Brad Will

Bradley Roland Will (1970-2006) was a U.S. anarchist, documentary filmmaker and a journalist with Indymedia New York City. He was also a friend and a colleague. Will was an active participant in protests across the United States, usually for various social justice and human rights causes, and was involved with environmental movements such as Earth First! and the Fall Creek Tree Village in the Willamette National Forest outside Eugene, Oregon. A proponent of anti-corporate media, he hosted his own program on Steal This Radio, a Lower East Side-based pirate radio station.

During the summer of 2006, Will videotaped demonstrations at the Mexican Consulate in response to a violent police incursion into the teacher's encampment. Shortly thereafter, Will traveled to Oaxaca in order to document and film the teachers' strike. On October 27, he was videotaping near a barricade erected by pro-strike protesters when gunmen approached and opened fire. Will was shot twice and died while he was being carried away from the area.

On November 11 and 12, Friends of Brad Will organized a gathering in New York City to commemorate Will's life. The event included a memorial service at St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, as well as speeches and concerts.
Bradley will be remembered.

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ARTICLES

Rolling Stone Magazine Article on Brad Will

"Cultivating Hope" article by Brad Will

BLOGS

Enough is Enough - Velcrow's Blog (includes full Eulogy for Brad)
Humans Doing - Velcrow's Blog about Brad's Memorial

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Brad Will