Occupy
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Adopting the catch phrase of the national Occupy movement, students at "Occupy Harvard" are calling for a "University for the 99%" as seen on this sticker at the Occupy camp site on Friday.
Occupy Harvard's First Night: An Eyewitness Account
Roberto F. Velez '03, a teaching fellow in the Visual and Environmental Studies Department, shot this video of last Wednesday's Occupy Harvard protest depicting the night as it unfolded.
Fallen Tents
Friday afternoon at Occupy Harvard, tents have fallen and the area was empty save a handful of dedicated occupiers.
Camp Out
Students participating in "Occupy Harvard" who choose to spend the night in the Yard found shelter in these tents. Although approximately sixty people camped out overnight on Wednesday, the numbers had dwindled significantly as of Friday.
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The "Occupy Harvard" camp site was quiet early Friday afternoon. Protesters have set up tents in the center of Harvard Yard, at the very foot of the iconic John Harvard statue.
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A well-worn poster reading "Welcome to Occupy Harvard" laid abandoned at the "Occupy" campsite early Friday afternoon.
Occupying Harvard Online
Occupy Harvard's Media and Outreach team has launched a website intended to facilitate communication between occupiers and the rest of Harvard community. The website includes a statement of purpose, a frequently asked questions section, and an online forum meant to function as an "electronic general assembly."
Egyptian Arab Spring Organizers Address Occupy Harvard
Speaking through the bars of the locked Johnston Gate, Egyptian activists Ahmed Maher and Esraa Abdel Fattah sought to link the Occupy movement to the Arab Spring.
