The Homeland Battlefield: ‘Hedges v. Obama’ Lawsuit Challenging NDAA Begins in NYC
New York, NY — The first rounds of statements from seven high-profile plaintiffs suing President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, House Speakers and DOD Representatives for injunctive relief barring the implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)‘s “Homeland Battlefield” provisions of indefinite detention and suspension of Habeus Corpus will be heard in federal court today, […]
Repealing the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: Event at Suffolk University
6pm-9pm Tuesday, March 27th 2012 Suffolk University Law School 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108-4977 View Map · Get Directions · RSVP on Facebook Suffolk Law School, Harvard Law School, and New England School of Law present a panel discussion of how the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is undermining our rights. Featuring: Odette Wilkens, Esq. (Executive Director of the […]
Thousands of New Yorkers Demanding Justice for Trayvon Martin will Rally Today In Union Square
[NEW YORK, NY] On March 21st People from across the city and movements come together to stand in solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin as they seek justice for the murder of their son. Organizers of the New York City protest are asking people from across the city to throw on their hoodie and […]
Occupy Wall Street Sets Sights on Romney Fundraiser at Waldorf Astoria
[NEW YORK, NY] A pop-up occupation will confront Governor Mitt Romney as he arrives in New York for a fundraising luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 11am on Wednesday, March 14th 2012.This event targeting the presidential hopeful and his fundraising base of special interest lobbyists is one of the first in a series of actions some occupiers are calling “The American […]
From the Panthers to #OWS Repression & Resistance
A night of training & discussion on the issue of state repression against Leftist political movements in history and today. A panel discussion will feature Laura Whitehorn, radical activist, Weather Underground member and former political prisoner, Bob Boyle, attorney who represented activists and political prisoners targeted by the COINTELPRO program, Cisco Torres, former Black Panther and defendant in the San Francisco […]
The People’s Pamphlet: Boutique Publishing for the 99%
Occupy Wall Street is a peoples movement that continues to evolve and change shape. As an organic experience it is hard to quantify, even harder to map trends or forecast directions, and almost impossible to draft demands from. If OWS had a primary objective (and some argue that it does) it would be to return […]
The State of the Occupation Address, 7pm This Monday at Housing Works
THE STATE OF THE OCCUPATION ADRESS! A Discussion & Launch for the Declaration of The Occupation, 2nd Ed. 7PM, JANUARY 30TH, 2012 HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE CAFE 126 CROSBY STREET, NY Directions | RSVP via Facebook Join Dr. Benjamin Chavis, co-founder of Occupy the Dream; Allison Kilkenny, contributor for The Nation, In These Times and co-host of Citizen Radio; Malik Rhasaan, co-founder of Occupy the Hood; Rachel […]
#J15 Press Roundup
On January 15th, 2012 The Sparrow project had the honor of working with Occupy Wall Street and the #J15 organizing committee on an event honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. With only 6 days lead time we jumped into round-the-clock work on the production, promotion, and publicity surrounding the event. An attendance […]
Occupy Wall Street, Patti Smith, Russell Simmons to Honor the Spirit of Dr. King with Vigil at Riverside Church
In the past week The Sparrow Project has had the privilege to work closely with Occupy Wall Street to coordinate, promote, and execute a PR campaign surrounding a massive global solidarity event honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Continuing King’s message of non-violence, racial equality and economic justice Occupy Wall Street & […]
Award-Winning Documentary LIFT UP Sets Distribution for Two-Year Anniversary of the Haitian Earthquake
Last year Maurice Mitchell had an amazing idea, to do 100 shows that benefit Haiti all in a completely DIY fashion. The Sparrow Project was excited to join him in that ultimately successful adventure. Along the way we met film makers Phillip Knowlton and Huguens Jean who had just finished their feature length documentary chronicling […]
Beyond Guantanamo: Draconian Federal Prison Programs Make Front Page of New York Times
“The new Guantanamo” is what New York Times – Washington Bureau Chief, Scott Shane, calls “an archipelago of federal prisons that stretches across the country, hidden away on back roads.” From the ADX Florence, CO, to the “Communication Management Units,” facilities in Marion, IL, and Terre Haute, ID, to the “ADMAX Unit” at FMC Carswell, […]
The Art of Insurrection: An #OWS Creative Roundup
