Amity Paye

Amity Paye is an award winning social justice reporter. She is a co-author of Occupying Wall Street: The Inside Story of an Action that Changed America and is the Vice president of Print for the New York Association of Black Journalists.

Guilty: Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Now Faces up to 7 Years in Prison

Guilty: Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Now Faces up to 7 Years in Prison Guilty: Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Now Faces up to 7 Years in Prison

With Monday’s verdict, McMillan became one of the first Occupy activists to face serious jail time.

May 6, 2014 / Amity Paye

Did Occupy Actually Make Police Departments More Accountable?

Did Occupy Actually Make Police Departments More Accountable? Did Occupy Actually Make Police Departments More Accountable?

Occupy Wall Street activists like Cecily McMillan are still fighting the state, only this time they’re waging their battles in the courts.

Apr 15, 2014 / Amity Paye

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