NYC Arrests Artists Part 1
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Uploaded by KnutMasco on Apr 14, 2007
In March 1998, the Mayor of New York City,
Rudolph Giuliani, imposed an unconstitutional permit system against artists selling art in NYC Parks.
It was "pay-back" for a Federal Lawsuit that the
ARTIST Group
(Artists, Response,To,Illegal,State,Tactics)
had won six months earlier
[Lederman/Bery et al v.Giuliani/ City Of New York et al]
It triggered a 65 a long protest in front of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art and another Federal Lawsuit [Lederman/Bach v.Giuliani/NYC]; challenging Giuliani's "artist arrest policy" in NYC Parks.
The protest was marked with dozens of arrests,hundreds of summonses
along with hundreds illegal art confiscations.
This video documents the events that unfolded from March 1st.until April 1st at that protest.
This is 1 of 3 videos for this the "MET Protest" of 1998.
[ Note: we eventually won this Federal Lawsuit in 2001, overturning yet another unconstitutional Permit System against NYC Artists. Giuliani did appeal the case, but the decision was upheld, unanimously by the 2ND Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in 2003 ]
Director: Knut Masco
A Mr. Unhappy Face Film ©
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fucking amazing, man. NYC belongs to artists and always will. Is it the flouride in our water or what that is making people so lazy to fight for our rights? Go Ron Paul
hamiltonartist 4 years ago
Giuliani should go away forever.
Funkyrican1 4 years ago
Go Knut! Giuliani is the most convicted pol in US history. Thousands of judges and juries found him guilty of violating federal, state, and city laws. There's no reason Rudy shouldn't be in prison. Rudy For Prison 2008! Kerik as his cellmate! Spread the word b/c Rudy HATES the Constitution and rule of law.
TouchingYou 4 years ago