Occupy Austin, 2011

A movement in evolution

"...a few days after the Austin wing of the Occupy Wall Street national movement got under way, Chronicle photographer..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

APD Infiltrates Occupy: How Many Officers Does it Take to 'Protect' Free Speech?

Lawyer says up to six APD officers involved in watching OA

"...It was the arrest of six members of Occupy Austin during a Houston demonstration in December 2011 that..."

Feb. 23, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

37 Arrested at Occupy Austin

City rule change leads to nonviolent clash with occupiers

"...(but still peaceful) clash between Austin Police Department and Occupy Austin, 37 people were arrested in the small hours..."

Oct. 30, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

APD Infiltrates Occupy

Activists say cop encouraged them to break the law

"...Did an undercover Austin Police detective induce members of Occupy Austin to commit felony obstruction of a roadway during..."

Aug. 30, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM: Occupy the Future

Corporations are not people

"...or his anonymous finger on the heartbeat of the Occupy movement...."

Dec. 16, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

APD Occupies 'Occupy': A Half-Dozen Infiltrators?

Questions remain on the extent of APD surveillance

"...The Houston arrest of six members of Occupy Austin during a 2011 port action – part of..."

March 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Undercover Officers Outed in Occupy Austin Case

Trial set for February 2013

"...saga of the Austin Police Department's infiltration of the Occupy Austin movement continued in Harris County court last week..."

Nov. 6, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Occupy Austin

"...I explain in less than 400 hundred words that Occupy Austin is an important asset to our community? How..."

Feb. 9, 2012 Postmarks

APD Infiltrates Occupy

Undercover cops revealed in Houston – Acevedo promises review

"...Did an undercover Austin Police detective induce members of Occupy Austin to commit felony obstruction of a roadway during..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Occupying Occupy

APD undercover debacle embarrassed itself, and Austin

"...undercover officers (three primary, three backup) to infiltrate the Occupy Austin organization, APD officials delivered several high-minded defenses of..."

March 29, 2013 News Column by Michael King

APD's 'Rick' and 'Dirk' Occupy Occupy Austin

Two more undercover cops identified

"...saga of the Austin Police Department's infiltration of the Occupy Austin movement continued in Harris County court last week..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: One, Two, Many Occupations

A movement being born is many things

"...Attempting to describe Occupy Austin – and more broadly, the Occupy movement worldwide..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Column by Michael King

What's Your Occupation?

Targeting July Fourth and the Capitol, Occupy Austin considers its future

"...– Occupy Austin chant on the plaza of City Hall on..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Adam Wasch

From Occupation to Co-operation

Co-op Think Tank organizes to expand member-owned movement

"...At the height of the Occupy movement in 2011, more than 700,000 people nationwide moved..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Occupying the Future

Participants say they're in it for the long haul

"...Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, marking the second weekend of Occupy Austin and the launch of Occupy World – the..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...marked shift in the personality of today's public protests. Occupy Wall Street, the global movement that exposed the enormous..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Point Austin: Activate This!

One insider's fight to make 'good old liberal Austin the city it thinks it is'

"...she took the witness stand in support of two Occupy Austin plaintiffs who sued the city on grounds that..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Making Connections

Organized labor reaches out to all workers

"...book Restoring the Power of Unions: It Takes a Movement, UT law professor and labor scholar Jack Getman argued..."

March 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Agreeing To Disagree

Outside City Hall, crowds gather; inside City Hall, clouds form

"...As the Occupy Wall Street protests enter a second month, solidarity gatherings..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Letters at 3am: Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 2

You cannot arrest a population

"...the Soviet bloc, the ongoing Arab Spring, and the Occupy movement share a means. Employ a decentralized action-response-action process..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Top 10 Photos: John Anderson

"...Occupy Austin marches through downtown Austin for a Bank Action..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Photo Gallery

Moscow Now, Here

The New Russian Drama Festival opens a hotline to the culture of Russia today

"...in the Nineties as part of Russia's New Drama movement – to Austin as a way of sharing his..."

March 9, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Convictions Stand, Despite Eviction

After a night of police drama, Occupiers regroup

"...Occupy Austin is the latest part of the Occupy movement..."

Feb. 10, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Attack of the Cybermen

Activism empowered by the Internet

"...WikiLeaks. Anonymous. Occupy. Exactly when did real life slipstream over into some..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

99 Poems for the 99 Percent

edited by Dean Rader

"...In August of 2011, a few weeks before Occupy tents were raised in New York's Zuccotti Park, Dean..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Robin Hood

This umpteenth iteration of He Who Steals From the Rich to Give to the Poor puts its dumbness front and center

"...and rallying the people of Nottingham into a veritable Occupy movement well and truly primed to rebel against Ben..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Now You See Me 2

Now you can't un-see the second installment of Jon M. Chu's magical trilogy

"...oh why?) as Lula, the newest member of these Occupy Movement street magicians who steal from the rich and..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Purge: Anarchy

Back after last year's Purge struck such a unlikely chord, this story about an annual eruption of violence returns in stronger form.

"...was a hook worthy of Shirley Jackson and the Occupy movement alike, couched within a standard hide-and-seek home-invasion thriller...."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Inequality for All

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich tackles income inequality in this documentary.

"...him that groups like the Tea Party and the Occupy movement are thriving at this point in time. Inequality..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Communists! GOP Sees Reds Under the SB 5 Bed

New conspiracy theory: Bill opponents no longer mob, now Stalinists

"...the Texas Tribune reported that "local chapters of the Occupy movement and the International Socialist Organization, or ISO" were..."

June 28, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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