Thu, 10 May. '12

Occupy Everything: Anarchy, Occupy, & the Oakland Commune: Time: 7:00 pm; Event Description: Join Occupy Grand Rapids and friends for a discussion on anarchy, Occupy, and the Oakland Commune. Hosted by Aragorn!, editor of the new book Occupy Everything: Anarchists in the Occupy Movement, this discussion will look at the flexibility, energy, and experience that anarchists brought to The Occupy Movement as it moved beyond lower Manhattan onto the docks and streets of Oakland, the town square of Philadelphia, and abandoned buildings around the country.

“The anarchists’ way of operating was changing our very idea of what politics could be in the first place. This was exhilarating. Some occupiers told me they wanted to take it home with them, to organize assemblies in their own communities. It’s no accident, therefore, that when occupations spread around the country, the horizontal assemblies spread too.” - From Nathan Schneider in The Nation; Location: The DAAC, 115 S Division Ave, Grand Rapids, MI; More Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/228727470566704/