Category Archives: social media

In this climate, direct action is what it takes

Posted on November 2, 2012 by drfigtree

Protest Camp’s Anna Feigenbaum discusses No Dash for Gas‘ West Burton power station  protest camp in the broader context of direct action and Climate Justice. As Hurricane Sandy swept up the Eastern seaboard of North America, after wreaking havoc on Cuba and the Caribbean … Continue reading →

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Protest Camp Workshop Roundup

Posted on July 9, 2012 by protestcamp

On the 26th June 2012 40 researchers and activists gathered at Leicester University for a one-day workshop on protest camp. It was jointly organised by the protest camp collective, the department of geography and the School of Management at the … Continue reading →

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Spontaneous Urban Design: An interview with 123 Occupy

Posted on May 1, 2012 by drfigtree

“Someone mentioned to me recently the popular union slogan “8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for what we will”.  I’ve been thinking over the course of my work with the occupy movement that people are really taking those extra 1-8 hours a day to … Continue reading →

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Workshop Announcement: (Re)thinking Protest Camps: governance, spatiality, affect and media

Posted on March 4, 2012 by protestcamp

Booking is now open for this free one day workshop, “(Re)thinking Protest Camps: governance, spatiality, affect and media” to be held on Tuesday 26 June 2012 at the University of Leicester, UK. Instructions and an online form to reserve a place … Continue reading →

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Can Occupy survive its representation?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by protestcamp

Can the Occupy movement survive its representation? This was one of the questions asked of us during the McGill Occupy workshop. The question essentially sought to open a discussion around  Slavoj Žižek’s speech at Occupy Wall Street warned activists not … Continue reading →

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Protest Camps to speak at Occupy event with Chris Hedges

Posted on January 12, 2012 by protestcamp

On Friday January 27, 2012 Protest Camps’ Anna Feigenbaum and Patrick McCurdy will host workshops at the media@mcgill sponsored event Media, Politics and Protest Camps in the Occupy Social Movement. Anna’s workshop Feeling the Movementwill look at how feelings and … Continue reading →

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The Future of Occupy and Movement Sense-making

Posted on December 28, 2011 by protestcamp

At  a recent workshop hosted by Tent City Uni outside St. Paul’s, a group of campers and folks working in the broader Occupy movement came together to reflect on the current climate of the movement and what the future might hold. In … Continue reading →

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Activist Exchanges: the Occupation of Squares and the Squatting of Buildings

Posted on December 9, 2011 by protestcamp

Over the past two months of the Occupy Movement we have seen protesters move from reclaiming city squares to reclaiming foreclosed homes and disused buildings. In Spain, similar actions have been taking place for months. Activist-academics Miguel A. Martínez and … Continue reading →

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Generation Occupy: The Demands May Not Be Televised, But Can They Still Be Heard?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by protestcamp

We live in an age where it is socially acceptable, if not encouraged, to camp out overnight for the opportunity to hand over $500 for the latest piece of mass produced technology. Pictures of technophiles and devotees ecstatically clutching the … Continue reading →

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Occupy LSX Day Six: Excerpt from a Social Media ‘Scrapbook’

Posted on October 21, 2011 by drfigtree

Day Six at Occupy LSX  Brought students from my uni. They were full of questions, the kinds of questions that make you smile and stumble, rambling over words. Where there is at once so many points to make and a … Continue reading →

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