Media Roots Radio – Occupy Wall Street, Medical Marijuana by Media Roots MEDIA ROOTS- Abby & Robbie Martin cover the Occupy Wall Street movement: Bay Area activism compared to other cities nationwide, the divide and conquer tactics being used to discredit OWS, the different schools of thought and ideology within the movement and the original demands made by the US … Read More
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Insight Out News Covers Occupy LA
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MEDIA ROOTS- Margot Paez is an independent journalist based in LA and the host of Insight Out News. She has been covering Occupy Los Angeles since October 1st, and has been compiling daily footage from the local protest on her blog. Her best video footage includes exclusive interviews from Tom Morello, Dan Choi Day and on the spot interviews with … Read More
Occupy Wall Street – I’m Not Moving
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MEDIA ROOTS- The short film I’m Not Moving is an excellent representation of the astounding hypocrisy of the US government’s support for the Arab Spring uprising in the Middle East as compared to the Occupy Wall Street movement happening in America. I Am Not Moving Edited by Corey Ogilvie, Music by Hauschka
Media Roots TV – Why Occupy Oakland?
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MEDIA ROOTS- Abby Martin of Media Roots conducts on the spot interviews with Oakland residents about why they want change on the first two days of Occupy Oakland. The occupiers spread across all walks of life who share a common thread of feeling unrepresented in a failing system. Interviews from the occupiers of Occupy Oakland Check out Abby Martin’s … Read More
Media Roots Photographs Occupy Oakland
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MEDIA ROOTS- Yesterday I went out to cover the first day of Occupy Oakland at Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown. Despite the thick mud and slick rain, there was a solid crowd of about 300 people buzzing with energy and lively discussion. Grievances were expelled by chanting and marching together, all with passionate determination. Those of us who shared the … Read More