Occupy Sebastopol collection
Scope and Contents
Clippings and photocopies of articles; letters to the editor; packets from Sebastopol City Council meeting packets.
Arranged in chronological order.
Dates
- Creation: 2011-2013
- Creation: Majority of material found in (, 2011)
Creator
- Stoberger, Ann (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is partially processed. Please contact the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library for access; for contact info and current hours, see link
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is partially processed. Please contact the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library for access; for contact info and current hours, see link
Conditions Governing Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
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Biographical / Historical
Occupy Sebastopol was a part of the international, progressive, socio-political Occupy movement against social and economic inequality and the lack of "real democracy" around the world. In solidarity with other Occupy groups, a prime concern was how large corporations (and the global financial system) control the world in a way that disproportionately benefited a minority, undermined democracy, and was unstable. "Occupy" formed part of what Manfred Steger called the "global justice movement". The most visible aspect of Occupy Sebastopol was an "information tent" erected in the downtown Sebastopol Plaza in November 2011, sanctioned by the Sebastopol City Council, as well as a number of protests in the latter part of 2011. By the time the tent came down in March 2013, much of the energy of the Occupy movement had dissipated, but a number of its aims were carried on through Transition Sebastopol and efforts by the City Council to make Sebastopol a more sustainable community through Solar Sebastopol and other programs.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 document folder (40 x 25 cm))
Abstract
This collection contains 42 items related to the Occupy movement, focusing on activities and discussion in and around Sebastopol, California. Most items are clippings and photocopies of articles and letters to the editor that appeared in Sonoma West Times & News, with a small number taken from the Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.), the Sonoma County Gazette and other publications. The collection also includes packets from Sebastopol City Council meetings that included resolutions or other business related to Occupy Sebstopol.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift: Ann Stroberger, 2013
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Occupy Sebastopol collection, 2011-2013 (bulk, 2011)
- Author
- Processed by Sonoma County Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Geoffrey Skinner.
- Date
- Published Dec. 20, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in:English
Repository Details
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