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Movements, History, and Economic Transformation, Part 7: Systemic change and the long haul
In this seventh and final segment, I bring some historical perspective to bear on the problem of social transformation: how do we abandon our “vested interest in pessimism” and orient ourselves to the difficult work of really changing the system in the long haul? What kind of vision do we need to build a movement committed to the decades of work ahead of us?
Occupy protesters arrested in L.A. (26 images) Occupy protesters converged on Bank of America Plaza in Los Angeles on November 17, 2011. Police arrested 47 people, including two who tried to break through a police line and were arrested on suspicion of assault on a police officer. The others were arrested on suspicion of trespassing. Occupy protesters arrested at plaza outside Bank of America in Los Angeles One of two people, who tried to break through a police line, is wrestled to the ground and arrested on suspicion of assault on a police officer at the plaza outside Bank of America in Los Angeles on November 17, 2011.
Occupy protesters arrested at plaza outside Bank of America in Los Angeles - Occupy protesters arrested in L.A. - UPI.com
Posterous theme by Cory Watilo Xeni Jardin at "Boing Boing" interviewed the spotlight creator, Mark Read. You can read her interview here: http://boingboing.net/2011/11/17/interview-with-the-occupy-wall.html
Occupy Wall Street 99% Spotlight Signal #N17 #OWS #OccupyEverything - The Landing At kallou22
Interview with creator of Occupy Wall Street "bat-signal" projections during Brooklyn Bridge march - Boing Boing
REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi Earlier this evening, tens of thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters marched throughout New York City, many making their way on to the Brooklyn Bridge , carrying LED candles and chanting. As Occupiers took the bridge in a seemingly endless sea of people, words in light appeared projected on the iconic Verizon Building nearby :
The Occupy Wall Street crowd marched through downtown Manhattan this morning to among other things, disrupt the opening of the New York Stock Exchange ( NYX ) -- but it turns out that the chaos could be a financial boon for social-media giant Twitter. (Click to enlarge) At that top of each stream is @Verigreedy a.k.a Stop Verizon Greed, a promoted Twitter account for the Communications Workers of American Union, which is engaged in a public battle with telecommunications giant Verizon ( VZ ) over worker wages and benefits. If you follow the link to the CWA's website, you'll find a very Occupy Wall Street-esque message: As Verizon continues to offer proposals aimed to destroy middle-class jobs and cut benefits, Verizon workers are hitting the streets.
How Twitter Makes Money From Occupy Wall Street | Business News | Minyanville.com
BBC News - Occupy Wall Street protesters cross Brooklyn Bridge
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Mayor of the World: How Bloomberg Flexes New York's Diplomatic Muscle - Politics - The Atlantic Cities
By now everyone knows the acronym “BRICS,” which formally stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but informally has come to refer to dozens of so-called emerging markets whose natural resources and trade surpluses are making them the center of geo-economic competition. Far less appreciated, however, is how these powers’ rise is fueled by urban centers like Sao Paulo, Mumbai, and Shanghai, places that have become global centers in their own right, more connected to the world than ever before through commerce, technology, and transport. The total economy of Russia is scarcely more than what is concentrated in the government, banks and companies based in Moscow. Worldwide, a new class of global cities is emerging combining mega-populations, massive markets, and international ambition.
If you were surprised that New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg sent heavily armed police into Zuccotti Park in the middle of the night to break up the Occupy Wall Street demonstration—despite the fact that a poll released the same day shows 58 percent of registered New York voters think the camp should be permitted—you shouldn't have been. To New Yorkers familiar with Bloomberg's past reactions to protests, the real surprise is that he didn't do it sooner. The first protest Bloomberg tried to suppress was against the impending invasion of Iraq on February 15, 2003. The city, citing only vague security concerns , refused to grant a permit to march, allowing only a stationary rally and cramming attendees into a narrow penned area. Hundreds of thousands of protesters were unable to get within earshot.
Bloomberg's Long War Against Protests - Politics - The Atlantic Cities
Newsweek (A bloodied protester at Zuccotti Park. More here,...)
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