global revolution

Austin activism in 2011 saw an upsurge in activity throughout the year with the mantra of change in the air. With the revolutions in the Arab world acting as a spark, people lit the fire that was once at the heart of social change in America. Activists for human rights involved in a whole rage of issues joined forces to fight the system of injustice seen all across the United States and the world. With the start of the Occupy Wall St. movement in New York, solidarity actions sprung up all across the world with Austin joining the movement on Oct. 6th. Issues addressed in this 2011 review include: war, civil liberties, immigrant rights, workers rights, global revolution, the Palestinian liberation struggle, feminist critique of pornography and the occupy movement. This is a Austin Indymedia/ZGraphix co-production. Produced by the Austin Indymedia Team. Jeff Zavala Matt Gossage Mari Hernandez Matt Tedrow Grace Alfar Photography by Jason Cato & Rene Renteria Learn more at: http://austin.indymedia.org http://zgraphix.org

The Occupy Austin movement took to the streets Saturday 10/15/2011. Starting at 12:00 p.m., demonstrators marched from City Hall, through Downtown, to the State Capitol. On the way, the occupiers made a stop at Chase Bank at Sixth Street and Lavaca Street to withdraw their money and close their accounts. "I closed my bank account because I'm sick of the CEO's of large corporations like J.P. Morgan Chase reaping the benefits and passing the buck onto us," protester Jonathan Marmon said. Last Friday, the second day of the now 10-day demonstration, activists marched from City Hall to Bank of America for the same purpose. Ihor Gowda has participated in the Occupy Austin movement since it started on Oct. 6. "For the last few years I have felt corporate money influencing the political process is something that needs to change in the country," he said. Saturday’s march coincided with an international movement against corporate greed and the role of corporations in government. In Frankfurt, Germany, some 5,000 people took to the streets to protest in front of the European Central Bank. Thousands marched through the Bosnian city of Sarajevo carrying pictures of Che Guevara and old communist flags that read "Death to capitalism, freedom to the people.” Thousands of people also joined peaceful protests in Sydney, Tokyo, Manila, Hong Kong and Seoul. Video produced for Austin Indymedia by Jeff Zavala, Mari Hernandez and Matt Gossage A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

 
The Occupy Austin movement took to the streets Saturday 10/15/2011. Starting at 12:00 p.m., demonstrators marched from City Hall, through Downtown, to the State Capitol. On the way, the occupiers made a stop at Chase Bank at Sixth Street and Lavaca Street to withdraw their money and close their accounts. "I closed my bank account because I'm sick of the CEO's of large corporations like J.P. Morgan Chase reaping the benefits and passing the buck onto us," protester Jonathan Marmon said. Last Friday, the second day of the now 10-day demonstration, activists marched from City Hall to Bank of America for the same purpose. Ihor Gowda has participated in the Occupy Austin movement since it started on Oct. 6. "For the last few years I have felt corporate money influencing the political process is something that needs to change in the country," he said. Saturday’s march coincided with an international movement against corporate greed and the role of corporations in government. In Frankfurt, Germany, some 5,000 people took to the streets to protest in front of the European Central Bank. Hundreds marched through the Bosnian city of Sarajevo carrying pictures of Che Guevara and old communist flags that read "Death to capitalism, freedom to the people.” Hundreds of people also joined peaceful protests in Sydney, Tokyo, Manila, Hong Kong and Seoul. Video produced for Austin Indymedia by Jeff Zavala, Mari Hernandez and Matt Gossage A ZGraphix Production. http://zgraphix.org

New York, September 17--Protesters against corporate greed occupy Zuccotti Square because their original plans to occupy Wall Street were blocked by police. Throughout the day they conduct peaceful general assemblies in order to work towards a democratic movement. See www.livestream.com/globalrevolution for live coverage. This episode filmed by Liza Béar.