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Sarah Maslin Nir the American Journalist and staff reporter for The New York Times has published an article titled ‘Storm Effort Causes a Rift in a Shifting Occupy Movement’ in which she states “Not long ago, the Occupy Wall Street movement seemed poised to largely fade from the national conversation with few concrete accomplishments beyond introducing its hallmark phrase, “We are the 99 percent.” Then Hurricane Sandy struck. In its aftermath, Occupy Wall Street protesters rushed to apply their rabble-rousing hustle to cleaning out houses, clearing debris and raising more than $1.5 million for relief efforts. In some minds, Occupy members had become less a collection of disaffected class warriors than a group of efficient community volunteers. Occupy Sandy, as the effort came to be known, became one of the most widely praised groups working on the storm recovery. As Occupy members around the country plan the movement’s annual May Day protests, a central question has emerged: whether Occupy Sandy represents a betrayal of the Occupy movement, or its future. …So far Occupy Sandy has spent $670,000, according to information the group makes public online, disbursed for essentials like medical supplies ($5,000) and tools for mold remediation ($93,454). But as immediate needs for relief have died down, the group has begun programs reflective of a shift in tactics and a broad interpretation of “rebuilding,” like “Wildfire,” a series of political action classes in the Rockaways, which so far has received $10,600. That shift, toward what one storm volunteer called “indoctrination,” has caused some discomfort among donors and recipients alike. Some Occupiers say that they are simply seeking to stay true to the movement’s goals, which drove them to the storm-ravaged region in the first place. “No one was being tricked into donating to Occupy Sandy,” said Daniele Kohn, who is part of the team managing Occupy Sandy’s finances. “ ‘Occupy’ is part of the name.”  Inspired by Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times ow.ly/l32bf Image source Facebook ow.ly/l32Ie Rift in a Shifting Occupy Movement (June 3 2013)

 

Sarah Maslin Nir the American Journalist and staff reporter for The New York Times has published an article titled ‘Storm Effort Causes a Rift in a Shifting Occupy Movement’ in which she states “Not long ago, the Occupy Wall Street movement seemed poised to largely fade from the national conversation with few concrete accomplishments beyond introducing its hallmark phrase, “We are the 99 percent.” Then Hurricane Sandy struck. In its aftermath, Occupy Wall Street protesters rushed to apply their rabble-rousing hustle to cleaning out houses, clearing debris and raising more than $1.5 million for relief efforts. In some minds, Occupy members had become less a collection of disaffected class warriors than a group of efficient community volunteers. Occupy Sandy, as the effort came to be known, became one of the most widely praised groups working on the storm recovery. As Occupy members around the country plan the movement’s annual May Day protests, a central question has emerged: whether Occupy Sandy represents a betrayal of the Occupy movement, or its future. …So far Occupy Sandy has spent $670,000, according to information the group makes public online, disbursed for essentials like medical supplies ($5,000) and tools for mold remediation ($93,454). But as immediate needs for relief have died down, the group has begun programs reflective of a shift in tactics and a broad interpretation of “rebuilding,” like “Wildfire,” a series of political action classes in the Rockaways, which so far has received $10,600. That shift, toward what one storm volunteer called “indoctrination,” has caused some discomfort among donors and recipients alike. Some Occupiers say that they are simply seeking to stay true to the movement’s goals, which drove them to the storm-ravaged region in the first place. “No one was being tricked into donating to Occupy Sandy,” said Daniele Kohn, who is part of the team managing Occupy Sandy’s finances. “ ‘Occupy’ is part of the name.”

