Why I Am Not Protesting at Occupy. For those who have known me, my keen interest in the Occupy movement comes as no surprise.
For those whom I have met only recently know me as the researcher, freelance journalist and blogger who has been making it a strong point to let everyone know that I am merely observing protests from the sidelines and not participating as a demonstrator. Since the beginning of Occupy at Wall Street on 17 September, I have stood on the peripheries of encampments observing a democratic movement unfold before our very eyes: from marches, to GA meetings, to police raids, and even the arduous online activism that has now become part and parcel of the current movement. Why I Am Not Protesting at Occupy. The International Civil Rights Restart has been convened.