Monday, March 22, 2010

Why yes, that is a pile of manure in the Chase branch lobby



[UPDATE: This was the work of Rev. Billy.]

This instant-classic photo has been making the rounds on the blog-and-tumblrsphere... Yesterday, protestors placed a pile of manure dirt in the entrance of the Chase branch on Second Avenue at 10th Street (home of the former Second Avenue Deli...) (Via Marklow)

Per I ought to be Working...

This happened across the street from my apartment. The protest happened yesterday. Chase is one of the biggest investors in mountain top removal mining. The protesters said they would leave a mountaintop in every Chase. They did.

I think it was pretty baller. Also didn’t hurt that the bulk of the protesters were part of a church choir that was singing lovely inspiration tunes.
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5 comments:

  1. kurtMarch 22, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    It wasn't manure it was dirt. There was a note on the top telling Chase to stop mountaintop removal or something like that. I don't recall the exact wording of the note.

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  2. Barbara L. HansonMarch 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Beat me to it; I grew up shoveling horseshit in Brooklyn and it never looked like that!

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  3. EV GrieveMarch 22, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    Hmm... I think I liked this better when I thought it was manure!

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  4. LizMarch 22, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    Do you not know of the work of Rev. Billy?
    http://www.revbilly.com/mud-mountain-1

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  5. MelanieMarch 26, 2010 at 9:23 AM

    This photo is on the gossip blog D-Listed via Gawker...yes I read the gossip blogs and saw this!!Congrats!

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