Here is a link to audio and a couple photos from this Sunday’s open mic at Oscar Grant Plaza. http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/a_voice_box/2011/11/group-poetry-reading-oscar-grant-plaza-11611.html 4673
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History of General Strikes in Oakland
Here is some audio about the history of general strikes in Oakland. Recorded today in Oscar Grant Plaza with a member of IWW. http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/a_voice_box/2011/10/history-of-general-strikes-in-oakland.html 2539
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The Plaza Call – A Collective Audio Diary for the Occupation
Hi Friends, I’ve started an audio diary/running open mic to try and gather and represent a plurality of voices from the camp. Here’s the current link though the site may change: http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/a_voice_box/2011/10/the-plaza-call-a-collective-audio-diary-for-the-occupation.html Here are links of my first four interviews: http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/occupyoakland/the-plaza-call/plaza-call-1.mp3 (on security. internal tension. mediation. we are pioneers.) http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/occupyoakland/the-plaza-call/plaza-call-2.mp3 (protesting is fun. the commons. collective joy.) http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/occupyoakland/the-plaza-call/plaza-call-3.mp3 (questions about proposals. manic energy. reaching out.) http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/occupyoakland/the-plaza-call/plaza-call-4.mp3 (ogp gazette. this is just the beginning. uncomfortable things.) And here is my propaganda/mission statement about the project: For too long our voices have been stifled, scattered and alone. … Continued
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