Join Alia Malek for a Discussion of PATRIOT ACTS: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH, FROM 7PM – 8:30PM AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1 Washington Place, New York, NY, Gallatin Theater (Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts) POWERFUL ORAL HISTORIES DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCES OF POST-9/11 BACKLASH Presented by NYU Gallatin & Project Palestine* ABOUT THE BOOK A groundbreaking collection of oral histories, Patriot Acts tells the stories […]
Echoes of Korematsu: The Holy Land Five Case by Noor Elashi
As we approach the tenth anniversary of 9/11, and my father remains incarcerated in a modern-day internment camp, the time in which we live begins to feel less like 2011 and more like 1942. But this week could determine whether today’s justice system is capable of rewriting the sad chapters of our history. I say […]
ACLU Infographic Raises Questions About Prison Industrial Complex
Although it may be hard at times to compartmentalize the work that we here at Sparrow do, avid readers of our blog and followers of our work will see some re-occuring themes. One theme is that we are critical of capitalism, another is that we are critical of the military & prison industrial complexes. With […]
Unity Production’s Creative Video Response to Islamophobia
From Unity Productions comes a powerful testimonial of the 1.8 million Muslim Americans who are as “every-day” as the rest of us. All cliches aside, they’re our doctors, our police, our teachers, and our first responders. To paint this diverse constituency of millions with a broad brush of prejudice because of the actions of a […]
Join Pamela Olson for a Discussion of ‘Fast Times in Palestine’ at Bluestockings Books 8/15/2011
Fast Times in Palestine, tells the story of Pamela Olson, a young woman from small-town Oklahoma whose political innocence was shattered when she wandered into the West Bank in late 2003. Her fellow travelers and young Palestinians introduce her to a world of soul-destroying injustice that outsiders seldom hear about. With new knowledge and dizzying […]
Remembering Danny Bobis: A Life of Wealth, Weighed in Spirit
Danny Bobis was a fellow activist, a drummer, a husband, a surf coach, a math teacher, and a friend to countless people. Danny went missing almost two weeks ago while surfing in Indonesia and after an almost week-long search his body was discovered by a local fisherman. Our greatest fears were confirmed. Danny’s right arm […]
New York Magazine Interviews Andy Stepanian About The CMU
Q. You were a “balancer.” What exactly did that mean, and when did you come to this realization? A. I was actually doing my laundry, and a guard comes up to me and says, “You’re not like all the other Muslim guys, you’re going to go home soon. Keep your head up, you’re only […]
The Financial Institutions Fight Back
A Look at the Unapologetic Greed of the Financial Sector by Stephanie Basile: After causing the largest economic collapse in recent memory and taking our taxpayer dollars to help themselves (but no one else) weather the storm, the financial institutions have somehow decided that the financial laws in this country are too strict! Two recent news […]
New York Magazine Investigates CMU Program & Deceptive Sting Used to Entrap Yassin Aref
This week New York Magazine‘s Christopher S. Stewart published a hard-hitting and deeply personal investigation into the secretive federal prison programs known as Communication Management Units. The units have been given nicknames like “Little Gitmo” and “Guantanamo North” because of the glaring ethnic and racial disparity of inmates designated to these units. 62% of inmates designated to […]
Help Chef Ayinde Spread His Vegan Message on Bravo Television!
