Tagged Occupy Boston, Occupy Wall Street — Stories of Protest

Occupy Boston, Occupy Wall Street — Stories of Protest

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 18, 2011

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...

Occupy-related deaths in three states contribute to uneasiness

Erin Farnsworth

November 11, 2011

Three deaths have occurred in Occupy protest-related situations this week. In Burlington, Vermont, a 35-year old military veteran committed suicide, while a Salt Lake City protester was found dead by unknow...

Occupy protester shot in Burlington, Vermont

Erin Farnsworth

November 11, 2011

A man participating in a protest encampment Burlington’s City Hall Park was shot and wounded yesterday. The injury is, reportedly, life-threatening. Police are unable to report whether or not the gunshot was...

“Occupy Harvard” begins on Harvard Yard

John Stephen Dwyer

November 10, 2011

Protest spreads to Cambridge

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: 4 Occupy Boston protesters arrested

John Stephen Dwyer

November 6, 2011

At approximately 5:55 p.m. yesterday, Sean Cormier, 21, of Westport, Kiean Lyons, 17, of Norwood, and Jeffrey Nunes, 17 of Westport, were arrested outside the Burger King at 553 Boylston Street across from Trin...

Occupy Denver regroups after weekend clash with police

Jess d'Arbonne

October 31, 2011

DENVER -- After the Occupy Denver camp was shut down by police on Saturday, the protestors have returned to Civic Center Park to rebuild and continue the movement. On Sunday the new camp held less than ...

The Big Gallery: Occupy Boston — One month in photos

John Stephen Dwyer

October 31, 2011

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 ...

Interview: Rachel McNeill, Iraq War veteran arrested with Occupy Boston

John Stephen Dwyer

October 29, 2011

Rachel McNeill is one of 141 people arrested on October 11 when Occupy Boston briefly expand its encampment. This soft-spoken Wisconsin native is a veteran of the Iraq War who joined the Army Reserve short...

With flags and masks, Occupy Boston marches past its first month

John Stephen Dwyer

October 28, 2011

This week, the fourth since setting up camp on September 30, Occupy Boston has increased its visibility through a series of marches including a trip to Harvard Square (by way of the Head of the Charles Rega...

Occupy Boston: Crime, addiction, and community response inside the tent city

John Stephen Dwyer

October 23, 2011

Some protestors feel that handing someone over to the same police force that recently arrested 141 of them is an act of betrayal. (Blast Staff photo/John Stephen Dwyer) Depending on who is telling the story...

“Anonymous” hacker group takes down police websites, posts personal information online

Blast Magazine Newsroom

October 22, 2011

Law enforcement websites and Internet services, including those used by the Boston Police Department came under attack yesterday by members of a hacker group called Anonymous. In a statement released by the ...

Joan and Valerie visit Occupy Boston

John Stephen Dwyer

October 21, 2011

Earlier this month, 85 year old Joan Prum took a stroll down “Main Street,” a precarious pathway of pallets and muddy plywood that divides the main area of Occupied Boston into some 40 tents on one side and...

Masks help conceal the wear's identity, but their most important use is to prevent the inhalation of pepper spray should it be used. (Blast Staff photo/John Stephen Dwyer)

Dress for protest: Occupy Boston gear and accessories

John Stephen Dwyer

October 20, 2011

Photographers encountering Occupy Boston and similar occupations gravitate towards folks dressed or coiffed distinctively. Unusual looking people make photos more interesting. But the truth is, most peopl...

Axelrod says Republicans don’t understand “Occupy” protests

John M. Guilfoil

October 16, 2011

David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that the Republicans seeking the presidential nomination don't understand the reasons behind the "Occupy" protests that haves sprung up arou...

Entrenched in Occupy Boston at the end of week two

John Stephen Dwyer

October 15, 2011

Editor's note: Blast writer John Stephen Dwyer has been staying with Occupy Boston protesters since the beginning of the protest. He has been filing longer stories every few days with breaking news when it happ...

Arrested Occupy Boston Protestors seen in court today, most dismissed with no charges

Brittney McNamara

October 11, 2011

Out of the nearly 300 arrested at Occupy Boston last night for trespassing, unlawful assembly and being in a park after 11 p.m., almost 57 appeared in court today according to the Suffolk County District Attorn...

Gallery: Occupy Boston protesters arrested

John Stephen Dwyer

October 11, 2011

This is a collection of Blast Magazine photography from the Monday Occupy Boston protests and the police arrest of 129 people who had built a tent city in a second part of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenw...

District attorney: Most arrested Occupy Boston protesters will not face criminal charges

John M. Guilfoil

October 11, 2011

Dozens of the protesters arrested during Occupy Boston's expansion into a renovated portion of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway on Monday will not face criminal charges if they pay a $50 court fee and a...

141 arrested in Occupy Boston protest

John Stephen Dwyer

October 11, 2011

Yesterday, thousands of people swelled the ranks of Occupy Boston in a march that began at the Boston Common and snaked through various Boston neighborhoods to protest -- among other complaints -- high unem...

Who is occupying Boston, and why?

John Stephen Dwyer

October 5, 2011

Profiling the movement