Welcome to Occupy The Stage!

                        
Occupy The Stage is no longer located at the warehouse on Toulouse Street. Find us in the streets, or Contact Us!

                                        

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We're Reading The Exchange!

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Check out The Exchange - a quarterly print newspaper that highlight important social issues while giving a voice to NOLA's most marginalized residents.










Justice Fest Is Here! Parade May 5 at 6pm

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The second week of Justice Fest will last from Thursday, May 2 - Sunday, May 5.

2013 Celebrate justice and music with Occupy the Stage near the entrance to Jazz Fest - 2943 Maurepas Street Porch.

Justice is not dead. Lady Justice has merely been taken hostage. And when there is no justice, there will be no peace.

We do not support the fact that Shell Oil is a corporate sponsor of Jazz Fest. We love NOLA music and culture but not Shell Oil.

We do not support Mayor Landrieu’s crackdown on live music venues, musicians, buskers, artists, and performers. We will resist the ridiculous citations residents living near Jazz Fest have received for having Yard Sales or "transient vending."



And we hate Clean Zones!

We welcome you to bring info related to Social Justice Issues to this location during Jazz Fest.

In addition to Free Aqua Net Hairspray, the shrine will offer information about different Social Justice issues in New Orleans.

Please feel free to stop by during festival hours and be ready for some creative demonstrations.

Parade Sunday!  Calling all musicians, buskers, artists, circus clowns, flag corps, mimes, puppeteers, regular folks, irregular folks, cats, dogs, baboons, dancers, lovers of music, Every-Damned-Body!

Sunday, May 5th at 6pm, we will show our support for all the good folks that make New Orleans great!

The Free The Music parade will bring free music to the streets of the Jazz Fest neighborhood to raise awareness about the city's ridiculous crackdown on live music venues and musicians.

You don't need to buy a ticket.

You don't need a corporate sponsor.

Just come out Sunday, May 5, 6pm and be ready to play music and dance in the streets.

Costumes encouraged.

The Bywater Rising Protest/ Second Line in support of live music venues, musicians, buskers, artists, DJs was great. We decided we wouldn't stop there.

If you use Facebook, you can RSVP there but it is not required.



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Bywater Rising made the news!

Second Line Protest on The Gambit blog
Second Line Protest on Offbeat website

Calling all DJs, street musicians, live musicians, music venues, buskers and NOLA citizens who love live music! ENOUGH is ENOUGH! Second Line in Support of Stopping the crackdown on music venues and musicians, DJs and buskers.

Show support for keeping The Music at Mimi's and other music venues! Show support for street musicians, DJs, and bands!

At 6:00pm Thursday, April 25th we will Second Line in the streets in support of New Orleans music and culture. Meet near Mickey Markey Park (700 Piety) @ Royal for a Second Line!

Bring your signs, banners, props, puppets, instruments, noise makers, band members, friends, and lovers!

RSVP on Facebook! (not required)

Solidarity #NOLANoise


#OTS brings you #JusticeFest

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A festival not sponsored by shell.

At the area formerly known as the Shrine of Jon Bon Jovi, join us to celebrate our commitment to social justice. 

Check out the the JBJ Shrine's Facebook page. 






March Against Monsanto New Orleans May 25!

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May 25 New Orleans! March Against Monsanto at 1pm!

Join the global March Against Monsanto day of action!

See the Facebook Event for details.

NOTE: This march is not being organized by Occupy NOLA or Occupy The Stage, but we are joining in solidarity!

Tax Evaders

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The week before Tax Day, April 10-15, people across the country are taking a series of creative actions to illuminate the issue of of corporate tax evasion. 

Overpass Light Brigades are bringing Tax Evaders to public spaces and corporate headquarters in 7 different cities, from Hawaii to New York City. 

Guerilla projection teams will be projecting the video game and video animations in public places in 5 different cites, from Seattle to New Orleans. 



#taxevaders  |  facebook.com/taxevaders
Donate

Every little bit helps! Learn how HERE


Our Etsy Shop





Write to political prisoners!

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See Mail to the Jail for details!




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Occupy NOLA
has its own
website here!  

TriLumination Projection Squad

Bringing  Indy media to the streets!




