Published 30 January 201227 March 2012 · Main Posts Overland Occupy – an online special Jacinda Woodhead The Occupy movement that spread across the globe in 2011 saw a revival of extra-parliamentary politics and sweeping debates about the idea of democracy. It was a movement ignited by the Arab Spring, but one that spread all over the world, including to Australia. Overland put a callout for an Occupy issue last year. Since then, the movement’s circumstances have changed considerably – Occupy Melbourne no longer resides in City Square, Occupy Sydney has no permanent camp. Can the movement continue now that many of the occupations no longer have a demarcated physical space? Across the world, the police response to various occupations has been extreme; just over the weekend Occupy Oakland took to the streets in another confrontation with police. In the wake of economic crises, political atomisation and an increase in militarised policing, what does the Occupy movement mean? And what of Europe? How is the economic crisis there influencing a world caught in the throes of protest? There is much to debate. The special online edition of Overland is intended as a contribution to the discussion. Occupy – Features Sean Scalmer – ‘The world of all of us’ Occupying history Elizabeth Humphrys – From Global Justice to Occupy Everywhere The antecedents to a new movement Jude McCulloch and David Vakalis – Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue Militarised policing and Occupy Melbourne Ali Alizadeh – The revolution to come? Revolutions past and present Occupy – The view from Europe Giovanni Tiso – Europe’s Perfect Ruins The crisis on the continent Jacinda Woodhead Jacinda Woodhead is a former editor of Overland and current law student. More by Jacinda Woodhead › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays First published in Overland Issue 228 28 March 202428 March 2024 · Main Posts Why we should value not only lived experience, but also lived expertise Sukhmani Khorana In the wake of this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I want to extend the central idea of El Gibbs’s 2022 essay on 'lived expertise' and argue that in media accounts of racism, analytical expertise and lived experience ought to be valued together and even in the same body. First published in Overland Issue 228 5 March 2024 · Main Posts Andrew Charlton’s school assignment Alex McKinnon Australia's Pivot to India exists for three reasons: so that when Andrew Charlton is interviewed on the radio or introduced on Q+A, his bio includes the phrase "he has written a book about Indian-Australian relations"; to fend off accusations that he is another Kristina Keneally engaging in electoral colonialism in western Sydney; and to help the Albanese government strengthen economic and military ties with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.