Statement from the New York New School

In his 1967 book, La Societe du spectacle “The Society of the Spectacle” Guy Debord wrote, “All that was once directly lived has become mere representation”, and that images “have supplanted genuine human interaction”. This is one of the many things we wish to make untrue. The recent uprisings or resistance at the New School has been lead by those who truly have no interest in Bob Kerrey, although it would be nice if he were to resign or get fired by his Board of “Studley” Trustees. Through the recent actions, I hope you all have learned that it is necessary to Occupy Everything… to take back everything that is yours. Buildings, workplaces, schools, your own mind. Don’t let what you love become commodified and if it already is un-commodify it. Don’t let images and false-communications take over real physical human interaction.

These things may seem simple and common sensicle- but if they are then why are millions of youth wasting their time watching television, playing video games, and not participating in everyday human interactions are much as youth of the past have? When we held an anti-police brutality rally on Thursday of last week, did everyone there realize that people of color in NYC and all over the country are hurt and/or killed by the police on an everyday basis? This is not simply about our friend who was brutally beat and pepper sprayed on the morning of Good Friday, April 10 at about 11pm. This is about the entire police force and why we need to abolish this sort of culture and these sort of people. Next time you see a cop who is not brutally hurting someone, ask them why don’t they join the firemen if they really want to help their community.

Why are we not expressing our anger more on the streets? Comrades in Europe are doing a fantastic job resisting against all forms of capitalism and against all of those who don’t allow us to live our lives how we want, with total freedom.

This Situationist time rhetoric being used recently from students at the New School and around New York City is an ironic return to what was considered a movement from the late 1950’s-early 70’s as one where one may “make modern that which is historic or old”. This is exactly what we are doing today. Taking this historic movement and using their rhetoric, to the extreme. For those of you who fear this rhetoric, why? Why do you fear the use of time barricades and endless amounts of vortexes and un-reality? It’s all in good fun and games.