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It's located in Newfoundland PA, a hardscrabble rural area in the Poconos. The Sanctuary Church was founded in March of 2013. It's located in Newfoundland PA, a hardscrabble rural area in the Poconos. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/04__DSC3728.jpg Hundreds of followers came from several states to attend the ceremony. The main chapel was packed and many followers watched the ceremony on a TV monitor in an outer lobby adjoining the main chapel. Hundreds of followers came from several states to attend the ceremony. The main chapel was packed and many followers watched the ceremony on a TV monitor in an outer lobby adjoining the main chapel. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/05_DSC3779BW.jpg The Rev. Hyung Jin Moon and his wife Rev. Yeon Ah Lee Moon preside over the ceremony. Seated behind them is Hyun Shil Kang. She is considered the first disciple and follower of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his spiritual wife. The Rev. Hyung Jin Moon and his wife Rev. Yeon Ah Lee Moon preside over the ceremony. Seated behind them is Hyun Shil Kang. She is considered the first disciple and follower of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his spiritual wife. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/17_DSC8339.jpg Church members follow the proceedings on a TV monitor adjacent to the main chapel. Hundreds attended the ceremony, overwhelming the main chapel's seating capacity. Church members follow the proceedings on a TV monitor adjacent to the main chapel. Hundreds attended the ceremony, overwhelming the main chapel's seating capacity. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/09_DSC8270BW.jpg Outside the church a small group of local residents demonstrated. Outside the church a small group of local residents demonstrated. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/07_DSC8263BW.jpg Kate Flaherty from neighboring Tobyhanna PA came to demonstrate her opposition to the presence of assault weapons at the church. Kate Flaherty from neighboring Tobyhanna PA came to demonstrate her opposition to the presence of assault weapons at the church. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/06_DSC3787BW.jpg The Rev. Hyung Jin Moon presides over the ceremony. Seated behind him is Hyun Shil Kang, recognized by church members to be the first disciple and follower of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church. She is considered to be the late Rev. Moon's spiritual wife. The Rev. Hyung Jin Moon presides over the ceremony. Seated behind him is Hyun Shil Kang, recognized by church members to be the first disciple and follower of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church. She is considered to be the late Rev. Moon's spiritual wife. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/08_DSC8326.jpg Hundreds of followers of Hyung Jin Moon's Sanctuary Church in Newfoundland PA were encouraged by the Reverend to bring assault weapons with them to a blessing ceremony. Hundreds of followers of Hyung Jin Moon's Sanctuary Church in Newfoundland PA were encouraged by the Reverend to bring assault weapons with them to a blessing ceremony. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/10_DSC8283.jpg A fleet of Church vans parked outside. Followers came from across several states to attend the ceremony. A fleet of Church vans parked outside. Followers came from across several states to attend the ceremony. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/11_DSC8312.jpg Printed safety materials lay on a picnic table next to the weapons check-in area. All weapons were inspected and zip-tied prior to being allowed to enter the church. Printed safety materials lay on a picnic table next to the weapons check-in area. All weapons were inspected and zip-tied prior to being allowed to enter the church. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/26_DSC8387.jpg An attendee's weapon is inspected and the zip-tie removed following the ceremony. An attendee's weapon is inspected and the zip-tie removed following the ceremony. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/12_DSC8316BW.jpg Church members outside the main chapel during the ceremony. Church members outside the main chapel during the ceremony. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/13_DSC8292.jpg Local protesters outside the church. Local protesters outside the church. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/14_DSC8313BW.jpg Sanctuary Church members believe Sun Myung Moon to be the "True Father" and Hyung Jin, his son, the "Second King" and the annointed heir to the "True Father." Sanctuary Church members believe Sun Myung Moon to be the "True Father" and Hyung Jin, his son, the "Second King" and the annointed heir to the "True Father." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/02_DSC3751BW.jpg 02 DSC3751BW 02 DSC3751BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/15_DSC8315BW.jpg 15 DSC8315BW 15 DSC8315BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/16_DSC8327.jpg 16 DSC8327 16 DSC8327 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/20_DSC8359BW.jpg 20 DSC8359BW 20 DSC8359BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/22_DSC8366BW.jpg 22 DSC8366BW 22 DSC8366BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/03_DSC3736BW.jpg 03 DSC3736BW 03 DSC3736BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/25_DSC8386BW.jpg 25 DSC8386BW 25 DSC8386BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/24_DSC8382BW.jpg 24 DSC8382BW 24 DSC8382BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/27_DSC8392BW.jpg 27 DSC8392BW 27 DSC8392BW https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/30_DSC8428BW.jpg The Sanctuary Church is explicitly political and aligned with the far right. Four days before the blessing ceremony the church held a "President Trump Thank you" fundraising dinner. The dinner's featured speaker was Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America. A website set up to promote the dinner declared "Donald Trump has stepped into his calling as God's representative." The Sanctuary Church is explicitly political and aligned with the far right. Four days before the blessing ceremony the church held a "President Trump Thank you" fundraising dinner. The dinner's featured speaker was Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America. 