At the heart of insurrection, beneath both good and ugly, is something eerily beautiful. This beauty sits with the unbridled passion of the insurrectionaries. With such passion creativity explodes …on canvasses, in printed materials, on film, scrawled on the walls of public places, etched across ad-spaces, or braided into songs. The exponential growth of the […]
My Father Will Not be Forgotten: Noor Elashi on The Holy Land Five Appeal Ruling
What has happened to Noor’s father and the other defendants in the Holy Land Foundation case is a threat to our constitutional freedoms, a glaring example of prosecutorial bias towards Muslim communities, and an example of the judicial over-reach that has come to define the decade following 9/11. Below is Noor’s comment about the superior […]
Help us on Kickstarter as we Publish 100,000 Copies of the Declaration of Occupy Wall Street
With a generous outpouring of support from activists, artists, and occupiers The Sparrow Project was able to print the first print-run of 10,000 copies of The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City and now we are going to need your help to reach our goal of printing and distributing another 100,000 copies! We […]
Capitalism and Resistance in the 21st Century
CrimethInc Presents: Capitalism & Resistance in the 21st Century two discussions drawing on their new book, Work Can capitalism survive another century of crises? After so much technological progress, why do we have to work more than ever before? Why is the old labor movement powerless to stop the new assault on workers? Can capitalism survive […]
The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City
Help print 100,000 copies of the Declaration of the Occupation by donating at THIS LINK. With a generous outpouring of support from activists, artists, and occupiers The Sparrow Project was able to print the first 10,000 copies of The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City but we are going to need your help to reach our […]
Show Your Support for the Galapagos Preservation Society
A few weeks ago we logged edited the footage below that our good friends The Galapagos Preservation Society (GPS) gathered on one of their recent trips to the region. GPS as well as Darwin Animal Doctors (DAD) are providing a very important service in one of the world last ecosystems that has yet to feel […]
Occupy Wall Street & the Legacy of Martin Luther King
I’ve been pondering a lot about Martin Luther King, lately; more than usual. Every day, down at Liberty Plaza, I can’t help but think that, had he not been murdered, he would be with us. This was especially salient on Tuesday night, October 18, when I did the People’s Mic with Jesse Jackson. Whatever […]
Hipster Cop & the Repression of Occupy Wall Street Protests
There is no question that the relationships law enforcement bodies have developed with activist communities has been a pervasive and chilling one. US history has shown time and time again that those who have chosen to speak truth to power are often faced with ridicule, coercion, intimidation, and out-right violence. The Occupy Wall Street movement […]
Please Help the Sparrow Project Print the First Declaration of the #OccupyWallStreet Movement
Help us print the People’s Declaration of the Occupation of Wall Street on 10,000 booklets by donating at THIS LINK. Please help The Sparrow Project print tens of thousands of pocket-sized booklets of the first declaration of the Occupy Wall Street movement. We have access to a terrific offset printer, recycled paper, and soy inks, […]
Activist Repression & Secretive Prisons Make International Headlines
In the past few weeks the prosecution and incarceration of activists, direct-actionists and philanthropists as terrorists has seen a resurgence in media attention. It’s never too little or too late… Last week The Wall Street Journal took a critical look at the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) citing that the law was both irresponsible and […]
NYHC Makes Call to Occupy Wall Street This Friday at 3pm!
A CALL TO ACTION, FOR 3PM ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2011 LIBERTY SQUARE AT BROADWAY & LIBERTY STREET (DIRECTIONS) Its not often that everything seems to fall right into place, but Tuesday marked one of those synergistic moments for the Sparrow Project as Andy Stepanian was asked to join Black N’ Blue Productions on East […]
Troy Davis: A Circle of Prayer
Motivational posters line the hallways en route to the visitation room. Images of rock climbers, an eagle soaring over clouds, a collection of hands of all pigmentation on a basketball, each with an inspirational one-word message: LEADERSHIP, OPPORTUNITY, ACHIEVEMENT, FOCUS, TEAMWORK. Opportunity? Achievement? The irony was almost outrageous. The hallway was in the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification […]
Activists Vow To #OccupyWallStreet
A national call to action for an impromptu mobilization to reclaim Wall Street on September 17th is currently underway. Taking inspiration from the Arab Spring affinity groups aligned with decentralized groups like Anonymous as well as more mainstreamed outlets like Adbusters are taking to the streets with myriad demands ranging from Wall Street reforms to a […]