 

Inspired by Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times ow.ly/l32bf Image source Facebook ow.ly/l32Ie

Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel the 35 year old Yemeni, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps has published an article in The New York Times titled ‘Gitmo Is Killing Me’. Moqbel states “…I weighed 132, but that was a month ago. I’ve been on a hunger strike since Feb10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity. I’ve been detained at Guantánamo for 11 years and three months. I have never been charged with any crime. I have never received a trial. I could have been home years ago — no one seriously thinks I am a threat — but still I am here. Years ago the military said I was a “guard” for Osama bin Laden, but this was nonsense, like something out of the American movies I used to watch. They don’t even seem to believe it anymore. …Where is my government? I will submit to any “security measures” they want in order to go home, even though they are totally unnecessary. I will agree to whatever it takes in order to be free. I am now 35. All I want is to see my family again and to start a family of my own. The situation is desperate now. All of the detainees here are suffering deeply. At least 40 people here are on a hunger strike. People are fainting with exhaustion every day. I have vomited blood. And there is no end in sight to our imprisonment. Denying ourselves food and risking death every day is the choice we have made. I just hope that because of the pain we are suffering, the eyes of the world will once again look to Guantánamo before it is too late.”  Inspired by Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, New York Times ow.ly/kuHp7 Image source Wikipedia ow.ly/kuHoz Gitmo Is Killing Me (May 24 2013)

 

Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel the 35 year old Yemeni, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States’s Guantanamo Bay detention camps has published an article in The New York Times titled ‘Gitmo Is Killing Me’. Moqbel states “…I weighed 132, but that was a month ago. I’ve been on a hunger strike since Feb10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity. I’ve been detained at Guantánamo for 11 years and three months. I have never been charged with any crime. I have never received a trial. I could have been home years ago — no one seriously thinks I am a threat — but still I am here. Years ago the military said I was a “guard” for Osama bin Laden, but this was nonsense, like something out of the American movies I used to watch. They don’t even seem to believe it anymore. …Where is my government? I will submit to any “security measures” they want in order to go home, even though they are totally unnecessary. I will agree to whatever it takes in order to be free. I am now 35. All I want is to see my family again and to start a family of my own. The situation is desperate now. All of the detainees here are suffering deeply. At least 40 people here are on a hunger strike. People are fainting with exhaustion every day. I have vomited blood. And there is no end in sight to our imprisonment. Denying ourselves food and risking death every day is the choice we have made. I just hope that because of the pain we are suffering, the eyes of the world will once again look to Guantánamo before it is too late.”

 

Inspired by Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel, New York Times ow.ly/kuHp7 Image source Wikipedia ow.ly/kuHoz

Jill Ellen Abramson the 57 year old newspaper reporter and editor has been appointed the first female Executive Editor to The New York Times. Abramson first joined The New York Times fourteen years earlier after nine years with the Wall Street Journal as the bureau deputy chief in Washington. Abramson had overcome serious injury from a 2007 motor vehicle accident when struck as a pedestrian by a truck, only blocks away from The New York Times headquarters, to return to her duties as the Managing Editor. Broadening her skills, Abramson temporarily took on the task to help successfully evolve the newspaper to a digital online operation. Abramson was the Washington bureau chief at the time of the Jayson Blair scandal which resulted in the resignations of her predecessor Executive and Managing Editors. Inspired by Jack Shafer ow.ly/5hgVi image source insumisas ow.ly/5hhik In my house The Times substituted for religion (June 18 2011)

Jill Ellen Abramson the 57 year old newspaper reporter and editor has been appointed the first female Executive Editor to The New York Times. Abramson first joined The New York Times fourteen years earlier after nine years with the Wall Street Journal as the bureau deputy chief in Washington. Abramson had overcome serious injury from a 2007 motor vehicle accident when struck as a pedestrian by a truck, only blocks away from The New York Times headquarters, to return to her duties as the Managing Editor. Broadening her skills, Abramson temporarily took on the task to help successfully evolve the newspaper to a digital online operation. Abramson was the Washington bureau chief at the time of the Jayson Blair scandal which resulted in the resignations of her predecessor Executive and Managing Editors.

 

Inspired by Jack Shafer ow.ly/5hgVi image source insumisas ow.ly/5hhik

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