This interview with Spencer Mills (a/k/a OakFoSho) - as well as a slightly earlier interview with Punkboyinsf (which is held up in editing due to technical issues) - are my first interviews of fellow Occupiers. Partially for that reason, but also because I think these guys are absolutely amazing, these interviews may be my favorite.
Spencer and I pretty much cover the map - how he got started with Occupy and streaming, media objectivity, "diversity of tactics" and transparency, the raid of Occupy LA, the various people Occupying trees (I absolutely LOVE the tree people) and the impressive occupation that is Occupy Oakland. As anyone who has watched OakFoSho's stream knows, he's incredibly interesting and opinionated - pretty much a dream interview. So, the one and only, OakFoSho:
Website: OakFoSho.com
Twitter: @Oakfosho
UStream: ustream.tv/occupyoakland
Here is the "diversity of tactics" piece by Nathan Schneider of Waging Nonviolence, mentioned during the interview. And here's Nathan's follow-up on that issue.
And here is the video where the LAPD officer points his weapon at Spencer:
Also, we talked over Melissa's twitter handle - it is @@muhlisuh13
Special thanks to video editor, Brandon Goff for getting this out so quickly.
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These are the next generation of brave and intelligent men...the likes of which I have not seen since the '60s. Strong, idealistic and patriotic! Keep up the great work; there is still hope after all for this awesome country. Love you all!!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree - talking to my fellow occupiers makes me hopeful too!
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