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Military veterans lead a march from the main camp at Standing Rock North Dakota to the "Frontlines" where they are opposing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/02NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg 02NODAPLVeteransMarch 02NODAPLVeteransMarch https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/03NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg Heavy Equitment used by Energy Transfer Partners in the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline stand idle as marchers pass by on a prayer walk to the site of a prior confrontation between protesters and private security hired by Energy Transfer Partners . Heavy Equitment used by Energy Transfer Partners in the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline stand idle as marchers pass by on a prayer walk to the site of a prior confrontation between protesters and private security hired by Energy Transfer Partners . https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/04NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg 04NODAPLVeteransMarch 04NODAPLVeteransMarch https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/05NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg 05NODAPLVeteransMarch 05NODAPLVeteransMarch https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/06NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg 06NODAPLVeteransMarch 06NODAPLVeteransMarch https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/07NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg 07NODAPLVeteransMarch 07NODAPLVeteransMarch https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/08NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg 08NODAPLVeteransMarch 08NODAPLVeteransMarch https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/09NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg 09NODAPLVeteransMarch 09NODAPLVeteransMarch https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/10NODAPLVeteransMarch.jpg Bystanders react as Veterans march by. 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https://markmanleyphotography.com/oceti-sakowin-camp-nights 2026-07-30 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/001_DSC3239.jpg Flag Road served as the entrance and main thoroughfare for the Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock. At night the camp took on a surreal, haunting feeling. Flag Road served as the entrance and main thoroughfare for the Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock. At night the camp took on a surreal, haunting feeling. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/002_DSC2993.jpg A man and his dogs are momentarily caught in the glare of the headlights. A man and his dogs are momentarily caught in the glare of the headlights. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/003FB8sharp.jpg The camp was a disjointed and sometimes disconcerting mash up of traditional dwellings like teepee's and yurts interspersed with army surplus tents, campers, RV's and cars. The camp was a disjointed and sometimes disconcerting mash up of traditional dwellings like teepee's and yurts interspersed with army surplus tents, campers, RV's and cars. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/003_DSC3071.jpg The camp size had swelled and the need to create winterized sleeping accommodations was acutely felt and being actively pursued during the day. At night however, there were still large numbers of people sleeping in summer or three season tents, an option that had already become a medically dangerous risk due to the weather. The camp size had swelled and the need to create winterized sleeping accommodations was acutely felt and being actively pursued during the day. At night however, there were still large numbers of people sleeping in summer or three season tents, an option that had already become a medically dangerous risk due to the weather. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/004_DSC3053.jpg Teepees illuminated by the floodlights of the ongoing DAPL pipeline construction in the background. Teepees illuminated by the floodlights of the ongoing DAPL pipeline construction in the background. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/005_DSC3059.jpg The lights of the DAPL pipeline construction seen from just inside the entrance to the Oceti Sakowin camp. The lights of the DAPL pipeline construction seen from just inside the entrance to the Oceti Sakowin camp. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/006_DSC3034.jpg A group of women atop "Facebook Hill" at the Oceti Sakowin camp peer out towards the lights from the DAPL pipeline construction. A group of women atop "Facebook Hill" at the Oceti Sakowin camp peer out towards the lights from the DAPL pipeline construction. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/007_DSC3056.jpg The camp was comprised of a mixture of traditional dwellings, army surplus tents, plywood shanties, RVs, campers, and cars. The camp was comprised of a mixture of traditional dwellings, army surplus tents, plywood shanties, RVs, campers, and cars. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/08_DSC3248.jpg DAPL floodlights shine in the background as traffic continues into the night on Flag Road at the Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock. DAPL floodlights shine in the background as traffic continues into the night on Flag Road at the Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/09_DSC3049.jpg Teepee at Oceti Sakowin camp, Standing Rock, N.D. Teepee at Oceti Sakowin camp, Standing Rock, N.D. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/010_DSC3064.jpg DAPL floodlights seen from Oceti Sakowin camp. DAPL floodlights seen from Oceti Sakowin camp. