Michael Premo

Michael Premo is an artist, activist, and organizer. [1] He is a central figure in the Occupy Wall Street [2] and Occupy Sandy movements,[3] co-director of the participatory documentary, Sandy Storyline[4] and creator of the documentary project Housing is a Human Right.[5]

On October 30, 2012, one day after Hurricane Sandy hit the New York region, Michael Premo and 3 other friends drove to the Red Hook Initiative and subsequently created Occupy Sandy after posting a note on Inner Occupy.[6][3] Sandy Storyline grew out of the Occupy Sandy relief effort as a participatory documentary to collect and share stories about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on neighborhoods, communities, and lives. Sandy Storyline won the inaugural Transmedia award at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival.[7]

In March 2013 he was found not guilty in the first jury trial stemming from an Occupy Wall Street protest.[8][9] Michael Premo was arrested on December 17, 2011 and charged with assaulting an NYPD officer. Prosecutors argued and the arresting officer gave sworn testimony that Premo "charged the police like a linebacker, taking out a lieutenant and resisting arrest so forcefully that he fractured an officer's bone." The defense located a video taken by freelancer Jon Gerberg which contradicted the sworn testimony, instead showing officers "tackling [Premo] as he attempted to get back on his feet". Prosecutors claimed no video of Premo's arrest existed, yet the Gerberg video clearly showed an NYPD officer also filming Premo's arrest. One author wrote that "information provided by the NYPD in the trial was fabricated to such a degree that the allegations made by the police officers have turned out to be quite literally the opposite of what actually happened.[10]

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References

  1. ↑ Housing is a Human Right’'s Michael Premo, a tireless artist-activist, in danger of being criminalized: solidarity action needed | NESRI | National Economic & Social Rights In...
  2. ↑ Will Occupy Wall Street Upend Obama’s Presidential Election? - New York Magazine
  3. 1 2 Occupy Sandy Comes to the Rockaways : The New Yorker
  4. ↑ Sandy Storyline | 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
  5. ↑ 'Housing Is a Human Right' Documents Struggle For Home
  6. ↑ Occupy Wall Street Takes on Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts - The Daily Beast
  7. ↑ Laos-Set Drama Earns Top Honors at Tribeca - WSJ.com
  8. ↑ Jury Finds Occupy Wall Street Protester Innocent After Video Contradicts Police Testimony [Updated: VIDEO] - New York - News - Runnin' Scared
  9. ↑ NYPD lied under oath to prosecute Occupy activist — RT USA
  10. ↑ Why the Police in Michael Premo's Occupy Wall Street Trial Are Unlikely To Face Perjury Charges - New York - News - Runnin' Scared
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