by | Mar 26, 2012 5:01 pm | Comments (2)
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Little Owl in 2002.
While Iron Thunderhorse, imprisoned in Texas, hasn’t yet made a decision on whether his tribe will stand with Occupy New Haven in federal court, his wife Little Owl is already making plans for the Quinnipiac to sign a “Sacred Bond of the Covenant” with the occupiers.
by | Mar 26, 2012 11:00 am | Comments (16)
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In its last-ditch fight to stay on the New Haven Green, Occupy New Haven brought in a medicine man from the tribe that occupied the land before the Puritans.
by | Mar 15, 2012 1:27 pm | Comments (17)
New England’s last standing anti-corporate “occupation” was about to become history. Then a ponytailed, self-described “geriatric hippie” lawyer read up on some New Haven history that blew his mind — and saved the fort, for now.
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by | Mar 14, 2012 5:03 pm | Comments (4)
Fresh off a surprise win in federal court defying a government order to vacate the Green, occupiers confronted the mayor in City Hall, where they booed his mention of school reform but wiggled their fingers in approval of his stand on immigration.
by | Mar 14, 2012 12:19 pm | Comments (27)
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Protesters celebrate word of Wednesday’s court victory.
New England’s last standing “occupation” didn’t have to fold up all its tents today after all.
by | Mar 14, 2012 12:05 pm | Comments (12)
Moose hugs Sweeney.
Top downtown cop Lt. Rebecca Sweeney arrived at Occupy New Haven at a noon deadline to vacate the premises — and received thank-you hugs from occupiers Don Montano and Broderick “Moose” Lee.
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by | Mar 14, 2012 11:50 am | Comments (7)
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Police arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly raping a homeless woman at Occupy New Haven.
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‘Arrest Made In Alleged
Rape In Occupy Tent’
by | Mar 13, 2012 1:16 pm | Comments (28)
Plaintiff occupier Alex Suarez reads the suit through a megaphone.
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Head Proprietor Drew Days.
As the final showdown nears for Occupy New Haven, protesters’ attorneys went to court Tuesday to try to save the encampment on the Green — and took aim at the little-known quasi-public, quasi-private quintet that actually owns the park.
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by | Mar 13, 2012 12:53 pm | Comments (7)
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As the sand drained from the hourglass, protesters fortified the ramparts of their new central compound, while Occupy New Haven’s homeless population quietly packed up and moved on.
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by | Mar 12, 2012 3:23 pm | Comments (35)
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Occupiers: “All tactics” are on the table.
They formed a compound in the center of their camp. They raised a defiant black flag overhead. Then New Haven’s “occupiers” stood on the steps of City Hall and ripped up a notice ordering them to leave the Green by noon Wednesday.
by | Mar 9, 2012 4:51 pm | Comments (15)
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Don Montano and Katie Carbo.
As the threat of removal looms at Occupy New Haven, a pacifist shaved his head for “battle” while other occupiers circled the wagons ahead of an expected invasion.
by | Mar 7, 2012 2:21 pm | Comments (11)
Occupier Glen Steinburg, who’s taken on a landlord in the eviction process before, said he’s ready for another legal battle if the city wants Occupy New Haven off the Green.
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by | Feb 22, 2012 12:45 pm | Comments (20)
Guy on the left introduced a resolution against guy on right.
Douglas Hausladen breathes, walks, talks, and eats. He wants to stop a newly powerful foe who does none of that.
by | Feb 16, 2012 9:12 am | Comments (3)
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Head Proprietor Drew Days at City Hall Tuesday.
New Haven Occupiers finally came face to face with the private power in charge of the New Haven Green, and took part in a public discussion — with consequences for the movement’s future — about what it means for people to freely enjoy the park.
by | Feb 9, 2012 9:01 am | Comments (0)
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While their counterparts continued to battle authorities in other cities, Occupy New Haven protesters met with officials to discuss how to continue working together when the weather gets warm — and other groups stake claim to the Green.
by | Jan 19, 2012 5:14 pm | Comments (16)
As she joined a parade of lawmakers ditching an internet piracy bill, New Haven U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro issued a challenge to grassroots technophiles who used newfound political power to help scuttle it.
by | Jan 10, 2012 9:12 am | Comments (8)
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Mitt Romney.
Bedford, NH— When chanting protestors from Occupy New Hampshire crashed his rally here on Monday night, Mitt Romney was ready for them, with a counterpunch aimed also at President Obama.
by | Jan 9, 2012 9:11 am | Comments (12)
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Floyd Brock isn’t selling gourmet meats.
Manchester, N.H.—As the first-in-the-nation presidential primary approached, some of the most visible action on the main street here came not from candidates or staffers, but decidedly non-Republican activists swarming into the state from Connecticut and as far as Nevada.
by | Jan 5, 2012 4:45 pm | Comments (56)
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As temperatures dip below 15 degrees at night, New Haven’s occupiers have two new tools to shield themselves against Old Man Winter: a geodesic igloo and a solar-powered air heater.
by | Jan 2, 2012 1:31 pm | Comments (13)
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The homeless couple Audrey and Ian who live in this pine and holly-decorated tent were out collecting two-liter bottles — not for redemption but for a winter crop going in near their digs at Occupy New Haven.
by | Dec 30, 2011 4:09 pm | Comments (7)
A group of young men, one of them carrying a gun, caused havoc at Occupy New Haven overnight before fleeing in a police chase.
by | Dec 27, 2011 9:09 am | Comments (22)
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Occupy New Haven lives only on the Green, for now.
With a national movement heading in different directions, empty houses may be beckoning.
by | Dec 15, 2011 12:01 pm | Comments (60)
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Chicken soup for the occupied soul.
While occupiers in Boston and Hartford have been forcibly removed from their tents, Occupy New Haven is still going strong with an estimated 30 to 75 campers per night — fueled in part by Kenny Manteau’s chicken soup.
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by | Dec 7, 2011 8:59 am | Comments (59)
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Agnew: “When is this going to stop?”
As an estimated 1,000 demonstrators rallied for jobs and public safety, 19-year-old Latoya Agnew asked whether young people like her cousin would be shot if more New Haveners had jobs. And a new member of the incoming Board of Aldermen, Tyisha Walker, vowed to support city government employees in contract negotiations.
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by | Dec 2, 2011 11:29 pm | Comments (25)
A man dressed in red, white, and blue showed up at the Green Friday evening and began yelling at members of Occupy New Haven for flying Old Glory upside down.