On Saturday, October 22 Noam Chomsky spoke to an absolutely packed Dewey Square about Occupy Boston, the Occupy movement, and the current state of our country. Here’s a video of his remarks:
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We celebrated our one month birthday yesterday with a dance party and cake in sunny Dewey Square! Here’s a video!
Spiritual communities have been active in Occupy Boston since day one, and we have a vibrant Faith and Spirituality Group that maintains a beautiful sacred space tent at our encampment. Here are some of the activities they and others have organized to date:
Local Christian clergy—including Bishop M. Thomas Shaw of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and Rev. Charles Adams of Harvard Divinity School—have offered words of advice and encouragement, ecumenical prayers, and communion services.
Members of Boston’s Jewish community have offered shabbat and Kol Nidre services, sounded the shoffer at our marches, and built a sukkot in Dewey Square.
Members of local Buddhist sanghas have led occupiers in chanting and meditation, and members of Thich Nhat Hahn’s monastic community gave a talk and led a mindfulness march.
The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard has offered discussion groups and secular meditations for atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, and skeptics.
Local Unitarian-Universalist clergy have held interreligious prayer services, and the Harvard Divinity School Unitarian-Universalist Ministry to Students (HUUMS) have come to Dewey Square offering occupiers warm drinks and a listening ear.
A local Sikh community performed a moving chant concert in Dewey Plaza.
Occupiers and supporters from the Pagan, Muslim, Native American, yoga, New Age, and other traditions have all offered prayers, meditations, ceremonies, and workshops in Dewey Square.
On October 12, Jamarhl Crawford, publisher and editor of Blackstonian: The Black Boston 411, addressed Occupy Boston’s General Assembly. Jamarhl spoke about how Occupy Boston can be more inclusive of issues facing Boston’s black community. It’s an important message that is well worth watching.
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On Saturday, 3000 people from all walks of life marched from Park Street Station to Dewey Square as part of the October 15 Boston Antiwar Rally, which was sponsored by the Boston branch of the United National Antiwar Committee. While not officially endorsed by Occupy Boston, many member of Occupy Boston were in attendance.
After the Antiwar Rally, hundreds of people joined Occupy Boston in a second march to call for greater accountability on Wall Street and greater responsiveness in Washington.
Both events were part of the October 15 Global Day of Action that included demonstrations in more than 80 countries around the world. Here are some pictures of the Boston events:
[Photographs courtesy of Jon Pack and WEBN-TV]