A Washington Square Park Artist Protest

And being that I have been attempting to vend those DecorForU #blacklivesmatter #notmypresident, #nopolicestate, #occupywallstreet, #berniesanders, #yoga, #brooklyn, #manhattan, #washingtonsquarepark & #Iloveny necklaces, magnets, key chains & pins for $2 each at Washington Square Park the past couple of years or so, when I came across Kristin's post in facebookland about Oriel being arrested at Washington Square Park last week, it caught my eye.  And her Facebook post read something like:

"One of the artists at Washington Square Park was arrested yesterday by park officers. There’s a video online. There were all kinds of people yelling at the officers the whole time as if it was all their fault. Here’s the thing: He wasn’t even trying to follow the rules for displaying artwork. And apparently he refused to leave. They told him he couldn’t display his artwork that way and he ... didn’t care?

Since I’ve been selling these buttons I’ve had various issues with police officers, but always because they were wrong about the law. (And even in those cases, I had to do what they said.) Whereas the officers in the park have been great. And they know the law. It really doesn’t seem fair that they’re taking all this flak... If someone isn’t obeying the law and an officer points that out and the person’s attitude is, I don’t care; I’m doing it anyway - then what is the officer supposed to do? Just walk away?

At one point in the video one of the park officers says impatiently to the artist, “Get a table!” As far as I can tell, that’s all he needed to do.

But instead, now it’s a big giant mess for no reason at all."

And lo and behold in internetland, there was a Video: Cops Attack Artist For Not Selling Art On Table, He Says, Patch article and another Videos: Parks Police Grab And Slam Artist To Ground In Washington Square Park article about Oriel being arrested I guess for not selling his art on a table at Washington Square Park last week.

And Jesus crap!!??  Since when do the way too many.... green park rangers get violent at Washington Square Park. And that video of Oriel being arrested at Washington Square Park, that really cool artist, vendors and beyond park to be found in New York City, is horrifying to watch, with images of what looks like police brutality or green park ranger brutality in it.

Though lo and behold again! I am not sure if this has anything to do with that artist protest that finds itself posted in that Blogger title above, Oriel was seen while vending DecorForU #blacklivesmatter #notmypresident, #nopolicestate, #occupywallstreet, #berniesanders, #yoga, #brooklyn, #manhattan, #washingtonsquarepark & Iloveny necklaces, magnets, key chains & pins for $2 each at Washington Square Park yesterday. No one is free when others are oppressed.  And what, if anything, does this have to do with a no police state. Have a great Washington Square Park artist protest day and more.

A 2019 NYC Anarchist Book Fair

Come visit us at this years 13th Annual New York City Anarchist Book Fair. We will have books, zines, MORUS tote bags, Black Lives Matter necklaces, magnets, key chains & pins, squatter patches and much more. We hope to see you there!

The NYC Anarchist Book Fair aims to offer a space for people to connect with one another as well as to provide broader access to the rich and varied spectrum of anarchist ideas and practices. Now is the perfect time to explore these ideas and practices and to bring them into play in our communities and the world.

https://anarchistbookfair.net/

Those were the above words to that MORUS at NYC Anarchist Book Fair Facebook event invite for that NYC Anarchist Book Fair held at Judson Memorial Church this past weekend that I attempted to vend those DecorForU #blacklivesmatter #notmypresident #nopolicestate #occupywallstreet #berniesanders #yoga #squat #morus #theshadow #tompkinssquarepark #washingtonsquarepark #lowereastside #eastvillage #manhattan & #iloveny necklaces, magnets, key chains & pins for $2 each at Morus’s table.  And we had a great time tabling MORUS tote bags, Black Lives Matter necklaces, magnets, key chains & pins, zines, patches, books and more at this years 13th Annual NYC Anarchist Book Fair.

And some of those vendors listed in this years program at this New York City Anarchist Book Fair were:  PM Press – ANTIFA NYC and East Rev – Anti – Joy – AK Press – ACT UP – Autonomedia – Bitch Betta Have My $ Collective – Earth First – Fifth Estate – M.A.C.C. – NYC Anarchist Black Cross – M.O.R.U.S – Viscers Print Goods – Unhappy New York- Defend Democracy in Brazil – Interference Archive – Subway Slip – World War Three Illustrated – The Base – Unity And Struggle – The New Press – Teleidoscope – the Anti – Hero Project – Stealing Fire Comic – Side -A- POP GYM- D di V CCC-Z C – Tahrir Scarf – Subway Slip – Socialist Rifle Association – prayers zine – OR Books – NYC War Tax Resistance – Club A Kitchen – Common Notions – Earth Strike – Haymarket Books – Industrial Workers Of World – NYC GMB – KaloticCraft – Reflective Zines – New York City Action Medical – National Animal Liberation Press Office – Take Care Magazine – The Operating System- NYC Shut It Down

Have a great NYC Anarchist Book Fair day and more.

A London Vacation

And so having just signed in to that Occupy Art Blog to post about that Black Lives Matter Art Show That Went To London this past weekend, I thought I would sign in to this Blogger blagh to post those vacation part photos of that Black Lives Matter Art Show That Went To London this past weekend, as I thought that if I take one of those summer vacations to somewhere on planet earth, I might as well attempt to do a Black Lives Matter Art Show while there. And after booking one of those hostels online, gee do I find myself posting a lot of photos from that tourist and sightseeing vacation to London as part of that Black Lives Matter Art Show Goes To London.excursion that took me to Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Oxford Street, Borough Market, the Tower Bridge, Hyde Park and the neighborhoods of East London, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch, Brick Lane Sunday Market, Hackney and other tourist spots with the London Underground.and those Santander Bicycles. And there aren't many other words that I can think of to add to this blagh post at the moment, as every picture tells a story, I think. Have a great summer vacation day and more.