All 104 articles by Allison Kilkenny
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Occupy Honors Martin Luther King’s Legacy By Transcending Arbitrary Nation Boundaries
So much of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy has been sanitized by government officials and corporate media... more »
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Occupy Nigeria Faces Police Violence
The uprising that erupted in Nigeria this month follows a familiar narrative. Disenchanted and marginalized youth (75% of the... more »
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Several Hundred Protesters Await Chance At Public Trial
On Dec. 17, about 50 people were arrested after they scaled a fence to gain access to a lot owned... more »
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Occupy Returns To Zuccotti
Photos of stacked barricades and The People's Library by Jeff Smith The barricades surrounding Zuccotti had... more »
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NYPD Violates Liberties While “Protecting” Citizens
In speaking with Occupy protesters and their allies over the past (nearly) four months, I've come to... more »
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Occupying The Elections
Until Occupy Wall Street can regroup in the spring, the movement has fragmented into smaller action cells such... more »
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Occupy Oakland Shuts Down City Hall
One of Occupy's biggest advantages is its ability to be highly disruptive with minimal resources. Armed with... more »
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Occupy DC Battles Cold, Eviction
As temperatures dipped into the teens this week, some Occupy DC protesters left the encampments at Freedom Plaza... more »
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Protesters Arrested For Public Mic Check
All photos by Allison Kilkenny unless otherwise indicated Around 150 people turned out to several Midtown locations yesterday for... more »
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NYPD Rings In New Year With Arrests, Press Harassment
Occupy Wall Street returned to Zuccotti Park this weekend for a planned New Year's Eve celebration in... more »
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Battlefield Occupy
Over the course of the past three months, Occupy camps nationwide have been the scenes of sometimes brutal... more »
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Occupiers Arrested Protesting NDAA, Denver Camp Burns
Eight Occupy Iowa protesters were arrested Monday at the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters in Des Moines where they... more »
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Occupy. Resist. Produce.
Earlier in the month, I wrote about how Occupy Wall Street has been largely forced "underground" following the... more »
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Fifty Protesters Arrested During Occupy Anniversary, Journalists Beaten, Detained
About 50 people were arrested yesterday after they scaled a fence to gain access to a lot owned by... more »
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Occupy Marks 3-Month Anniversary
This is an early report. All photos by Allison Kilkenny. Updated 4:20 PM Hundreds of protesters gathered at Duarte... more »
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To Serve And Protect the Great Vampire Squid
December 12 marked another day of nationally coordinated actions meant to disrupt the flow of what Occupy Wall Street... more »
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Occupy Coordinates Port Blockade Actions
Updated at 2:50 PM Occupy protesters nationwide hope to shut down West Coast ports in order to "disrupt the... more »
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Wedding Replaces Eviction At Occupy Boston
Thirty minutes after the eviction deadline issued by Mayor Thomas M. Menino at Dewey Square, a remarkable act... more »
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Occupy Goes Underground
Since being evicted from parks across the country, Occupy Wall Street has been largely forced "underground," which may... more »
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Hundreds Occupy East New York To Reclaim Homes
In nearly two dozen states on Tuesday, the Occupy movement staged demonstrations in which protesters reclaimed foreclosed homes... more »
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David and Goliath: Mass Arrest At Occupy DC
There are a handful of macabre hallmarks that brand an Occupy chapter as having "arrived": the infamous tent... more »
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Occupy And The Importance Of Not Asking For Permission
There's an interesting debate happening right now among Occupy participants and Progressives observing the movement about what... more »
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Inside The Frozen Zone: Death Of The First Amendment
The nationwide crackdowns on Occupy chapters have helped highlight the alarming militarization of city police forces. The character... more »
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Mayor Designates ‘First Amendment Area’ For Press During Occupy LA Raid
Updated 3:17 PM Over six decades ago, Chavez Ravine was home to a poor community comprised of Mexican-American families... more »
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Hundreds of Students March Against CUNY Tuition Hike
Hundreds of students participated in a march—complete with a lively band—last night outside Baruch... more »
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When Noncompliance Becomes The Crime Of The Century
A protest led by students from City University of New York against tuition hikes was violently broken up... more »
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On Those Gates Surrounding Wall Street And Bloomberg’s Weird Presser
President Obama has always prided himself on his perhaps illusionary ability to bridge the divide between left and... more »
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Thousands March Across Brooklyn Bridge
Updated 10:26 a.m. For all his trouble organizing a raid that was meant to deal a swift, crushing... more »
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Occupy Protesters Storm Financial District
Action marks movement's two-month anniversary Updated at 1:45 PM Hundreds of protesters stormed the financial district this morning in... more »
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Did Mayors, DHS Coordinate Occupy Attacks?