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/011_DSC3057.jpg Tent city, spiritual retreat, refugee camp, homesteader encampment, RV and trailer park -- sometimes the park felt like all these things rolled into one. Tent city, spiritual retreat, refugee camp, homesteader encampment, RV and trailer park -- sometimes the park felt like all these things rolled into one. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/012_DSC3061.jpg DAPL lights seen from Oceti Sakowin camp. DAPL lights seen from Oceti Sakowin camp. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/013_DSC3244.jpg The camp sometimes seemed to feel like both a spiritual place and a trailer park at the same time. The camp sometimes seemed to feel like both a spiritual place and a trailer park at the same time. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/014_DSC3070.jpg A teepee stands illuminated amidst the parked cars. A teepee stands illuminated amidst the parked cars. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/015_DSC3231.jpg Army surplus tents were much sought after because they were better winterized and could accommodate wood stoves. There was a team of volunteers at camp building stoves from 50 gallon oil drums for distribution throughout the camp. Army surplus tents were much sought after because they were better winterized and could accommodate wood stoves. There was a team of volunteers at camp building stoves from 50 gallon oil drums for distribution throughout the camp. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/016_DSC3223.jpg A DAPL floodlight seen from the Oceti Sakowin camp. A DAPL floodlight seen from the Oceti Sakowin camp. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/017_DSC3044.jpg DAPL floodlights line the north end of the Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock, N.D. DAPL floodlights line the north end of the Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock, N.D. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/018_DSC3253.jpg 018 DSC3253 018 DSC3253 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/019_FB10Sharp.jpg A view of the camp from atop "Facebook Hill." The hill got its name because it was one of the few places in camp where cell reception was usually available and media types and campers would gravitate there throughout the day and night to email, text and check Facebook. A view of the camp from atop "Facebook Hill." The hill got its name because it was one of the few places in camp where cell reception was usually available and media types and campers would gravitate there throughout the day and night to email, text and check Facebook. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/020_DSC3058.jpg 020 DSC3058 020 DSC3058 https://markmanleyphotography.com/fallen-camps,-standing-rock 2026-07-30 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/01_DSC2658.jpg It was eerie walking through the camp and seeing these abandoned encampments scattered about. Like open graves or bodies left where they had fallen, they seemed to have been left as an omen. Gradually breaking down under the pounding wind and slowly, steadily being overtaken by the snow. It was eerie walking through the camp and seeing these abandoned encampments scattered about. Like open graves or bodies left where they had fallen, they seemed to have been left as an omen. Gradually breaking down under the pounding wind and slowly, steadily being overtaken by the snow. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/02_DSC2692.jpg These ghost camps, abandoned, served as a vivid reminder of the gravity, harshness and danger of a North Dakota winter. A winter that those who had chosen to stay in camp were now staring down. These ghost camps, abandoned, served as a vivid reminder of the gravity, harshness and danger of a North Dakota winter. A winter that those who had chosen to stay in camp were now staring down. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/03_DSC2680.jpg They were like ghosts, left behind. They were like ghosts, left behind. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/04_DSC2662.jpg 04 DSC2662 04 DSC2662 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/05_DSC2600.jpg 05 DSC2600 05 DSC2600 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/06_DSC2583.jpg Abandoned, now they were becoming an abstraction on the landscape, slowly being buried under the snow. Abandoned, now they were becoming an abstraction on the landscape, slowly being buried under the snow. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/07_DSC2735Crop.jpg Frozen ghosts, trapped under the snow and the cold. Frozen ghosts, trapped under the snow and the cold. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/08_DSC2808.jpg They remained like bodies that were left where they had fallen. A somber vivid reminder of the gravity, harshness and danger of a North Dakota winter. A winter that those who had chosen to stay in camp were now staring down. They remained like bodies that were left where they had fallen. A somber vivid reminder of the gravity, harshness and danger of a North Dakota winter. A winter that those who had chosen to stay in camp were now staring down. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/09_DSC2780.jpg 09 DSC2780 09 DSC2780 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/10_DSC2882.jpg they lie littered around the camp, sometimes sitting crumpled along the outskirts, alone along the edges of the camp. they lie littered around the camp, sometimes sitting crumpled along the outskirts, alone along the edges of the camp. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/11_DSC2724.jpg 11 DSC2724 11 DSC2724 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/12_DSC2654.jpg 12 DSC2654 12 DSC2654 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/13_DSC2582.jpg Sometimes they seemed to me to be like exoskeletons. An external skeleton that supports and protects an animals body, only these had been battered and beaten down. They could no longer protect the bodies that had been sheltering within them. Now they littered the camp, lying broken among the teepee's, yurts and other structures in the congested areas, or crumpled alone along the outskirts and edges of the camp. Sometimes they seemed to me to be like exoskeletons. An external skeleton that supports and protects an animals body, only these had been battered and beaten down. They could no longer protect the bodies that had been sheltering within them. Now they littered the camp, lying broken among the teepee's, yurts and other structures in the congested areas, or crumpled alone along the outskirts and edges of the camp. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/14_DSC2831.jpg 14 DSC2831 14 DSC2831 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/15_DSC2729.jpg Sometimes they seemed frozen in the snow like fossils. Sometimes they seemed frozen in the snow like fossils. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/16_DSC2711.jpg 16 DSC2711 16 DSC2711 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/17_DSC2652.jpg 17 DSC2652 17 DSC2652 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/18_DSC2767.jpg 18 DSC2767 18 DSC2767 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/19_DSC2589.jpg Sometimes they remained alone along the edges. No one disturbed them. Sometimes they remained alone along the edges. No one disturbed them. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/20_DSC2674.jpg On December 6th, 2016 as the camp hunkered down in the middle of a vicious blizzard, a video update from the camps medic group was posted on Facebook. While describing the conditions and work of the medics during the blizzard, the narrator noted "There have been no confirmed deaths in the camp at this time..." And I thought of those tents... On December 6th, 2016 as the camp hunkered down in the middle of a vicious blizzard, a video update from the camps medic group was posted on Facebook. While describing the conditions and work of the medics during the blizzard, the narrator noted "There have been no confirmed deaths in the camp at this time..." 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A man holds an Occupy banner aloft on lower Broadway near Wall Street on the morning of September 17th, the first year anniversaryof the Occupy Wall Street movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr002.jpg A cadre of NYPD police stationed across the street from Zucotti park in New York City on the morning of September 17 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy movement. Police presence was heavy through out lower Manhattan. There were sporatic and sometimes violent clashes with demonstrators through out the day resulting in more then a hundred arrests. A cadre of NYPD police stationed across the street from Zucotti park in New York City on the morning of September 17 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy movement. Police presence was heavy through out lower Manhattan. There were sporatic and sometimes violent clashes with demonstrators through out the day resulting in more then a hundred arrests. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr003.jpg A young man uses a marker to write down the number of the National Lawyers Guild Hotline. The Guild provides lawyers and jail support to anyone arrested during these demonstrations. When asked the NLG also provides trained "Legal Observers" to monitor police and civil rights abuses during large gatherings, planned actions, and demonstrations such as took place on September 17th. A young man uses a marker to write down the number of the National Lawyers Guild Hotline. The Guild provides lawyers and jail support to anyone arrested during these demonstrations. When asked the NLG also provides trained "Legal Observers" to monitor police and civil rights abuses during large gatherings, planned actions, and demonstrations such as took place on September 17th. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr004.jpg OWS demonstrators begin a sponteneous march down lower Broadway. Marchers and Police played a cat and mouse game through out the day with "sponteneous" marches springing up and Police trying to contain the marches by anticapating their direction and destination then setting up police lines to keep them off the street or blocked from particular locations. Marchers countered by simply changing direction. It went on like that through out the morning. OWS demonstrators begin a sponteneous march down lower Broadway. Marchers and Police played a cat and mouse game through out the day with "sponteneous" marches springing up and Police trying to contain the marches by anticapating their direction and destination then setting up police lines to keep them off the street or blocked from particular locations. Marchers countered by simply changing direction. It went on like that through out the morning. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr005.jpg A woman holds a black flag while leading a march down Broadway. The black flag is a common symbol used by the Anarchy movement. A woman holds a black flag while leading a march down Broadway. The black flag is a common symbol used by the Anarchy movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr006.jpg Police presence was heavy through out lower manhattan. Police lines were used through out the day to try to contain various "sponteneous" marchs by OWS demonstrators. Having formed one such line the officers above wait in anticipation of approaching marchers.There were sporatic and sometimes violent clashes with demonstrators through out the day. Police presence was heavy through out lower manhattan. Police lines were used through out the day to try to contain various "sponteneous" marchs by OWS demonstrators. Having formed one such line the officers above wait in anticipation of approaching marchers.There were sporatic and sometimes violent clashes with demonstrators through out the day. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr007.jpg A woman is arrested after she and the group she was with staged a "sit down" civil disobedience action, refusing to move when directed byPolice to do so. A woman is arrested after she and the group she was with staged a "sit down" civil disobedience action, refusing to move when directed byPolice to do so. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr008.jpg OWS demonstrators stop briefly in front of an office building during a march in lower manhattan, to deride a law firm they say has offices in the building. They alledge that the law firm was intergal in assisting the Sotherbys auction house in union busting activities last year. OWS demonstrators stop briefly in front of an office building during a march in lower manhattan, to deride a law firm they say has offices in the building. They alledge that the law firm was intergal in assisting the Sotherbys auction house in union busting activities last year. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr009.jpg Police form a line to block the street from approaching OWS demonstrators marching through lower manhattan on the 1 year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Police form a line to block the street from approaching OWS demonstrators marching through lower manhattan on the 1 year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr010.jpg A group of wheelchair bound demonstrators rallya growing crowd forming around them after they were detained by police. A group of wheelchair bound demonstrators rallya growing crowd forming around them after they were detained by police. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr011.jpg An OWS demonstrator in lower manhattan on the morning of September 17th 2021, the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. An OWS demonstrator in lower manhattan on the morning of September 17th 2021, the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr012.jpg An NYPD patrolman in lower manhattan on the morning of September 17th 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Police presence was heavy through out lower manhattan. There were sporatic and sometimes violent clashes with demonstrators through out the day resulting in more then a hundred arrests. An NYPD patrolman in lower manhattan on the morning of September 17th 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Police presence was heavy through out lower manhattan. There were sporatic and sometimes violent clashes with demonstrators through out the day resulting in more then a hundred arrests. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr013.jpg An OWS supporter marches along Broadway toward Bowling Green during a sponteneous march in celebration of the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on September 17th 2012. An OWS supporter marches along Broadway toward Bowling Green during a sponteneous march in celebration of the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on September 17th 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr014.jpg Police with nightsticks drawn, form a line to block marchers from taking to the street. Police with nightsticks drawn, form a line to block marchers from taking to the street. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr015.jpg OWS supporters conducting a sponteneous march through lower manhattan make an unexpected turn. A large contingent of NYPD officers assigned to keep the march contained to the sidewalk were forced to scramble to catch up with the front of the march. OWS supporters conducting a sponteneous march through lower manhattan make an unexpected turn. A large contingent of NYPD officers assigned to keep the march contained to the sidewalk were forced to scramble to catch up with the front of the march. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr016.jpg Office workers peer down from a second story window to watch OWS supporters passing by on the street below. Office workers peer down from a second story window to watch OWS supporters passing by on the street below. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr017.jpg An OWS supporter is arrested in lower manhattan during actions commemorating the first anniversary of the the Occupy Wall Street movement on September 17th 2012 . An OWS supporter is arrested in lower manhattan during actions commemorating the first anniversary of the the Occupy Wall Street movement on September 17th 2012 . https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr018.jpg An NYPD Patrolman stands on Broadway in lower manhattan on the morning of September 17th 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy movement. Police presence was heavy and the emotional affect of the officers was labile,shifting throughout the day encompassing boredom ,disinterest and bemusement at other times reflecting weariness, fatigue ,frustration and outright hostility. An NYPD Patrolman stands on Broadway in lower manhattan on the morning of September 17th 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy movement. Police presence was heavy and the emotional affect of the officers was labile,shifting throughout the day encompassing boredom ,disinterest and bemusement at other times reflecting weariness, fatigue ,frustration and outright hostility. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr019.jpg An OWS supporter in lower manhattan on the first anniversary of the Occupy WallStreet movement. An OWS supporter in lower manhattan on the first anniversary of the Occupy WallStreet movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr020.jpg Two individuals participating in an "Action Spokescouncil" in Battery Park address OWS supporters using the "Mic Check" technique. The Action Spokescouncil was intended as a means for assessing how the day was unfolding and to decide next steps for actions during the remainder of the day through direct democratic process. Two individuals participating in an "Action Spokescouncil" in Battery Park address OWS supporters using the "Mic Check" technique. The Action Spokescouncil was intended as a means for assessing how the day was unfolding and to decide next steps for actions during the remainder of the day through direct democratic process. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr021.jpg Pink confetti flutters down in front of a young woman as she addresses the Action Spokescouncil held by OWS supporters in Battery Park on September 17th 2012 the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Pink confetti flutters down in front of a young woman as she addresses the Action Spokescouncil held by OWS supporters in Battery Park on September 17th 2012 the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr022.jpg Police moved in to guard the enterance to an office building that OWS protesters had stopped in front of during a march to commemorate the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. in lower Manhattan on September 17th 2012. Police moved in to guard the enterance to an office building that OWS protesters had stopped in front of during a march to commemorate the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. in lower Manhattan on September 17th 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr023.jpg On the evening of September 17th 2012 , the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement ,OWS supporters returned to Zucotti park, renamed by the movement Liberty Square, for what supporters called a Popular Assembly. On the evening of September 17th 2012 , the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement ,OWS supporters returned to Zucotti park, renamed by the movement Liberty Square, for what supporters called a Popular Assembly. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr024.jpg A man sells political buttons inside Liberty Square (Zucotti park) during the Popular Assembly held there to commemorate the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. A man sells political buttons inside Liberty Square (Zucotti park) during the Popular Assembly held there to commemorate the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr027.jpg An OWS supporter inside Liberty Square, (Zucotti park) during the Popular Assembly. An OWS supporter inside Liberty Square, (Zucotti park) during the Popular Assembly. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr029.jpg Inside Liberty Square ( Zucotti park) near the drum circle during the Popular Assembly on the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Inside Liberty Square ( Zucotti park) near the drum circle during the Popular Assembly on the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr030.jpg An OWS supporter sits in on Sax with the "Drum Circle" inside Liberty Square ( Zucotti park) during the Popular Assembly to commemorate the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on September 17th 2012. An OWS supporter sits in on Sax with the "Drum Circle" inside Liberty Square ( Zucotti park) during the Popular Assembly to commemorate the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on September 17th 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/OWS1yr031.jpg Chalk grafetti inside Liberty Square ( Zucotti park) on September 17th 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Chalk grafetti inside Liberty Square ( Zucotti park) on September 17th 2012, the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. https://markmanleyphotography.com/grandmothers-against-the-war 2026-07-30 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/MarieCourt3resizecon2.jpg Marie Runyon, the oldest Grannie at 93 years of age. Marie Runyon, the oldest Grannie at 93 years of age. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/GAWbannerresize.jpg Members and supporters of Grandmothers Against the War stand vigil on Fifth Ave. The Grandmothers gather on Fifth avenue at Rockefeller Center every Wednesday to stand vigil. They have not missed a week since their inception over five years ago. Members and supporters of Grandmothers Against the War stand vigil on Fifth Ave. The Grandmothers gather on Fifth avenue at Rockefeller Center every Wednesday to stand vigil. They have not missed a week since their inception over five years ago. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Joanand_Elenor.jpg "I was on the 104 bus on the westside and this woman got on. She had a backpack on with a button: 'Where is the outrage?' And that was Joan (pictured standing in front of a statue of Eleanor Roosevelt near Riverside Park in New York City). We started talking and she told me about the Grandmothers Against the War." Barbara Walker, GAW member, on meeting Joan Wile founder of Grandmothers Against the War. "I was on the 104 bus on the westside and this woman got on. She had a backpack on with a button: 'Where is the outrage?' And that was Joan (pictured standing in front of a statue of Eleanor Roosevelt near Riverside Park in New York City). We started talking and she told me about the Grandmothers Against the War." Barbara Walker, GAW member, on meeting Joan Wile founder of Grandmothers Against the War. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Arlenesharpcon.jpg Arlene Ellner ( foreground ) and Diane Dryfeus GAW members, confer prior to the weekly vigil. Arlene Ellner ( foreground ) and Diane Dryfeus GAW members, confer prior to the weekly vigil. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/MarieHome1Contrast.jpg "Hell no, we don’t belong there. Who are you sons of bitches in Washington to think you’ve got a right? I can't stop. This is wrong. This is evil. We are causing the deaths of thousands of people. We have no right" 93 year old activist Marie Runyon at home, speaking about her opposition to the war in Iraq. "Hell no, we don’t belong there. Who are you sons of bitches in Washington to think you’ve got a right? I can't stop. This is wrong. This is evil. We are causing the deaths of thousands of people. We have no right" 93 year old activist Marie Runyon at home, speaking about her opposition to the war in Iraq. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Vigilstareresize.jpg A passer by on fifth avenue takes in the grandmothers vigil. " It's hard to step outside myself, to see how we are being viewed...There have been people, when we are standing on line who walk by and stop and look, and I have said, especially if there is a youngester, You need to pay attention." Barbara Walker, Grandmother Against the War A passer by on fifth avenue takes in the grandmothers vigil. " It's hard to step outside myself, to see how we are being viewed...There have been people, when we are standing on line who walk by and stop and look, and I have said, especially if there is a youngester, You need to pay attention." Barbara Walker, Grandmother Against the War https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/BarbaraDetailresize.jpg Members of Grandmothers Against the War frequently wear pictures of their grandchildren while demonstrating and standing vigil. Members of Grandmothers Against the War frequently wear pictures of their grandchildren while demonstrating and standing vigil. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Marieleavingcourtresizecontrast.jpg " It bothers me that people are to afraid to speak up. Or to lazy to speak up. Or to busy. But those of us who give a damn, we've got to do it. We've got to find the time and find the energy. And to hell with other people. I don't want to go to jail for six months, but I would if I have to. I would almost quit eating if I thought it would help stop the war". Marie Runyon, flanked by Lawyer Norman Seigal on her left and her minister on her right leaves Manhattan Criminal Court following a January 2006 hearing on the Times Square Military Recruiting Center civil disobedience action. She was one of eighteen grandmothers arrested during the action in October of 2005. Marie was ninety at the time of the action and arrest. " It bothers me that people are to afraid to speak up. Or to lazy to speak up. Or to busy. But those of us who give a damn, we've got to do it. We've got to find the time and find the energy. And to hell with other people. I don't want to go to jail for six months, but I would if I have to. I would almost quit eating if I thought it would help stop the war". Marie Runyon, flanked by Lawyer Norman Seigal on her left and her minister on her right leaves Manhattan Criminal Court following a January 2006 hearing on the Times Square Military Recruiting Center civil disobedience action. She was one of eighteen grandmothers arrested during the action in October of 2005. Marie was ninety at the time of the action and arrest. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/_BevHomeresizecontrast.jpg " I am not going to do community service, nor will I accept a monitary fine. This is my community servce. I feel my community service is doing the vigil, its doing civil disobedience. " Beverly Rice speaking of her possible sentencing for conducting civil disobedience with seventeen other grandmothers at the Military Recruiting Center in Times Square in New York City in October 2005. " I am not going to do community service, nor will I accept a monitary fine. This is my community servce. I feel my community service is doing the vigil, its doing civil disobedience. " Beverly Rice speaking of her possible sentencing for conducting civil disobedience with seventeen other grandmothers at the Military Recruiting Center in Times Square in New York City in October 2005. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Betty.jpg GAW member Betty Brassell at the weekly vigil on Fifth avenue. GAW member Betty Brassell at the weekly vigil on Fifth avenue. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Finalinstruct.jpg Molly Klopot, surrounded by grandmothers as they huddle together to receive final instructions from their attorney Norman Siegel prior to entering court. Eighteen grandmothers were arrested while trying to enlist at the military recruiting center in Times Square in October 2005. Molly Klopot, surrounded by grandmothers as they huddle together to receive final instructions from their attorney Norman Siegel prior to entering court. Eighteen grandmothers were arrested while trying to enlist at the military recruiting center in Times Square in October 2005. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Bettyenteringcourtresize.jpg GAW member Betty Brassell and attorney Norman Siegel lead a prosession of GAW members across Centre street and into Manhattan criminal court for a hearing on their disorderly conduct arrest at the military recruiting center in Times Square in October 2005. GAW member Betty Brassell and attorney Norman Siegel lead a prosession of GAW members across Centre street and into Manhattan criminal court for a hearing on their disorderly conduct arrest at the military recruiting center in Times Square in October 2005. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/VigilLineresize.jpg Above, a man turns and walks away after confronting GAW members during their weekly vigil. " One day one of us was holding a picture of Iraqi children, wounded, and a man said 'Would you rather they be American children?' Sometimes you get into a discussion...And whether it helps or hurts, I don't know. Its action, reaction. Barbara Walker speaking about the weekly GAW vigils at Rockefeller Center. Above, a man turns and walks away after confronting GAW members during their weekly vigil. " One day one of us was holding a picture of Iraqi children, wounded, and a man said 'Would you rather they be American children?' Sometimes you get into a discussion...And whether it helps or hurts, I don't know. Its action, reaction. Barbara Walker speaking about the weekly GAW vigils at Rockefeller Center. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Barbara1contrast.jpg " I say, sometimes I don't even have the vocabulary to express the feeling about what is going on, what we've done there, in Iraq... And the question I ask is, and this applies to me as well: Why are we not lying down in the streets? Barbara Walker, Grandmother Against the War " I say, sometimes I don't even have the vocabulary to express the feeling about what is going on, what we've done there, in Iraq... And the question I ask is, and this applies to me as well: Why are we not lying down in the streets? Barbara Walker, Grandmother Against the War https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/GAWender.jpg "These eighteen defendants are people of conscience. On October 17, 2005, they acted on principle in the great American tradition of peaceful, nonviolent protest. They walked in the shoes of great Americans who have made this nation and city as great as we are. We are a better society and a better city because of citizens who stand up, speak out, and visibly and vocally are prepared when other means fail, to even get arrested, to bring needed public attention to their underlying grievence." Attorney Norman Siegel during his closing summation at the trial of the GAW "Consequently, having considered all of the evidence in this case and applying all of the appropriate legal principles, I find that the People have failed to prove each individual defendant guilty of each count beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore I find the defendants not guilty. The defendants are all discharged." Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Neil Ross "These eighteen defendants are people of conscience. On October 17, 2005, they acted on principle in the great American tradition of peaceful, nonviolent protest. They walked in the shoes of great Americans who have made this nation and city as great as we are. We are a better society and a better city because of citizens who stand up, speak out, and visibly and vocally are prepared when other means fail, to even get arrested, to bring needed public attention to their underlying grievence." Attorney Norman Siegel during his closing summation at the trial of the GAW "Consequently, having considered all of the evidence in this case and applying all of the appropriate legal principles, I find that the People have failed to prove each individual defendant guilty of each count beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore I find the defendants not guilty. The defendants are all discharged." Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Neil Ross https://markmanleyphotography.com/laurie-anderson 2026-07-30 monthly 0.8 https://markmanleyphotography.com/---people 2026-07-30 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/port2.jpg A young girl in a literacy class at the Khair Khana Center for street children in Kabul. It seemed to me that resignation had seeped into the outlooks of most of the men I met in Afghanistan. The politicians and warlords had resumed their dominant status and the rest were resigned to their lot, a familiar male hierarchy reconstituted. But among some of the women, and the young girls going to school for the first time, it felt there had been a shift, an opening, and they were holding tight to a glimmer of hope that new possibilities and opportunities might yet be realized. A young girl in a literacy class at the Khair Khana Center for street children in Kabul. It seemed to me that resignation had seeped into the outlooks of most of the men I met in Afghanistan. The politicians and warlords had resumed their dominant status and the rest were resigned to their lot, a familiar male hierarchy reconstituted. But among some of the women, and the young girls going to school for the first time, it felt there had been a shift, an opening, and they were holding tight to a glimmer of hope that new possibilities and opportunities might yet be realized. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/port3.jpg port3 port3 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Drinkingtea.jpg Drinkingtea Drinkingtea https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/litwoman.jpg There are lots of literacy classes targeting children in Afghanistan, but she was enrolled in one of the few classes specifically for adults. At first I thought it was the light. Then, the angle at which she was leaning forward in the chair. I kept photographing her. Eventually I realized it was the look radiating from her face. I was never gonna catch it, but it was mesmerizing. According to UNICEF estimates, 87% of Afghan women can neither read nor write. There are lots of literacy classes targeting children in Afghanistan, but she was enrolled in one of the few classes specifically for adults. At first I thought it was the light. Then, the angle at which she was leaning forward in the chair. I kept photographing her. Eventually I realized it was the look radiating from her face. I was never gonna catch it, but it was mesmerizing. According to UNICEF estimates, 87% of Afghan women can neither read nor write. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/TestBW.jpg His face was broken. Caved in. It was in Balkh near the Uzbekistan border. He approached me, no words spoken. I'm sure he didn't speak English and I didn't speak Pashto, or Dari. He simply pointed at the camera around my neck, then towards himself. He wanted me to take his picture. I did. His face was broken. Caved in. It was in Balkh near the Uzbekistan border. He approached me, no words spoken. I'm sure he didn't speak English and I didn't speak Pashto, or Dari. He simply pointed at the camera around my neck, then towards himself. He wanted me to take his picture. I did. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/port5contrast.jpg Early morning, shortly after sunrise, I wandered into the tea house. It wasn't just quiet inside, it was soundless. For a moment it seemed like serenity had settled into that room and enveloped all of us. Then, it was gone. Early morning, shortly after sunrise, I wandered into the tea house. It wasn't just quiet inside, it was soundless. For a moment it seemed like serenity had settled into that room and enveloped all of us. Then, it was gone. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Teahousebalkh.jpg Teahousebalkh Teahousebalkh https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Teadrinker.jpg Teadrinker Teadrinker https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/stare.jpg stare stare https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Portcontrast.jpg Portcontrast Portcontrast https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/coalboyscontrastshrp.jpg coalboyscontrastshrp coalboyscontrastshrp https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/incoaltent2.jpg incoaltent2 incoaltent2 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/port7.jpg port7 port7 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/port4.jpg port4 port4 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec04355b8/images/Birdmangraveyard.jpg Graves and graveyards litter the landscape in Afghanistan. He happened to be passing through this one, where we were, on the hillside on the edge of the old town above Kabul. He said nothing to me. I didn't know what to say to him. Graves and graveyards litter the landscape in Afghanistan. He happened to be passing through this one, where we were, on the hillside on the edge of the old town above Kabul. He said nothing to me. 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