Ever since Chef Ayinde Howell partnered with Sparrow Media to bring us his Wildflower Vegan Pop-Up, there has been a groundswell of press attention highlighting Ayinde’s cruelty-free contribution to the grassroots pop-up phenomena. From write-ups in The New York Times, to features on New York Magazine‘s “Grub Street”, this recent press push has helped to […]
Join us This Thursday at 7pm for the Launch of ‘Fast Times in Palestine’
Project Palestine is an organization aimed at illustrating the Palestinian condition through films, music, literature, poetry and art. Join us this Thursday July 7th, at 7pm for a book launch celebrating the release of Fast Times in Palestine and a very special conversation with author Pamela Olson and Noor Elashi. Admission is free and open to the […]
A Message to the Media Regarding the US Boat to Gaza
An update from Andy Stepanian, co-founder of the Sparrow Project. For the past 24 hours I have been glued to twitter as a few of my close friends set out with the US Boat to Gaza with hopes of documenting the breaking of the maritime blockade that has economically crippled Gaza since 2006 and isolated […]
Friday Declared a Day of Solidarity with Arrested Spanish Animal Rights Activists the #Spanish12
12 animal rights activists with the group Igualdad Animal were arrested in Spain on Wednesday and charged by officials as “ecoterrorists.” Although all of the details of the Spanish government’s allegations have not been revealed, it has been confirmed that the charges stem from non-violent, non-sabotage, actions related to the open rescue and liberation of […]
Democracy Now! Invites Will Potter, Marshall Curry & Andy Stepanian to Discuss ‘If a Tree Falls’
Today Andy Stepanian of the Sparrow Project, Will Potter, author of Green is the New Red, and Marshal Curry were invited on Democracy Now to discuss ‘If a Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front‘ Curry’s new documentary about the life of Daniel McGowan and the Earth Liberation Front. ‘If a Tree Falls’ […]
Johnny Cash Could Teach Peter King a Thing (or two) About Prison-Born Terrorism Plots
Yesterday Congressman Peter King held his second hearing into radicalization within Islamic communities in the United States. This hearing focused on the potential for radicalization within the state and federal prison industrial complexes, specifically highlighting a conspiracy by four California men to wage war against the United States through attacks against military recruitment facilities and […]
Vote Today to Help Food Not Bombs Earn a Grant to Continue Feeding Hundreds of Hungry Families
Food Not Bombs, Long Island, is an entirely volunteer-based organization that has brought free plant-based meals, groceries,and clothing to those in need for over 14 years. In the last five years the group has seen an exponential growth in the number of volunteers, amount of donations, sponsors, as well as in the community participation at […]
Crowd-Funded Pop-Up, Wildflower Serves 28 Courses of Vegan Gourmet at NYC’s LTO June 10th-12th
New York, NY — Wildflower is a one-of-a-kind crowd-funded pop-up restaurant that will be bringing 28 courses of the finest plant-based cuisine all with a summer grilling motif to discerning New Yorkers over June 10th-12th, 2011. Just like the short-lived beauty of blossoming annuals in the field, Wildflower is here today and gone tomorrow. Complementing the ever-growing trend of food trucks, pop-up […]
Will Potter at Bluestockings Books, 7pm Sunday, May 29th
Please join Will Potter at Bluestockings Books for a reading and discussion of his new book Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, which was just released by City Lights Books. “Part history, part action thriller and courtroom drama, part memoir, Green Is the New Red plunges us […]
La Jolla Seals Grab National Headlines, Granted Temporary Protection
On May 7th the Sparrow Project was proud to support the efforts of activists in La Jolla, California rallying for added protections and a sanctuary for a colony of Harbor Seals that call La Jolla’s Casa Cove their home. We were excited to see that our press release generated some great coverage, shedding much-needed light […]
Activists Protest to Defend Threatened La Jolla Seals, Saturday 5/7/2011
La Jolla, CA — As many as a hundred conservationists and animal rights activists are expected to stage a protest march at 10am this Saturday, May 7th demanding adaquate protections for a seal colony in La Jolla’s Casa Cove. Their march through downtown La Jolla will begin at the corner of Girard Ave. & Prospect St. in La […]
Presentation at Green Mountain College, 4/28
Vermont! We will be presenting at Green Mountain College & we’d love to see you there! Thursday, April 28th 7pm Terrace 124, Green Mountain College 1 Brennan Circle Poultney, VT RSVP here via Facebook* Andy Stepanian, cofounder of the Sparrow Media Project & defendant in the SHAC7 trial will dissect contemporary activist movements, highlighting which […]
Organizing DIY Solidarity: 100 Shows for Haiti & Forward by Moe Mitchell
Moe Mitchell contacted the Sparrow Project with an idea …a DIY, community-based response to the ongoing needs in post-earth quake Haiti. With the help of Greg Bennick of 100 for Haiti, Sparrow launched the “100 Shows For Haiti” campaign, within a few short weeks we planted seeds, the idea took root, you responded and raised […]
Week 2, a New Layout
So after two full weeks of recovering old files, pulling all-nighters on the phone with our hosting service, and with a whole lot of help from Nate from Vegan Corner & Matt Mitchell of InteractiveOne our databases have been restored, and we are well on our way to website that far-exceeds the reach of our […]
Subversive Activism Workshop at NYU
Andy Stepanian, cofounder of the Sparrow Media Project & defendant in the landmark SHAC7 trial will dissect contemporary activist movements, highlighting which tactics are working, when they work best, and how a diversity of tactics often yield the largest benefit. Andy will reflect on his past involvement with non-violent direct action movements, his role in the campaign to […]