Atlantic City Weekly's Weekend Hot Tub Party is back with a vengance.
This time around, your weekly dose of the coolest photos, music, videos, trivia, op-ed stories, contests, and anything else we think that you, our dear reader, might dig, is inspired by the world-wide "Occupy" protests. We've gotten into our time machine, turned it up to 1.21 jiggawats, and brought back with us a little bit of history.
The culture of protest has been at the forefronts of our minds lately, and we thought it appropriate to take a look back on revolutions of the past all the way up through present day. This is by no means a complete list, but more of a Whitman's Sampler of some of the more notable movements in history.
The old saying goes, those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. So for the greater good, let's take a look back and see how the seeds of revolution have shaped our modern world.
And as a special bonus, we've included a hand-picked playlist of classic anthemic protest songs for you to enjoy from Gil-Scott Heron to John Lennon to Rage Against the Machine.
Hit the play button and scroll through our special protest edition of the Weekend Hot Tub Party. And remember what the doormouse said... feed your head.
Every weekend we'll be back with fresh content for you to share with your friends, from a sweet play-list we've put together or behind the scenes exclusive photos for your viewing pleasure, stories overheard in a bar, or the latest viral videos, you'll find it all here.
So take off your boots, put on some tie-dye and crack open a cold one. Holding picket signs all day is hard work and you've earned a hot tub break.
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In the spirit of the recent protests and uprisings that have occurred throughout the world and here at the Jersey Shore, Atlantic City Weekly's Weekend Hot Tub Party is boiling with a round up of some of the most famous protests and playlists of protest songs for Tea Partiers and Occupiers alike.
America had it in her from the beginning, when in December 1773 the Massachusetts colonists were royally pissed at the royal British government and decided to dump shiploads of tea into Boston's harbor in opposition to the tea tax and the East India Company. The colonists rejected the Tea Act because they believed it violated their right to be taxed only by their own elected representatives. In an act of defiance and a step towards independence (which would occur in Philly three years later) the event of the Boston Tea Party helped grow the American revolution.
In the grand scheme of things, it's kind of odd to think that the Civil Rights Movement was not even that long ago.
To think that people were denied rights based on ethnicity seems insane, yet it happened, and the people rose up to remind America of its own Constitution that declares all men are created equal.
Famously illustrated by the Martin Luther King led March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, the movement called for civil and economic rights for African-Americans. It was here, at the largest political rally for human rights in U.S. history, that King delivered his historic "I have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
The movement led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act one year later and the Voting Rights Act a year after that.
It was also during this time that many U.S. citizens opposed the government's involvement in the Vietnam war, spawning what many remember and what is known today as the "hippie movement."
The country was polarized between those who advocated the war and those who wanted peace, the later consisting mostly of college and graduate students as well as "anti-establishment" hippies who participated in countless marches, rallies, hijacking of schools, protests and draft card burning parties. In the end, America withdrew and lost the war.
One of the most famous protest pictures is that of "Tank Man," an unknown rebel who in June 1989 stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks the morning after the Chinese military forcibly removed pro-democracy protesters from the square that sits in the center of China's capital city. At least 100 protesters were massacred, severely damaging the reputation of the People's Republic of China internationally, especially in the West.
More recently, in February of this year, Egypt and much of the Arab world experienced an awakening of free expression, partly due to the increase, availability and transparency of technologies like the internet and social media.
Deemed by some "The Twitter Revolution" Egyptians organized, protested and rioted, demanding freedom and the removal of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year dictatorship. Cairo's Tahrir Square became a symbol of the movement, which resulted with the end of Mubarak's reign and a temporary military controlled government that, to this day, the people continue to protest in a war between a democratic and Islamic state.
Today, as a result of the economic collapse, a shattered confidence in the American dream has led to a Great Disruption that started with a protest on Septmeber 17th in Lower Manhattan's financial district. Frustrated by the financial sector's influence on the government, economic injustice, high unemployment, taxation policies and the monied corruption of democracy, the leaderless Occupy Wall Street movement has spread globally to thousands of cities with encampments vowing to occupy the space until there are major changes.
As history continues to unfold, be sure to follow Atlantic City Weekly's exclusive coverage of #OccupyAC by clicking the link.
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Atlantic City Weekly's Weekend Hot Tub Party is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a look back at the outcomes of the civil rights movement, some interesting facts you might not have known and a sweet playlist of songs inspired by Dr. King, some that were even performed at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where King delivered his infamous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Atlantic City Weekly's Weekend Hot Tub Party is bringing you a special present: a holiday stocking stuffer extravaganza filled with a variety of joyous videos, creepy Santa pictures and unusual festive folklore.
Holiday songs are either dreaded or anticipated. We know there are some songs most people look forward to hearing and others that exist only to irritate and annoy.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we're coming to you early with your regular dose of the coolest photos, music, videos, trivia, op-ed stories, contests, and anything else we think that you, our dear reader, might dig.
This past weekend saw peaceful demonstrators standing on the corner of Indiana and Pacific avenues forewarned they would be arrested immediately if a tent were erected on the Pinnacle (former Sands) site they are calling the "sandlot."
"It just blazed. But it was freezing cold and pissing down rain and we played until we were going to get electrocuted and we had to stop."
With 11-11-11 and this week's Bombshell of a cover story in mind...
Your weekly dose of the coolest photos, music, videos, trivia, op-ed stories, contests, and anything else we think that you, our dear reader, might dig.
The occupiers will be allowed to peacefully assemble during the day, they have been told by local authorities. They will not be allowed to camp overnight on city property or privately held lots, such as the former Sands site.
"Please join us — as history will be made in Atlantic City and we want every one of you, your families and your friends, to be a part of it."
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2. Anonymous said... on Nov 18, 2011 at 08:43PM
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3. Anonymous said... on Nov 18, 2011 at 11:32PM
“i just realised 5 of these happend in my lifetime. interesting stuff!”
4. kassandra said... on Nov 19, 2011 at 02:24AM
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6. Jacie said... on Nov 19, 2011 at 11:50AM
“love the music chosen for this. Gil Scott Heron would have been all about the Occupy movement. Remember Gil, who passed away earlier this year. Remember his songs and go out and buy his albums. (Not enuff people did during his lifetime, leading him to a life of drugs and other problems...his legacy is immense and his influence on contemporary music is massive GIL SCOTT HERON LIVES With THE OCCUPY WALL ST MOVEMENT!”
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