When a series of crackdowns on the Occupy camps suddenly occurred in, more or less, the same week,... more »
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No Longer Laughing, but Still Clueless
The mainstream media's narrow and formulaic approach damages its Occupy coverage.
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NYPD Destroys Occupy Wall Street Camp
Updated 1:05 p.m. Ever since protesters first took Liberty Square back in September, they've been discussing when Mayor... more »
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Oakland Police Raze Camp, Raids In Denver And Portland
Oakland Police, perhaps wishing to send a national message, waited until the east coast AM news cycle Monday... more »
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Shootings, Suicide May Provide Cover For Authorities To Shut Down Occupy
Irrespective of the possibility that the killing of a man yesterday in Oakland might have nothing to do... more »
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Shades Of 1969 Berkeley In Occupy Protests
In May 1969, a student named James Rector was gunned down by police near the People's Park in Berkeley,... more »
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Occupy Activists Plan March From NYC To DC
Occupy Wall Street's campsite at Liberty Square has proven to be an extremely popular tourist destination and a... more »
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Military Tents Present Another Challenge To Bloomberg’s Authority
As the winter months approach, OWS protesters are preparing to face the cold weather and part of that... more »
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How Police ‘Protect’: Rubber Bullets, Aiding Attempted Vehicular Homicide
It's become something of a cliché to point out the fact that if police had treated the... more »
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Occupy’s PR Battle: Bloomberg Lashes Out, Iowa Looks To The Future
These days, it's difficult to tell who hates Occupy Wall Street more: the New York Post or Mayor... more »
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Oakland Protesters Shut Down Port, Clash With Police
(Updated 12:57 PM) Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Oakland yesterday as part of the "General Strike" and day... more »
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Police, Media Struggle To Understand Occupy
Groundbreaking civil disobedience movements have never been welcomed by the establishment with open arms and Occupy Wall Street... more »
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Oakland Braces For General Strike
As thousands of people prepare to converge downtown tomorrow in Oakland for the planned general strike, it appears... more »
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Former NY Sun Editor Accuses NYPD Of Sending Addicts to Occupy Wall Street
If this NY Daily News op-ed is accurate, it takes the NYPD's dirty game of bleeding Occupy Wall... more »
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Police Disguise Protest Sabotage As Public Safety
The Occupy movements, in addition to being some of the most important activist movements to come along in... more »
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Thousands Flood Streets In Oakland, NYC
Thousands reconvened in front of Oakland's City Hall last night for more protests following yesterday's brutal police crackdown.... more »
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Police Turn Oakland Into War Zone
(Updated 4:24 p.m. ET) Incredible footage emerged from downtown Oakland last night - not of basic law enforcement... more »
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Police Attack Occupy Oakland Camp
(Updated 12:55 PM) Hundreds of protesters at Occupy Oakland turned out for a showdown with police early Tuesday morning... more »
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As Emanuel Flexes, Bloomberg Backs Away From OWS “Plan Of Action”
I'm going to pack my possessions after I'm finished typing this post, strap them to the roof of... more »
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Cornel West Arrested, Unions March With OWS, Pete Seeger Performs
What a day. Occupy Wall Street had a chockfull schedule yesterday, complete with arrests, an event featuring Parents... more »
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Bloomberg Promises Crackdown on Occupy Wall Street
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that Occupy Wall Street protesters can expect a crackdown on their... more »
