Poster board sign that says "Mic Check"

Label

Poster board sign that says "Mic Check"

Creator

Unknown; Occupy Wall Street Archives Working Group

Object Type

Signs

Description

The mic-check was a key part of the "people's mic" process where a crowd would repeat a speaker's words so that it was audible to everyone in the audience. Typically, someone yelled "mic-check" in order to get everyone's attention before a meeting.

Image Description

This sign reads, “Mic Check.” The sign is on white poster board. “Mic Check,” is written in bold red marker, and the words are emphasized by orange zig-zags surrounding the words, with black lines radiating outwards.

Citation

Mic check sign, circa 2011-2012; TAM.630 Occupy Wall Street Archives Working Group Records; box 35, folder 7; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University

Collection

Occupy Working Group TAM.630

Themes

• Grassroots Organizing and Mutual Aid

Declarations

• Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.