Stop-and-Frisk Down, Safety Up: NYCLU

Stop-and-frisk incidents have fallen dramatically while crime in New Stop & FriskYork City remains at record lows, according to data analysis released by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU).

Boog Poets Theater Call for Work by 5/31/15

Call for Work for Boog Poets Theater with deadline of May 31, 2015. New playwrights & underrepresented voices encouraged. All welcome. Up to 15 minutes,

Ed Sanders performs Yiddish-Speaking Socialists of the Lower East Side

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acf1mHFu3bs] Ed Sanders performs his song-poem Yiddish-Speaking Socialists of the Lower East Side at the Sidewalk Cafe, New York City, part of David Kirschenbaum’s Boog City 8 Poetry & Music Festival, on Poets’ Theater Night, August 3, 2014.

Democracy Now!: OWS Protester Cecily McMillan Convicted of Assaulting Cop, Faces up to 7 Years

Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan has been found guilty of assaulting a New York City police officer in a trial that critics say should have been about the police assaulting her.

Poets Theater Final Call for Work 5/31/2014

Focus: Poets Theater, Poetics Theater, and poetic approaches to theater.

Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, essays, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.

Call for Work: Boog Poets Theater 6/1/13

Open reading period for submissions of poet theater until June 1, 2013.

Mic Check: NYC pays for destruction of Occupy Library

We celebrate the news in The Village Voice article, City Settles Lawsuit Over The Destruction of the Occupy Wall Street Library showing that the Occupy movement received some measure of justice for the wanton destruction of their community. Occupy Wall Street claimed $47,000 in damages  [for the loss of books and computers], all of which the city agreed […]

Sweet Honey in the Rock: Tuesday, 3/5/13 in NYC

We are running a contest to give away one pair of tickets to the 7:00pm show at BB King Blues Club in New York City on March 5, 2013. Post in the comments section below your favorite Sweet Honey in the Rock song, and why.

Imagine an Occupy New Years Eve 2012

John Lennon’s Imagine will resonate through Times Square and Occupy on New Years Eve.

Boog City 75: 2012 Election Issue

tell us about your choice of (or whether or not you’ll vote for) president

NYCLU DOMA Challenge supported by NYC, 3 States Briefs

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) lawsuit supported by NYC & 3 States

Wed. July 11th: Zuccotti/Liberty Plaza is reoccupied

It is 10:39 pm Wednesday evening. There are big crowds, many people with suitcases, at Liberty Plaza/Zuccotti Park. Occupy Guitarmy has arrived on their trek from Philadelphia to NYC. Around 6pm, the police made a sweep with arrests. It seems like there were two arrests, and one person, Mary, who was injured, maybe in the […]

Book review: What’s in your Occupy Handbook?

Full Book Review of The Occupy Handbook at Peace Couple A few months ago, Peace Couple was queried about receiving a free review copy of The Occupy Handbook (2012, Back Bay Books). We received it a few weeks ago. Over at our Peace Couple website, Ian wrote up his thoughts on the book, including what […]