David_Cavan Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 <p>Washington, DC two weeks ago</p> Dave Cavan https://davecavanphotographics.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Cavan Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 <p>The photo</p><div></div> Dave Cavan https://davecavanphotographics.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>Printed yesterday.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billangel Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>Occupy Baltimore</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintelmo21 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>BRAVO, Eric!!!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>Where is the best place to find out if your town has one of these events scheduled?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protest Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>Sanford, in general for protests I have a series of Google searches that I run. Key words are protest, rally, demonstration. Then add the city and a date string in quotes if you are trying to find something happening on a specific day. Different sites use different date formats so you might have to experiment there. Also there are hot word searches for specific protest types, like abortion or "second amendment" or "tea party". For the occupy Wall Street type protests, also check Twitter, maybe with your city and hash tag #ows or #occupy{your city}. Happy shooting.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>Well, I know MY city is having it's annual birthday party parade and feed tomorrow where people dress up their dogs in halloween costumes. Does that count?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protest Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>Sounds like prime street shooting.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon DAmato Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 <p>Sanford. Facebook is the best source I've found. In fact, with all that's going on, there's almost an overload of information about marches and other activities of the various Occupations.</p> <p>For example, I keep an eye on Occupy Wallstreet, Occupy LA, Occupy Together, San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, Oakland and several other non-"occupation" organizations. The groups will post about actions they're about to take. Some will even post minutes of their general assemblies. There's an organization for Monterey/Salinas, if not Carmel. Most likely Santa Cruz has an Occupation.</p> <p>Then, those groups will re-post the interesting stuff they've seen on the other smaller occupations, so with just a few organizations, you'll find out most of what's happening around the world.</p> <p>More than once, I've read a post in the middle of the night like, "We see police in riot gear assembling a block away." Later, "Police are here now, ordering us to leave, but we're not moving..." Then the videos start showing up. Real life drama playing out right there. <br /><br /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 <p>michael moore was at #0/0 today...</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 <p>Ah yes, Michael Moore (estimated net worth 50 million) who says he's not a 1%-er because he doesn't feel like one. Uh yes that makes sense. PS - Everyone knows that he's suing the Weinsteins, the producers of "Fahrenheit 9/11" for a bigger take of the profits right? So much for his battle cry against capitalism. </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon DAmato Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 <p>Marc, I don't understand the point. With all due respect, the argument that someone has to take a vow of poverty before they can call for reform is fallacious.</p> <p>Michael Moore makes movies. It happens that a lot of people are willing to pay money to see them. Do you expect him to say, "Well, I'll just let Miramax can keep my share of the profits, because I need to be poor to have street cred." That said, his 2008 documentary "Slacker Uprising" was released <a href="http://slackeruprising.com/">online and for free</a>, making it the first full=length feature film to do so.</p> <p>It's easy for me to want taxation for high income people -- but Moore is literally asking for higher taxes <em>on himself.</em> In what upside down world does that make him hypocritical?</p> <p>****************</p> <p>Another piece of the 99% puzzle. This man told me he feels welcome at the Occupy LA, and that he has not heard one negative comment from anyone in several days at City Hall. The old politics of Democrat versus Republican are becoming irrelevant.</p> <p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6229002582_4f58f5eb9d_b.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="700" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 <p>marc, it's not worth putting too much energy into a detailed response to your comments more than damon has because that would take us far off-topic. but, let's be clear: Moore's wealth didnt come from institutionalized slavery, capitalist oppression, a corporate Ponzi scheme, or war profiteering. he made the highest-grossing documentary of all time, which was about outstanding questions in the wake of 9/11. he followed that up with a doc which asked the big questions about the bailouts, and then took all the punches from Limbaugh and Fox News. yesterday, he stood in solidarity with Oakland and the world. that's good enough for me.</p> <p> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukhov Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 <p>....</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 <p>last night...</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_martin2 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 <blockquote> <p>First sentence in Graham "Love the Cops Even in Battle Dress" Martin's pnet profile-- I kid you not....</p> </blockquote> <p>Yes Damon D'Amato, I am not ashamed of having been a banker (I retired last year after an almost 50 year career). During that time I assisted many small businesses fulfill their dreams by helping them to get loans that they used to expand their companies, hire people, and generate some profits for themselves.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_martin2 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 <blockquote> <p>Jeff Spirer's comments:<br> Graham, do you have any photos to contribute to this thread? It's an image posting thread. That doesn't mean that people can't talk, but the discussion should be around the images, not someone's political opinions randomly inserted.</p> </blockquote> <p>I notice that Jeff doesn't seem concerned about the later political comments of others who are gung-ho in support of these protests. It is obvious that many of these images are posted by people who are sympathetic to their cause. I have no problem with people who support the Occupy Wall Street protesters. By the same token, I have the same right to express my opinion about photos that are expressing a political point of view.</p> <blockquote> <p> </p> </blockquote> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsperry Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 NM I really need to stay out of these threads. pth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon DAmato Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 <p>Jeff asked if you had a photo to post here. Apparently, you do not. The "later political comments" were all accompanied by a photo. Your posts here are nothing but trolling. Proud to be a troll, too?<br> <img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6225154528_3a1acc9432_b.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /></p> <blockquote> </blockquote> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 To be fair to Graham, I do think the same comment from Jeff should have been directed to everyone else expressing their opinion on this thread, whether a photo was posted or not. And we shouldn't imply that all bankers are bad people. That's a big problem in this country and elsewhere... that people think that either all government is bad, all corporations are bad, or that Occupy Wall Street is all either good or bad, when really, people are people. Corruption and wrong thinking could be part of any group. There's much too little attention paid to the true complexity of things, and that there are grey areas, and things aren't just black and white. I agree with much of what Occupy is protesting, but I also think that many of them are naive. It is an issue, for instance, what happens to City Hall in LA eventually. At some point it needs to just be City Hall without tents and people living there. Occupy is not faultless. For example, the Atlanta group not allowing John Lewis to speak after he was invited was truly bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 <blockquote> <p>By the same token, I have the same right to express my opinion about photos that are expressing a political point of view.</p> </blockquote> <p>graham, there is a difference between documentary/photojournalism and political commentary. just because a photo expresses a political statement doesn't necessarily mean the photographer agrees with the sentiments expressed. photo.net is not a soapbox, it's a place where photographers share pics. while i'm not denying your right to have an opinion, i dont feel that commentary without any sort of photo is entirely appropriate for this forum. you are, in essence, injecting politics into a thread which isn't really about that, it's more about documenting what's happening.</p> <p>And, as the OP of this thread, i'd just like to point out that the title--protests, rallies, demonstrations--is non-partisan.</p> <p> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon DAmato Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 <p>This one is from 2009. Nothing changed.</p> <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/1796440928_a00e0cb58c_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="426" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon DAmato Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 <p>Actually, that was Fall of 2007.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 <p>from today...</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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