THIS IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT

For the past several weeks, post-WS2MS, most of the work for Occupy with Art has been taking place off-grid as we prepare to launch Occupational Art School and our other upcoming projects, such as CO-OP/Occuburbs. Temporarily, the OwA Facebook page has been the nexus for the OwA constant data stream. We have been documenting the unfolding LIBOR scandal and conspiracy, the drumbeat of Occupy-Is-Dead stories, the censorship of coverage of global protests, corruption of democracy at national to local levels, the consistent efforts by multinational corporations and their proxies to co-opt and monetize every aspect of human society, accelerating campaigns to convert de-colonized/liberated sovereignties into permanent militarized surveillance + police + prison states serving 1% interests, the perpetuation of de-humanizing conditions such as endless wars (on "terror" or "drugs"), closed-door negotiations by plutocrats who deign and collude to brutally and insidiously determine humanity's future from the top-down... and the stunning, courageous actions of individuals operating, usually with no visible means of support, against these forces of oppression, greed and hate.

Please be patient while we format the 2.0 iteration of our enterprise. Or rather, don't be patient. Get off your fucking ass and do something. 

ALERT! Google disabled the OwA e-mail account!

[NOTICE!]

Yesterday, I attempted to log into the Occupy with Art gmail account, and got a message-page indicating the account had been disabled. I haven't checked that account in several weeks, which is unusual, so I am not sure at this point exactly how long the email has been down. I have contacted Google to request information on the action Google took, but have to date received no reply. The terms of service allow Google to terminate any gmail account without cause - not sure how many of us know that. I did. Still, I will pursue the matter to the extent possible. The structure of OwA was developed over time and has changed significantly since September 2011. The Google mail account was opened to permit all in our group access to administrative functions. We have not changed the password, or done anything to prevent open access. Now, most of the core OwA group has moved on, and we will begin a new phase for the collective, beginning in July, with CO-OP/Occuburbs. Between now and then we will clarify new contact inputs and propose a new structure for Occupy with Art. Til then, please don't hesitate to contact us at artforhumans [at] gmail [dot] com.

- Paul McLean

Occupy with Art co-organizer