New School Occupation (was the best one yet!)

So around 6 AM, a group of situationist-inspired students of the new school entered their school, sealed the doors, climbed on to the roof, draped signs and occupied the building for several hours. Once on the roof, they shouted through a megaphone explaining their reasoning for occupying the building. However they were soon forced to retreat inside as police barricaded the doors and took control of the exterior building.

To quote a flyer that was distributed outside the building, “Their demands are simple: the resignation of President Kerrey and full control of the building.”

ANDY FOLK sums up the demands quite eloquently here. (He’s interviewed toward the end.)

It was certainly the most exciting in a series of university occupations that have happened in New York City during the past four months. The New York Police Department responded as if a bank robbery had occurred, with literally hundreds of police cars, helicopters, riot police, and eventually tear gassed the occupiers inside the building. By noon, everyone involved had been gassed and arrested, indicating a much more hardline approach to university occupation than has been seen in the past few months.

These photos are all unedited out of my camera, I might make a post later with some prettier versions.

ALSO: I don’t normally host music downloads, but this is certainly the most appropriate soundtrack for today’s events. Get it before the link expires. Kiwi – Anarchists Have More Fun