Vigil for Aaron Schwartz and Intellectual Property

Here are just a few photos of a Burlington, VT vigil for Aaron Swartz who recently committed suicide while being persecuted for intellectual property violations.  Read Swartz' Guerillo Open Access Manifesto here. 

Read the accompanying article at Vermont Commons here.

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Occupy the New Hampshire Primary!

This weekend I spend some time photographing the Occupy movement as they came out of the woodwork to occupy the New Hampshire Primary as well as point out the injustice and inequality of the election system in America today. Without further ado, here are the photos.

Occupy NH Primary's headquarters in Veteran's Memorial Park, downtown Manchester

Occupiers speak with a journalist from the Weekly Standard in hopes of gathering information about candidates schedules throughout the day

Supporters of former Senator Rick Santorum gather in the town of Hollis, NH for a rally as Occupiers position themselves in the crowd to ask difficult and pointed questions in a tactic known as "bird-dogging"

One Occupier is identified and confronted by a member of Santorum's personal security force

After chanting "End the War and tax the rich!" Occupiers are escorted from the premises and threatened with arrest


After being tossed out of the rally, the Occupiers address the national media who quickly abandon former Senator Santorum


Lighting candles for one another, Occupiers prepare for a mock funeral procession for the Death of the American Dream


An Occupier from the Occupy Providence encampment takes in the scene via smartphone


Confronted by supporters of GOP candidates, Occupiers sing and chant about the 99%


Occupiers kneel before a draped casket as they mourn the death of the American Dream

Racial Profiling

Numerous articles have been written up about the incident of which the following photographs describe. It is my wish to refrain from adding to the cacophony... only in as much to say that what happened is simply wrong and the system that created such a situation in inherently flawed and needs urgent attention from both the powers that be as well as my fellow citizens lest more lives come so close to personal ruin.

The photographs that follow are of the response to an injustice that was inflicted upon two people. They are my love song to those with the courage to stand up for the better angels of our nature; to those willing to put their own selves on the line; and to those braver than I.

Dylan

For a full write up as well as video of the action of civil disobedience you may go to:

http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2011/09/video-migrant-farmworker-leaders-detained-3-protesters-handcuffed-and-arrested.html