This brought tears to my eyes - OCCUPY 99%
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:16
One of the most impressive moments of yesterday's Occupy Wall Street marches, was when someone projected a giant 99% "bat signal" on the side of one of lower Manhattan's skyscrapers, as thousands of people swarmed across the nearby Brooklyn Bridge. New Yorkers know the Verizon Building, as the windowless, concrete eyesore , that looms over the bridge, and mars the downtown skyline, so seeing it used is such a way, certainly got a lot of attention. But who did it? And how were they able to project the stories-high words, on the building just as the protesters made their way over the span? Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin spoke to Mark Read, one of the Occupy Wall Street organizer, who pulled together a team of friends and artists, that arranged for the projection to happen.
Read says he got help from two video projection artists, Max Nova and JR Skola, who used a 12,000 lumen projector, and programmed the software needed to properly program the message. He also found an apartment in a nearby housing project, from where they safely angle the projection on to the building. He says he offered to rent the apartment from a single mother of three, but when she found out what they wanted to use it for — and saw what happened during the eviction of Zuccotti Park — she refused to take their money.
The 99% #OWS #N17 EPIC MOMENT - YouTube
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Ha ha! i just posted the same video:-) how cool and awesome is that? we are the freedom, peacefull "Vigilantes"..
Peace :-)
Wow! LOVE it! If any vid is worth of going viral, this is it.
Almost didn't watch it because I didn't wanna cry -- but these are good tears. Thanks for posting Mr. Ed.
"when someone projected a giant 99% "bat signal"
I lost it there! Thanks for the laugh, may much grace and mercy be on all involved :)