"ACT UP/NY! and Occupy: Tax Wall Street and End AIDS" protest sticker by Chip Duckett, courtesy ACT UP/NY
This morning, ACT-UP/NY and Occupy Wall Street will demonstrate beginning at 11AM at City Hall to mark the 25th Anniversary of ACT-UP, or the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.
ACT-UP began in 1987 as an anarchist network that coalesced to fight against homophobia and for justice. According to Wikipedia, ACT-UP’s first action took place in March 1987 on Wall Street — and 17 were arrested that day for acts of civil disobedience. It seems likely that we’ll see arrests today, as well, as this press release seems to confirm:
WHAT: ACT-UP 25th ANNIVERSARY DEMONSTRATION ON WALL STREET
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 – 10:30 AMWHERE: 10:30 AM – East Side of City Hall - Pre-Rally Interviews with Speakers - this is an interview opportunity for media ONLY
11:00 AM – West Side of City Hall – Speakers at Rally Kick off the Demonstration - please notify the public of this!
WHAT WILL HAPPEN:
Hundreds of AIDS activists will gather outside City Hall to hear brief speeches on current topics of concern on HIV/AIDS issues, with specific demands, including the need for a Financial Speculative Tax to be funneled to health care. The demonstration will leave City Hall and go down Broadway, with a couple of other stops at key locations, ending at Trinity Church with a personal commemoration of loved ones lost to AIDS. ACT-UP chapters and supporters are busing into New York from Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Washington and other cities to participate with the New York groups. A number of supportive national and local organizations and individuals will join ACT-UP in the demonstration, including Housing Works, National Nurses United, and Occupy Wall Street, among many others.Acts of civil disobedience may occur during the demonstration, which is expected to last about two to two and a half hours.
Check the right-hand column for live video and, in the CoverItLive session, live tweets from the Daily Occ team and other street journalists at today’s action. And, below, we’ll update this page live with highlights and news! No need to refresh the page; updates will appear automagically as they’re posted.
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Live Updates:
13.26 - DiceyTroop
Here’s @TessElizaTC’s video of Bill Livsey’s totally unprompted arrest:
13.21 - DiceyTroop
Consternation outside Federal Hall on Wall Street after ACT UP NY and Occupy Wall Street organizer Bill Livsey is “snatched by the Feds for no reason,” as one occupier put it:
NYPD, Feds & SWAT just arrested #ows/#ACTUP organizer for standing near the bullshit Freedom zone on the federal hall steps #actup #ows #a25
— Brett Goldberg (@PoweredByCats) April 25, 2012
Suddenly, there was an arrest out of nowhere, for NO REASON. #ows #FederalHall twitpic.com/9ds4q6
— Carrie M (@CarrieM213) April 25, 2012
Another picture of the sudden arrest of an occupier on the sidewalk. #ows #ActUp25 twitpic.com/9ds537
— Carrie M (@CarrieM213) April 25, 2012
They just arrested billy in front of #freedomcage. Totally unprompted. @OccupyArrests #A25
— tesseliza (@TesselizaTC) April 25, 2012
Billy arrest @OccupyArrestsyfrog.us/0j467cz
— tesseliza (@TesselizaTC) April 25, 2012
12.06 - DiceyTroop
The march seems to be penned in on Broadway at Wall Street. Crowd estimates have been above expectations, which were set at about 1000 participants.
Bloomberg’s NYC: Activists treated like criminals. #OWS #ACTUP25 #A25 yfrog.com/ntlmfgaj
— Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) April 25, 2012
Protesters penned at broadway and wall st #actup #actupny #ows twitpic.com/9drhjy
— allisonkilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) April 25, 2012
One young woman picked up the gate and opened it. #ows #actup #actupny twitpic.com/9drhu7
— allisonkilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) April 25, 2012
Police quickly closed the pen again #ACTUP25 #actup
— allisonkilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) April 25, 2012
Police quickly closed the pen again #ACTUP25 #actup
— allisonkilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) April 25, 2012
I found Winski! He is not letting anyone stand on sidewalks outside the (kettled) march.#ActUp25 twitpic.com/9drkgt
— Carrie M (@CarrieM213) April 25, 2012
12.00 - DiceyTroop
The street journalist crew is doing a fantastic job this morning. All of the updates appear to the right inside the CoverItLive stream, but here are some highlights:
near the front of the march, many people are behind me. It’s too compressed to see how many. Barricaded on swalk #ows #a25 #actup
— Corey (@wookietv) April 25, 2012
#ACTUP #a25 #ows How many more have to die? Act up, fight back & occupy! (this one’s a keeper)
— Liz Highleyman (@lizatblackrose) April 25, 2012
Marching down Fulton accompanied by mopeds #ActUpNY #ActUp25 #a25 twitter.com/mollyknefel/st…
— Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) April 25, 2012
Walking south on bway, approaching canal. Can see at least six vehicles w lights flashing a few blocks up. #A25
— tesseliza (@TesselizaTC) April 25, 2012
https://twitter.com/#!/lizatblackrose/status/195188731106439168/photo/1
Turning off Fulton onto water st, I think there are many more people than I thought, over 1000 I would assume #ows #a25 #actup
— Corey (@wookietv) April 25, 2012
Going down Pine. @johnknefel tried to cross the street, was told by cops he couldnt #ActUpNY #a25
— Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) April 25, 2012
1% sidewalk RT @mollyknefel: Going down Pine. @johnknefel tried to cross the street, was told by cops he couldnt #ActUpNY #a25
— johnknefel (@johnknefel) April 25, 2012
We are in a cage at Wall and Broadway #ActUpNY #a25 #ows
— Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) April 25, 2012
Out of the cage. Yay #ActUpNY #a25 #ows
— Molly Knefel (@mollyknefel) April 25, 2012
Cops penning in protesters for protesting #actupny #ows rightnow.io/breaking-news/… #Actup #A25 via @jamiekilstein
— Right Now I/O Feed (@rightnowio_feed) April 25, 2012
10.35 - DiceyTroop
It looks like an amazing scene down at City Hall this morning, many people hanging out and enjoying the nice weather — and others doing a bit more:
bit.ly/actup-arrests-… And it begins… Ten arrests at stock exchange so far. #ACTUP #TaxWallStreet #EndAIDS #ActUp25 #A25 #OWS #OccupyAIDS
— ACT UP New York (@actupny) April 25, 2012
Nine members of ACT UP have just chained themselves across Wall Street as the opening bell rang on New York Stock Exchange floor. Protesters are demanding that a tax be added to all stock transactions in order to fund HIV/AIDS treatments worldwide. The above photo was sent to us from the phone of famed NYC club promoter Chip Duckett. Stand by for developments…UPDATE: Arrests began immediately.
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