Jul 1 2007
Yankee Stadium & Astor Place
We finally got out to the Bronx for an afternoon Yankee home game. We went right to the front entrance, and set up on the edge of the sidewalk that everyone was using to enter the stadium. It wasn’t long before a police captain rolled up in a golf cart, and explained that we had to move back against the planter behind us. We indicated that we had no intention of blocking traffic, and moved back. He then suggested that we move into the gutter behind the planter, and a friendly debate began.
Jun 24 2007
Union Square
It was supposed to rain so we decided to go to Union Square where we could set up underground if necessary. But in fact it was a hot sunny day. And this meant that there were thousands of people walking and driving by. We decided to test the limits a bit and set up in the heaviest foot traffic across the street from the park. We even put our sign across the sidewalk, bottlenecking the people walking by, and getting rid of most of the flyers we brought in a very short time.
Jun 17 2007
Canal St. & Tompkins Sq. Park
We went down to Canal St. knowing there would be a lot of people there, but not knowing how receptive they might be. It was a shopping crowd, which tend to be relatively oblivious to our presence. People seemed pretty disinterested here, so we walked up to Tompkins Square Park.
Jun 11 2007
Wall St.
For our 11th of the month action, TruthMove took 9/11 truth to Wall St. as the market let out to get the message in front of our local economic professionals. The experience was amazing. Have a look at our video of the event on our Video page. This outing was unique in many ways. We went out with a paper bullhorn in order to be louder. The police congregating nearby had nothing to say to us. Many educated people engaged us in conversation, some more rational than others.
Jun 3 2007
Park Slope
We went to Park Slope on a day as gray as the apathetic response we received. Everyone just walked by. We had a couple of conversations, but overall the outing was a disappointment. It was difficult not to compare this to the response we had received on Fulton Mall the week before. Then again, maybe people are just less receptive to political dialog on a rainy day.