Team: New School-igans, March 19th

Beautiful and hilarious banners (30pts) [1,2]
Crazy barricades and tons of chains (30pts)
Transform the uses of the space (10pts)
Dramatic rooftop reading of radical text (20pts) [1, txt]
Wild, inventive chants (30pts)
Solidarity means attack! (50pts) [1,2]
Total: 170pts

Lessons Learned
[ + ] Banners: DAMN THESE KIDS ARE CLEVER.
[ + ] Outside support is key. That was badass: [1,2,3]
[ - ] Despite their toughness, more was needed!
[ - ] Don’t expect your social role to lessen police reaction.
[ + ] You have to respond to “repression” with action, not self-victimization and whining.

Post-Game Analysis
They said they’d be back and they were, but not for that long. Despite that, they showed that not only is it possible to take a huge building in New York, it’s possible to do it again, even after you publicly announce you’d do it again and get snitched out by student organizers. Why the fuck is no one else doing this? Oh yeah, they’re scared. Don’t be a baby; occupy everything right now!

Amor y Resistencia Accounts [1,2]
New School Reoccupied Blog
CounterPunch Article
Hilarious NY Post Articles: “Old-School Siege” and “Kerrey Rips New School-igans”

They took a building, made cool shit, had a show, then they left.

Team: Over-Take Art Occupation, March 29th
Restyle the interior with diligence (50pts)
Transform the uses of the space (30pts)
Experiment with other forms of social subversion (10pts)
Total: 90 pts

Lessons Learned
[ + ] Keeping it secret keeps it safe.
[ + ] Limited objectives are cool, an occupation doesn’t have to be forever.
[ - ] Art is dead.

Post-Game Analysis
Over-Take occupied a long abandoned building in north Brooklyn, spending days constructing intricate installations and transforming the rubble of this disused building. They opened up the building for one night to their friends and other interested brooklynites. Cops showed up in force but only one arrest was made. Over-Take almost made us like art. Awesome to see people using abandoned space to their advantage. Will they be back? Occupy Everything!

Homeless NGO attempts to occupy a building in El Barrio (“East Harlem”) and flees due to structural instability.

Team: Picture the Homeless, March 19th

Very Beautiful Banners! (40pts)
Restyle the exterior with diligence (10 pts)
Use Demands Simply as a Means to an End (-50pts)
Total: 0 pts

Lessons Learned
[ + ] If only every occupation had such beautiful banners!
[ + ] Strategic pairing of public rally for outside support with undisclosed occupation site!
[ - ] Scout your building beforehand, doh!

Post-Game Analysis
This is a rookie team whose program is still being developed. Lots of fresh faces and a lot of heart; expect more to come.

Picture the Homeless Account