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The Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
The dolls and one of their new pony allies survey the damage done to Dollotti Park in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. All of the dolls in the Occupy the Dollhouse movement are safe and sound. However they are actively trying to raise awareness of those living in New York and New Jersey whose lives have been impacted by both Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter that struck the same areas one week alter. Here is how you can help the victims of these twin storms rebuild their lives.
If you are able to volunteer directly, Occupy Wall Street has started an Occupy Sandy program which, according to this Slate.com article, has even outperformed the American Red Cross in certain situations.
If you live too far away from the devastated areas, here are some organizations you can send money and any other material things that these groups may ask for.
Charity Navigator’s page on ethical charities (which is valuable to help weed out the scammers who are now out in full force raising money when little to none of the funds raised will really go to the people impacted by Hurricane Sandy).
The Nation’s page on How to Help the Victims of Hurricane Sandy.
The protesting dolls have been laying low in Dollotti Park throughout the summer while creating new alliances in order to help further the cause of the 99%. On the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street in New York (which started the worldwide Occupy movement), the dolls finalize their new alliance with a street action involving a stencil, spray paint, and concrete.
Pony 2012. Not to be confused with Kony 2012.
Occupy the Dollhouse finds a new ally for the cause of the 99%. Pony 2012. (Not to be confused with Kony 2012.)
For my Occupy the Dollhouse exhibit at Artomatic, I decided to include some photos that I took from the actual Occupation sites just so visitors can see my inspiration for the series. This piece is a collage of photos I took of Occupy Baltimore. Here is my label description of this piece.
Occupy Baltimore
Location: McKeldin Plaza in the Inner Harbor
Current Status as of May 18, 2012: Last December the local authorities have evicted Occupy Baltimore, removed their tents, and banned tents and camping in McKeldin Plaza. While Occupy Baltimore will still hold General Assemblies and other meetings and events at McKeldin Plaza, the group has changed its focus from camping outside to working on demonstrations, teach-ins, and other actions that focuses on the issues affecting the 99% who live in Baltimore.
Website: www.occupybmore.org
Now through June 23 you’ll be able to see and purchase print versions of these photos at Artomatic 2012 in Crystal City, Virginia. The Occupy the Dollhouse exhibit is located on the 10th floor in room 166.
For my Occupy the Dollhouse exhibit at Artomatic, I decided to include some photos that I took from the actual Occupation sites just so visitors can see my inspiration for the series. This is the collage of photos I took of an Occupation site at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. Here is my label description of this piece.
Stop the Machine (Later Renamed Occupy Washington, DC)
Location: Freedom Plaza
Background: Stop the Machine started as an anti-war group and had planned a temporary protest camp at Freedom Plaza in October, 2011 as a way of commemorating and protesting the 11th year of the Afghanistan War while publicizing the link between corporatism and militarism and how it influences U.S. foreign policy. Coincidentally they started their camp around the same time as the rise of the Occupy movement and, being inspired by Occupy DC in McPherson Square, Stop the Machine decided to stay in Freedom Plaza and become part of the Occupy movement. Stop the Machine would later rename itself Occupy Washington, DC.
Current Status as of May 18, 2012: The National Park Service has closed down and cleared the Freedom Plaza site. Around the same time there were internal squabbles within the group that led to a split into two separate factions with each one claiming to be the “official” or “real” Occupy Washington, DC of Freedom Plaza.
Websites: october2011.org (Faction 1); mike-check.org (Faction 2)
Now through June 23 you’ll be able to see and purchase print versions of these photos at Artomatic 2012 in Crystal City, Virginia. The Occupy the Dollhouse exhibit is located on the 10th floor in room 166.
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For my Occupy the Dollhouse exhibit at Artomatic, I decided to include some photos that I took from the actual Occupation sites just so visitors can see my inspiration for the series. This piece is a collage of photos I took of the Occupy DC site in McPherson Square. (Here’s one tidbit. Among the photos is one of the Reverend Jesse Jackson that I took the day he visited Occupy DC in person.) Here is my label description of this piece.
Occupy DC
Location: McPherson Square
Current Status as of May 18, 2012: The National Park Service issued a ban on camping yet permitted the protesters to leave their tents up as an expression of their Freedom of Speech rights as expressed in the First Amendment to the Constitution. The protesters are now prohibited from putting in the tents sleeping bags or anything else that a person could use to sleep in.
Website: occupydc.org
Since I wrote that label, Occupy DC has decided to formally close the encampment at McPherson Square with a good-bye ceremony being held this weekend. For up-to-the-minute coverage on the farewell festivities, follow Occupy DC’s two Twitter accounts here and here.
Now through June 23 you’ll be able to see and purchase print versions of these photos at Artomatic 2012 in Crystal City, Virginia. The Occupy the Dollhouse exhibit is located on the 10th floor in room 166.
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The secretive hackivist group Dollnonymous makes its presence known.
Now through June 23 you’ll be able to see and purchase print versions of these photos at Artomatic 2012 in Crystal City, Virginia. The Occupy the Dollhouse exhibit is located on the 10th floor in room 166.
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