Showing posts with label protestersinoakland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label protestersinoakland. Show all posts

Friday, October 7, 2011

Is It a Dumb Thing Choosing An Artist's Life?








While many are protesting across the country in spin-offs of the #occupywallstreet movement in New York, one artist, JD Samson, shares her personal story of what not having money during these times means to her and in a poignant "coming out" essay, she admits that she is done with trying to keep up with her peers while times are tight.





Check out her story here on Huffington Post and leave a comment letting us know if if you dig what she's saying here in our forum.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Protest in Oakland Erupts After Oscar Grant's Funeral

The Oscar Grant shooting in Oakland by a BART Transit officer led to protesting, and rioting in some areas, after Grant's funeral on Wednesday. Word is that the officer who killed Grant resigned.

Here are various perspectives of what happened in protest: