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Michael Pelligotti

NYC tour guide and Occupy Wall Street activist who leads #OccupyTourNYC, specialized walking tours recounting the 2011 protests from the perspective of a media team member who lived in Zuccotti Park.

Jul 13, 2026

Dan Taberski's Manifesto

Dan Taberski's Manifesto

2 | One Simple Demand

Jul 13 · 39m

Dan Taberski
Dan TaberskiHOST
12:23
Did you remember when you first heard about what they were planning on doing with Occupy? The day
Michael PelligottiGUEST
12:26
of, July 13th, 2011.
Michael PelligottiGUEST
12:29
A friend named Miguel turned to me.
Michael PelligottiGUEST
12:31
He's like, this is going to be a big thing.
Michael PelligottiGUEST
12:33
I was at a Workers' World Party meeting for FYI communists.
Michael PelligottiGUEST
12:40
I was with communists.

24 MINS LATER

Dan Taberski
Dan TaberskiHOST
36:42
Why?
Michael PelligottiGUEST
36:44
It's a lot tougher 14 years later.

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