Occupy

Alexa O’Brien is a New York activist and citizen journalist. In 2011 O’Brien started the #USDayofRage campaign, calling for reform of the US electoral system. The campaign eventually fed into the #OWS movement. As a direct result of her #USDayofRage campaign, O’Brien has been subject to harrassment by US authorities, and is a plaintiff in the Stop The NDAA lawsuit, recently securing a temporary injunction against the indefinite detention provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. O’Brien is providing unparalleled, in-depth coverage of the Bradley Manning hearings on her website, alexaobrien.com. David Graeber is an American anthropologist based at Goldsmiths, University of London. Graeber is the author of Debt: The First Five Thousand Years, a historical monograph on the use and role of debt in historical movements and revolutions. A veteran of anti-globalization protests since the turn of the century, Graeber was an original participant in the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations, and is credited as its intellectual spokesperson. Since then, he has become one of the foremost spokespeople for the movement, and its most prominent theorist. Naomi Colvin is the driving force behind UK Friends of Bradley Manning, an advocacy group that has been winning significant publicity for the plight of alleged U.S. whistleblower Bradley Manning in the United Kingdom. Colvin has since become a key activist and regular spokesperson for the Occupy London group, articulating the general goals and principles to the wider public in television and radio interviews. She has published in the Guardian on both Occupy and on the Manning affair. Aaron Peters is a doctoral candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London. Peters writes on social movements in the context of the internet, and has been one of the most insightful commentators on the major mass movements in recent years. A student activist, Peters is both a keen analyst of and a participa

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  • Originally Aired May 29, 2012
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network RT
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