Occupy Brooklyn General Assembly

The Occupy Brooklyn newspaper, titled The Brooklyn Occupant, has launched online! You can read our first story here: www.newspaper.occupybk.org. 

Why a newspaper? It’s simple: many Brooklynites simply don’t have quality access to the Internet, and we think they deserve to know what’s going on in this movement.  As a handout at marches, rallies, and meetings, it can also serve as a way to share the movement’s voices with those who haven’t heard them. While the Occupied Wall Street Journal grows into a national broadsheet featuring editorials, The Brooklyn Occupant will be written in everyday language featuring stories about individuals’ struggles. We aim to give voices to those the mainstream media often overlooks.

So why a website? We’re still working on accessing a printing press and developing enough material to justify a print edition. Rather than waiting and letting the stories of our neighbors go untold, we opted to begin publishing online.

What can I do? Check back at the end of every week for new material, and, as always, please share any stories, tips or photos from Brooklyn with us! You can email us at OccupyBrooklynNewspaper@gmail.com or join our working group.

Thanks,
The Brooklyn Occupant working group