Monthly Archives: October, 2011

Wall Street Spirit by Dan Bull

Hip Hop artist Talib Kweli appeared at Occupy Wall Street in a show of solidarity with real grassroots democracy, and performed a new rhyme called, "Distraction". In an interview he said, "I'm not aligned with everyone politically who is there," he said. "But I was overwhelmed by seeing democracy in action. You have to see how dedicated these people are to creating social awareness and creating a platform for us to talk about issues ... disparities in our country."

Watch a video of the performance below.

Michael Franti, one of the top musical activists today, showed up at Occupy Wall Street and played music for the protesters in a support of solidarity and to energize and embolden the crowd. He wandered through the encampment, played with the drummers, and helped kick off the general assembly. Watch a video below:

Rapper Immortal Technique showed up at Occupy Wall Street in a show of solidarity, and spoke to RT and said, “People that are on Wall Street, people that are in the government, a lot of them are refusing . . . to acknowledge their responsibility in what’s causing all of this.”

Watch the RT interview below:

Jeff Mangum, whose band Neutral Milk Hotel soared to notoriety with his album "In an Aeroplane Over the Sea" back in 1988, made a surprise visit and played an impromptu concert for the Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park. He later remarked, “Of course I support [Occupy Wall Street]. This is just something small I can do.”