00:00:00
/
00:00:00
 
Press Play to start audio

Connect with us

April 15, 2013

1.jpg

man standing looking at books on the sidewalk.
Credit: 
The People's Library

A Final Chapter in the Occupy Library

Produced by: 
Lauren Spohrer
Share

New York City has agreed to reimburse the Occupy Wall Street Library for books destroyed as police cleared protestors out of Zucotti Park. The library had thousands of books and was staffed by professional librarians such as Mandy Henk, who became a plaintiff in the lawsuit against New York City and the owner of Zucotti Park.  She says they are deciding how to distribute the money to literacy programs.

Related Website(s): 
The People's Library
Music: 

"Dudley" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Tagged with: 
College
,
Occupation
and
Protest

You might also like…

Searching for Change: Mohsen Kadivar

Mohsen Kadivar was a senior Iranian cleric. He talks to Dick as a part of the series “Searching for Change”.

Share

Marijuana On The Ballot In Colorado

Mason Tvert of SAFER on why marijuana should be legalized.

Share

Rape In The Military

Dick speaks with a former U.S. Marine who was sexually assaulted in her barracks, and to an attorney who has filed a series of lawsuits on cases of rape in the military.

Share

Letters

We hear from listeners about a story on Dr. William Parker, a Christian obstetrician who provides abortions.

Share

Gay Rights In Russia

Dick speaks with Alexander Kargaltsev, a gay filmmaker who faced harassment in his native Russia.

Share

Lions In Ohio

Tim Harrison, a retired public safety officer from the suburbs of Dayton, Ohio, is an expert in the safe handling of exotic animals. He advised responding authorities last October when a man released 56 exotic animals from a rural farm in Zanesville, Ohio.

Share

Considering Peace In Syria

Dick checks in with the underground activist in Syria he often speaks to about the uprising there.

Share

Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal El Saadawi is an 80-year-old writer who lives in Cairo who Dick spoke with when former President Mubarak stepped down. She says the revolution has been betrayed and she is fighting to get it back on track.

Share

Father Bernard Lynch Fights For A Place In The Church

A conversation with an Irish priest who came out as gay after he made his vows to the Catholic Church. 

Share

Tea With Margaret Thatcher

Dick Gordon was assigned to 10 Downing Street while Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in office, and he recalls a moment when she welcomed him and offered tea.

Share

More from Strike Debt (4.15.13)

Education

Strike Debt

With the national average for student debt hovering around $23,000, a group of activists is purchasing student debt from collectors and simply "forgiving it."

Share
Science/Tech

A New Font For An Old Problem

Christian Boer recently created a font that is more readable for those with dyslexia. 

Share

Daily Story Update

Get daily updates and special announcements about The Story.
 
Signup Now

Most Recent Stories

Where Are They Now?
Waving Man
Goodbye
The Opera Couple

Search all Stories

Produced by

WUNC North Carolina Public Radio 91.5 logo