“Fear is not innate in me.” StatueofLibertyClimber on how “I went as high as I could”. PatriciaOkoumou. The world isn’t ready for my story: The woman who climb the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July. When it does, perhaps Mbemba will be the one writing it. My son has the blessing to connect…

Statue of Liberty Climber and ‘In Their Own Kitchen’ filmmakers talk Lights for Liberty Vigils. The Statue of Liberty climber Patricia Okoumou and “In Their Own  Kitchen” filmmakers, Joy Lau and Andrew Chow, stopped by PIX11 Friday  morning to discuss their activism and  Lights for Liberty Vigils  happening across the country and the world. “These…

“I really do care. Why won’t u?” Enjoy your hot dogs, beers, barbecues and beaches! But remember… “In a democracy, we do not put children in cages. Period.” @pokoumou #WeSupportPatricia: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/patriciaokoumou PayPal: http://www.patriciaokoumou.com Check to Patricia Okoumou P.O. Box 10060, Staten Island, NY 10301. @POkoumou, AbolishICE, LadyLibertyClimber, Liberty4Patricia, okoumou, PatriciaOkoumou, pokoumou, ReturnTheChildren, SeekingAsylumIsNotACrime, StatueofLibertyClimber, thereseokoumou, theresepatriciaokoumou, TheResistance,…

My Pregnancy Test I am working on a documentary. I will be posting on social media a trailer about my pregnancy soon. If you know an expert on YouTube video channels, please contact them asking if I can use their help. I want to document my journey to keep you informed and up-to-date about my…

April 24, 2019, I planted a raspberry tree in memory and honor of my late mom: Elizabeth Makouela Okoumou (Ma Lily).      Sunday, May 12, 2019, is Mother’s Day in the US. If you recall, after my  sentencing of March 19, 2019, by the US Government Department of Justice for climbing the Statue of Liberty on…

Photo Credit: @RobertCroonquist http://www.papermag.com/patricia-okoumou-sentenced-ny-2632127542.html?xrs=RebelMouse_fb&ts=1553036961&fbclid=IwAR1NBwgoLDV7I2AmL_6jYu1ZxdLLNCVGgh8Ep63GA38z0yUKQ8dQXdICMmk Michael Love Michael  Patricia Okoumou instructed supporters of her #ReturnTheChildren initiative and those closely following her case to arrive today outside the Southern District Courthouse of New York at 8 AM.  Here, she would learn her fate for last year’s Fourth of July climb,  in protest of the family separation crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border…

by Avery White in News on Mar 18, 2019 3:48 pm              http://gothamist.com/2019/03/18/patricia_okoumou_statue_of_liberty_climber.php?fbclid=IwAR0aOQPKVuE__NLK45P3ArU8bCfTVlORGQE2A9UBM8vW_scneA7ln2U01A0 Patricia Okoumou at her Staten Island apartment (Avery White / Gothamist)  Patricia Okoumou is known around the world as the “Statue of Liberty Climber,”  but over the last year, she has climbed the Eiffel Tower, a Border  Patrol Museum in San Antonio, Texas and a migrant detention center…

The Woman Who Climbed the Statue of Liberty Needs Your Help        Michael Love Michael http://www.papermag.com/patricia-okoumou-help-2632007804.html  Activist Patricia Okoumou  feels as though she has been forgotten. The 45-year-old Staten Island  immigrant, originally from the Republic of Congo, made history last year  on the Fourth of July when she successfully scaled Statue of Liberty,  becoming the first woman…

 March 13th, 2019  | 01:09:40 | E11     Share          Embed          Recast       Summary This episode of  @monument_lab features activist Patricia Okoumou, widely  known as the woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2018.  Okoumou ascended the base of the statue as a direct action against the Trump Administration’s harsh and inhumane tactics of family separation at…

That’s a photo of me Journalist, Joe Penney, took of me through my window at my residence in Staten Island, New York during my first interview in home confinement. As you can see, my foot is swollen and the monitor does hurt my circulation. How phony, complicit, and unjust that Donald J. Trump and his…

A hearing has been scheduled for this  Friday March 01, 2019 at 500 Pearl Street Southern District Court of  Manhattan. If the judge agrees with The United States Department of  Justice and U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, I will be incarcerated  Friday. This is a revocation of bail for violating the terms of my  release when…

Valentine’s Day Action  Throughout  Mexico and Central America, Valentine’s Day is referred to – as the day of amor y amistad (love and friendship).  We urge you to host postcard writing events within your community in this beautiful and loving spirit.    Artists are invited to join us in designing cards that will be made available…

Statue of Liberty Protester Found Guilty on All Charges, Stands Strong: ‘I Am on the Right Side of History’ https://www.theroot.com/statue-of-liberty-protester-found-guilty-on-all-charges-1831172357. Statue of Liberty Climber Guilty of Trespassing for Immigration Protest By Reuters Dec. 17, 2018 NEW  YORK — A woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty’s stone pedestal to  protest U.S. immigration policy declared in federal…

I woke up this morning my head spinning with stories of migrant children of all ages. My head still on the pillow, tears dropping down my cheeks, I ate breakfast thinking about how it is to be an immigrant: adult, child or toddler. It wasn’t long before I saw the news – the worse that…

· The Statue of Liberty offers a chance to those who escape oppression to gain freedom. It gives hope and opportunity to immigrants seeking a better life.· Did you know – the French architect, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, designed the internal structures of the Statue of Liberty? There is a connection. Link: www.bit.ly/2zPRs7G.

I am happy @MichaelAvenatti has joined my legal team today! Thank you to everyone who has expressed care and concern for me as well as liked, commented and shared my posts to bring attention to my trial. Together we can focus on #ReturnTheChildren. Here’s how you can help: www.bit.ly/OkoumouGoFundMe. My Fundraising Link: https://www.facebook.com/donate/265882710947741/265971857605493/. Michael Avenatti’s Tweet Announcement:  https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1070786480497295360 Kremlin…

This event on Eiffel Tower was falsely reported. I was beaten by #FrenchPolice of #EmmanuelMacron, as I took my cause to #France in connection with  #LadyLiberty’s birthplace. Today, Monday December 03, 2018, I am sound and safe; however, the people of @EmmanuelMacron had detained, incarcerated and institutionalized me in three psych wards, as a direct…

This Friday, August 3, 2018 at 10 a.m., I will go to court to face charges for my brave act on  Independence Day. Instead of recognizing the inhumane actions of ICE and  detention centers complicit in carrying out Trump’s anti-immigration  policies, the U.S. Attorney  Geoffrey Berman is bringing charges against me that could land me…