Sunday, October 23, 2011

OCT. 21: PETE SEEGER MARCHES WITH OCCUPY WALL STREET


"Pete Seeger, with canes, joined the Occupy Wall Street protests on Friday night. The 92-year-old marched from 95th Street to Columbus Circle." Marcus Yam for The New York Times.

NYTimes news article: "Pete Seeger Leads Protesters, on Foot and in Song" by Colin Moynihan

Here's two videos shot and captioned by Michael Moore...

"If Pete Seeger can walk 36 blocks at midnight with Occupy Wall Street, then so can you.

"92-year-old folk legend Pete Seeger (seen waving cane at 50-second mark) marches 36 blocks with Occupy Wall Street from a performance at Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th Street in the Upper West Side of Manhattan down to Broadway and 59th Street for a sing-a-long at Columbus Circle.

"This footage was shot shortly after midnight as the protesters neared Columbus Circle...."



"Pete Seeger, Tao Rodríguez-Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Guy Davis, Tom Paxton, Tom Chapin and David Amram joined Occupy Wall Street on a march from Broadway and 95th Street in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, down to Columbus Circle at Broadway and 59th Street. When we got there, this is what happened..."

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