Guise of Fawkes and OpValentine on Mardi Gras Day

The Guise of Fawkes Krewe rolled with the Society of Saint Anne on Mardi Gras Day (February 12).

Before the rain, our Free Anons float included valentines people could write to political prisoners for #OpValentine! See the slideshow below!



Guise of Fawkes with krewedelusion

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Occupy The Stage Krewe Guise of Fawkes built float 6 in krewedelusion, the parade that rolled after Krewe du Vieux on Jan 19. Our theme: "Go Fawkes Yourself."

Statewide March on Baton Rouge April 30

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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Assemble at the State Capitol, 11am,  March to the Governor’s mansion, DHH building, then back to State Capitol for Rally!

 STOP JINDAL-CIDE


Expand Medicaid! Save Huey P. Long Charity Hospital! Save the Charity System and Public Healthcare Hospitals! Justice for Public Hospital Workers!


Sponsors: Enough Is Enough!!!, Coalition to Save Our State, American Federation of State, County & Municipal, Employees (AFSCME), Committee to Save Southeast Louisiana Hospital (SELH)

March Supporters: United Teachers of  New Orleans (UTNO), Community Voice, Louisiana Freedmen Missionary Baptist General Association, Children’s Defense Fund-Louisiana, Advocates for LA Public Health Care (ALPH), Occupy NOLA

 For State-wide info: 318 792 6187, 318 730 3622, or 318 623 2639. Write to: P.O. Box 4041, Pineville, LA 7136  Enoughisenoughsos@gmail.com.

For Greater New Orleans info and transportation info:  Derrick Morrison  denbenphu@gmail.com 504 908 5410

It’s an issue of Life or Death!!!



Help SlutWalk NOLA Here!







ACLU Defends Occupy The Stage Plaintiff

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Because money is not more important than constitutional rights, despite what the Clean Zone Ordinances indicated.

We won!

Our Press Release!

The Gambit Weekly's Update
"ACLU reaches agreement with city on Clean Zone lawsuit"


OTS live interview with OPN

On January 24, 2013, Other Possibilities Network interviewed Occupy The Stage. Check out the video that show cases our new workshops.




The Political Puppet Show

filmed at Occupy The Stage



Occupy Puppet Theater!

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The Occupy Puppet Theater performed at a Charivarie across from the Federal Reserve on December 14 to protest Austerity.




From 2012 

Occupy The Roads at OTS December

Debt Burn at Global Day of Action to Reclaim Education

Chalkupy Obama July 25

Occupy Caravan June 19

Occupy The Stage is a branch 
of Occupy NOLA that
is dedicated to the
arts and artisans.
We are committed
to the belief that
the arts and skilled
 trades are sacred.
They belong to the people
and are immune
to censorship, gentrification
taxation or corporate
consolidation. These are
the basic necessities for
civilization and are
considered incorruptible. 

Follow Our Election Day 99% Voting Booth and Occupy Puppet Theater HERE

Details about Nov 6 Occupy Puppet Theater

We are still accepting write-in ballots via email, fax, or submit to @OccupyJedi via Twitter. Contact us! We promise to count every vote!




GA SCHEDULE UPDATE!

Occupy NOLA General
Assemblies meet once a week
on Tuesdays at 7pm. Contact info@occupyneworleans.us for details.


There are currently no Saturday General Assemblies being held as of unanimous vote on Dec. 18!






Solidarity NOLA Noise

 
                  
 Things We Like

               

          

           Walmart Elves






This Is Occupy The Stage






BATON ROUGE HAS DROPPED THE CHARGES!

Founding Member of Occupy The Stage Jail Support News

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After being held in Orleans Parrish Prison for making a speech from Wednesday at 1 am until early Tuesday morning, founding member of Occupy The Stage was transferred to East Baton Rouge where he was finally released around 8:30 pm Central Time. Members of OTS met him at the gate. Thank you everyone who supported us during this week of Jail Support.

Press Release about Justin Warren's Arrest and Jail Support.

He discussed his arrest and made his speech on WBOK-AM radio from 2-3 pm Central on June 27.

Speech Founding Member of OTS was reading in Baton Rouge

Jail Support Update

Thank you all for the generous show of solidarity when helping Occupy The Stage raise money to Free Justin Warren. We will continue to update info  regarding court costs.



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