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Day One,is chapter with some background on the space of Zuccotti Park as a privately owned public space, and the unique affordances this provided. I describe how the Tactical Working Group researched and scouted occupation sites, and why Zuccotti Park was chosen as a back-up location. I then describe the ac

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Our Park,ion. I show how shelters and the battle around structures were made. I show how work was self-organized according to needs and desires of those who participated. I claim very explicit parallels between the Global Justice Movement and Occupy Wall Street, and cite insider accounts. From food to medica

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Direct Action,ey did not ask permission or seek negotiation. While there are many forms of direct action, I claim that occupiers mainly engaged in non-violent direct action. There was a strategic non-violent orientation that was influential. I also cite the origins of the Direct Action Working Group (DAWG), its r

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Media for the 99%,roup. I consider the media center at Liberty Plaza to be similar in form to the independent media centers (IMCs) during indymedia and the Global Justice Movement. I track how the group changed over time to scale up, account for more areas of specialization, and define itself in relationship to the m

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Race in OWS,ge with the work of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Manissa Maharawl. I show how OWS was committed to anti-racist action, especially in response to the murder of Troy Davis. I describe in vivid detail how multi-racial coalitions met in the streets against police. I cite the origins of the People of Colo

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Gender in OWS,nness, and lack of physical or structural boundaries, led to unaccountable and abusive behavior such as sexual assault and harassment. I mainly focus on the formation of the Safer Spaces Committee (SSC), and their work to address harm and conflict in a transformative way. I show how they made some c

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The Eviction,ripped apart and chains of people holding the space broken by police batons. I move around the perimeter, through the Financial District in a cat and mouse game until morning. Then, I describe gathering at Foley Square, an attempted second occupation at Duarte Square, and coming back to Liberty Plaz