to get a little annoyed...
Occupy Boston and Occupy Harvard “mic check” Newt Gingrich
CAMBRIDGE -- Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House (R-GA) and current Republican candidate for president, appeared at Harvard University last night to introduce a documentary he helped create, "A City ...
Greenway asks city to evict Occupy Boston, court order says “no”
Up to now, there has been a good relationship between Occupy Boston and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, the non-profit organization that stewards the publicly-owned Dewey Square Park.
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Full text of the letter sent to Mayor Thomas M. Menino from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy asking for the removal of Occupy Boston
November 8, 2011
The Honorable Thomas M. Menino
Boston City Hall, 5th Floor
One City Hall Square
Boston, MA 02201
Dear Mr. Mayor,
The Board of Directors of the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy f...
The Big Gallery: Occupy Boston — One month in photos
Friday, September 30 -- After meeting for a few days in encuentro5 (a space in Chinatown for community and progressive groups), the pioneers of Occupy Boston reached consensus to occupy Dewey Square a week ...