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Occupy Used a 'People's Microphone' to Spread Info Through a Crowd. Now There's a People's Mic Choir

The Occupy Movement's one-year anniversary is today. This means, nation-wide, morning headlines say things like "Why Occupy Fizzed," "Occupy in Disarray but Spirit Lives On" or "Can Occupy Come up with a Second Act?" Yesterday, a few hundred protesters who returned to Zucotti Park, where the Occup ... More >>

Occupy, The Musical? Mr. Satan Goes to Wall Street Gets L.A. Reading

A highly ambitious theater performance dropped Wednesday night in L.A., one that has the aim of helping to revitalize the Occupy Wall Street movement. Performed in a reading by members of the Sacred Fools theater company, Mr. Satan Goes to Wall Street is a full-blown musical satire that's a wistfu ... More >>

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Occupy L.A. Eviction: Is LAPD Restricting Coverage With Last-Minute 'Pool Media'?

[Update, morning after: Awesomely, the "pool" reports turned into a sort of crowd-sourced feed; LA Weekly reporter Gene Maddaus says he received constant email updates throughout the night from news outlets with soldiers in the pool. So it seems the chosen ones didn't adhere to the LAPD's silly, une ... More >>

Occupy L.A. and the Art World

A wave of art projects go hand in hand with the protest

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Occupy L.A. Pitches Mini Tent City at Bank of America Plaza; Riot Police Move in for Arrests

TwitterStandoff at Occupy Bank of America Plaza.​Update, 4:20 p.m.: Occupiers aren't leaving. Police look unsure of what to do. Watch the impending clash on the Occupy L.A. live stream, which has almost 1,000 viewers right now. Update, 4 p.m.: Occupiers have 10 minutes to clear plaza, or face ... More >>

Occupy L.A. Has 'no Plans to Leave' City Hall Lawn Despite LAPD Chief Beck's Claim That an Exit Timeline is Being Hammered Out

Ed CarrascoOccupy L.A. at City Hall.​Despite a widely echoed report in the Los Angeles Times stating that LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has been hammering out a timeline with Occupy L.A. leaders for the movement's decampment from the City Hall lawn, organizers said today that they're not going anywh ... More >>

Occupy L.A. Clashes With LAPD at Midnight OWS March: Are We Next in Line for Eviction?

ABC7LAPD officers face off with protesters.​Updated at the bottom: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck is negotiating with protesters, hoping Occupy L.A. will voluntarily dismantle "without confrontation." Last night was a long one for uprooted protesters at Zuccotti Park in New York: Hundreds of cops re ... More >>

Occupy Wall Street Considers Moving to L.A. for Cold Winter Months

Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles TimesWill OWS thaw its toes out west?​SoCal's famously bland winter weather is looking mighty appealing to the frozen campers at Occupy Wall Street right about now. The roughly 200 tents occupying New York's Zuccotti Park are facing a long season of snowstorms and fre ... More >>