The Indy Turns 22 Today, Fabulous Party Next Thursday
Twenty two years ago today we released our first print edition. It was four pages, black-and-white and called The UNst8ed. Its release was timed to coincide with a meeting of world leaders at the United Nations and their role in promoting corporate power around the world under the guise of humanitarian action. We adopted our current name in time for our second issue. The rich and the powerful haven’t let up since then, but neither have we.
Over these past 22 years, our “free paper for free people” has become a unique fixture in the New York City media landscape, providing incisive coverage of visionary social movements while elevating the voices of those most impacted by the issues that matter the most. To see some highlights of our coverage from over the years, click here and here.
The Indypendent started as a gleam in the eye of Ana Noguiera. Her fast track to a career in corporate media was derailed in 1998 after she published stories about controversies at her university that embarrassed campus administrators and her faculty advisor who told her “that’s not how the real world works.” A couple years later, Ana rustled up $500 to start a free paper in New York City. For more, click here.
Indy 22nd Anniversary Fundraising Party Next Thursday
Imagine spending a mild, late summer evening in someone’s beautiful backyard, meeting fellow lefties of all ages and movement backgrounds from across the city, snacking on tasty vegan and vegetarian treats, sipping on your choice of beer or wine, celebrating your favorite radical newspaper and supporting it generously so it can thrive in the coming year.
“I’m so excited to see people I might even get my hair done!” One of our readers gushed upon learning about our upcoming 22nd anniversary fundraising party.
We feel you. It’s been a long two-and-a-half years.
This fun, fabulous fundraising party will be held outside next Thursday September 15 from 6-9 p.m. in the spacious Park Slope backyard of a couple of longtime Indy supporters.
In addition to everything else, we’ll be joined by an all-star cast of special guests including Democratic Socialist State Senator Jabari Brisport (pictured above), Palestinian-Muslim-American freedom fighter Linda Sarsour, legendary peace activist Leslie Cagan and Reverend Billy from the Church of Stop Shopping. All guests are asked to act in a Covid-mindful way. For more about the party, click here.
We can’t release our hosts’ home address publicly, but if you are planning on attending, email us at contact@indypendent.org and we will share the party’s “secret location” with you.
If you can’t make the party but want to show your support for The Indy, you can visit our donate page and sign up as a monthly sustainer or make a generous one-time donation.
Thank you!