A friend of mine had flown in for just 24 hours of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), so I was showing him the highlights: no, not the Convention floor nor even the Huffington Post spa (yes, you heard that right). Instead, we were wandering around the other media circus – mega TV screens near the […]
Tag Archives | Democratic National Convention
The IRB at the DNC: Interviewing is (usually) no laughing matter
By schradie on September 12, 2012 in Academic Publishing, Blogging, Occupy, Social Movements, Sociology
Operation Dixie at the DNC
From the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, here’s my latest post on Mobilizing Ideas, a social movement studies blog. Here’s a taste of it: “While the Obama sign waving and t-shirt wearing union members at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) creates a picture of a giant love-fest between unions and the Democratic Party, underneath this […]
Good Cop, Bad Cop at the DNC Protest
I was initially surprised at the demeanor of the police in Charlotte during the Wall Street South March on the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Having lived in North Carolina for 14 years, I always relish the cordiality when I return. But friendliness by cops at a protest? Last fall I had witnessed aggressive Oakland police in full […]
Occupy Needs to Separate to Unite
By schradie on August 30, 2012 in Blogging, Digital Activism, Labor, Occupy, Social Movements, Sociology, Twitter, Unions
I’m heading to North Carolina with my first stop in Charlotte to research labor organizations protesting at the Democratic National Convention. As with any national action like this, groups build alliances. In this case, two of the main forces are Occupy and labor. They have come together under the banner of Occupy Wall Street South. These […]
