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Occupy Wall Street road trip arrives in Northampton, MA
On
Feb 1 and 2, 17 members of Occupy Wall Street will visit Pioneer
Valley for two days as part of a Northeast regional tour in a biodiesel
bus. Activities are being organized in each city to share information
and build solidarity within the Occupy movement.
The trip itinerary is
at bit.ly/y8DrM0.
On
Wednesday, Feb 1, the activists will arrive in Northampton. At 6pm
there will be film screening of Occupy Wall Street documentary shorts
followed by a conversation with local and New York based Occupy
activists at the Academy of Music, 274 Main St, downtown Northampton, MA.
Occupy
Wall Street bus riders are teaming up with Occupy Northampton to screen
a unique selection of short independent films that have been produced
by activists in the #Occupy movement. The film shorts will be followed
by a facilitated discussion and Q & A session with OWS organizers
along with representatives of community and activist groups in Western
Massachusetts. The curator Nick Shimkin, of No One Can Predict the
Moment of Revolution: Films From #OWS, and New York City filmmaker
Messiah Rhodes will discuss the increasingly important role that “crowd
sourced media” plays in social justice movements.
The screening is free. The organizers will happily accept donations at the door to cover costs. Food For Thought Books will be selling relevant literature in the lobby.
This impressive and thoughtfully curated program of politically au courant
grassroots indie cinema totals about 60 minutes, followed by an
hour-long discussion. Films include short work from NYC's Meerkat Media
Collective ("Occupy the DOE"), Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective ("Right
Here All Over"), Rhodes Pictures ("#Occupy Our Homes: Homeowners Speak
Out"), Rumur Films ("Month One"), Laura Newman ("The Eviction of
Zuccotti Park"), Martha Colburn ("Occupy Wall St. 2011") and
documentaries from Occupy Oakland, Occupy Portland, and Occupy London
Stock Exchange.
Community
participants are expected from Occupy groups from across Western Mass.,
American Friends Service Committee, Springfield No One Leaves, Alliance
to Develop Power, Western Mass. Jobs with Justice, and United Auto
Workers. Sponsored by Occupy Northampton, Western Mass. Jobs With Justice, Occupy Wall Street Direct Action.
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