A page with notices about noteworthy things in the media. Most recently added at the top. Some, such as Gazette items, may require a subscription to view. If you can’t view them try contacting the author (or Roger Conant if necessary.)
- On Wednesday night April 25, students, teachers and recent graduates participated in a nationwide movement that highlighted just how much students owe in loan debts. Read more, with quotes from Occupy Amherst regulars.
- Ben and Roger are interviewed about Occupy Amherst on Isaac BenEzra’s “Conversations” show on Amherst Media, streamed here
- Bill Moyers website has all recent shows, most of them Occupy-themed
- Occupy Northampton parleys with Northampton Officials (MassLive, 3/20/12)
- Occupy protesters picket Bank of America in Amherst, Major demonstration planned for Tax Day, April 17 (WWLP-TV 3/15/12)
- rootsmedia.us Keith’s website (under development) – Keith records many Occupy events.
- CBS 3 Springfield: “Occupy Amherst holds General Assembly” – (March 11) Saturday, the organizers of Occupy Amherst held a general assembly in Thompson Hall on the UMass campus. The event brought together activists from all …
- http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/21012875 Direct link to video of March 10 GA
- Mad, Passionate Love — and Violence: Occupy Heads into the Spring (Common Dreams, 3/3/12)
- Occupy May Seem to be Receding, But Look Closer (NPR 3/3/12)
- 50-minute description of ALEC which is behind pro-corporate legislation
- 99% vs 1% – the data behind Occupy. Video
- Will Occupy Spring Forward Or Meltdown? (Common Dreams, 2/14/12)
- Occupy Wall St Road Trip – Occupy Northampton (video by Amherst Media)
- Occupy Movement Regroups, Preparing for its Next Phase (New York Times, 2/11/12) – photos and story of the Occubus Days
- Top-down process not Occupy’s way (Amherst Bulletin, 2/1/12)
- Two-day Occupy Noho Event Spurs Movement Resurgence (Smithsophian, 2/8/12)
- Occupying vs. taking up space Op-Ed by Jerome Whalen (Gazette, 2/8/12)
- Click here to go to a page on the OccupyNorthampton.org website which lists all of the films shown at the Academy during the OccuBus days, with links so that you can see the films.
- From Zuccotti to Pulaski: Occupy movement visits Northampton (Daily Collegian, 2/7/12)
- A largely unfavorable report about the Occupation of Northampton City Council
- Protesters Occupy Downtown Northampton (Gazette, 2/3/12)
- Occupy Wall Street bus tour visits Northampton, drawing hundreds to ‘Spring Resurgence’ program (MassLive, 2/2/12) This article includes a 12-minute video of the Occupation of the Northampton City Council but a better version is in the next item…
- Northampton Media has a video of the Occupation of the Northampton City Council that took place near the end of the General Assembly.
- There are livestream recordings of the March, the GA, and other things during the OccuBus days.
- Bill Moyers has a new program on PBS (WGBY-TV) at 6pm Sunday which is right on target for people in the Occupy movement. “In its premiere episode, Moyers & Company dives into one of the most important and controversial issues of our time: How Washington and Big Business colluded to make the super-rich richer and turn their backs on the rest of us.”
- 8-minute video full of images and action about Occupy in the US and elsewhere in the world: Our Road Ahead Says Rise! Peaceful Non-Compliance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DF_xKAO8aM
- WWLP.com article: “Occupy protestors picket Amherst bank” Dec 19
- A video of a noisy and enthusiastic demonstration in Amherst on November 17, including going in to the Bank of America and delivering a message there!
- Listen to activists involved with Occupy Amherst and other occupy movements in Western Massachusetts discussing actions reports, visions, ideas, and prospects for the 99% movement on WMUA’s Focus with Molly Turner. Below are links to two recent programs:
- December 11, 2011: Occupy Amherst on WMUA’s Focus - Participants in order of appearance: Abbie Jenks, Nelson Klein, Ben Grosscup, Mwanase Ahmed, Jonathan Goldin
- November 13, 2011: Occupy Amherst on WMUA’s Focus - Participants in order of appearance: Abbie Jenks, Shavahn Best, Jonathan Goldin, Mwanase Ahmed, Albert Sanchez, Ted Goodnight
