The revolution begins at home
What is occurring on Wall Street right now is truly remarkable. For more than two weeks, in the sanctum of the great cathedral of global capitalism, the dispossessed have liberated territory from the financial overlords and their police army. They have created a unique opportunity to shift the tides of history in the tradition of other great peaceful occupations from the sit-down strikes of the 1930s to the lunch-counter sit-ins of the 1960s to the democratic uprisings across the Arab world and Europe today. While the Wall Street occupation is growing, it needs an all-out commitment from everyone who cheered the Egyptians in Tahrir Square, said “We are all Wisconsin”, and stood in solidarity with the Greeks and Spaniards. This is a movement for anyone who lacks a job, housing or healthcare, or thinks they have no future. Our system is broken at every level. Real potential After all, who would have imagined a year ago that Tunisians and Egyptians would oust their dictators? Growing attention
The Dill Pickle Club | Portland, Oregon
On Monday, November 14, the Dill Pickle Club hosted The 99%: A Teach-in on Occupy Portland to objectively bring together various perspectives on the economic, political and social factors that have led to the emergence of occupations throughout the country, and more specifically the movement’s impact on a localized level. As part of our mission to make this information freely available, we are posting the entirety of the talks online. Special thanks to Bernardo Pantoja and NW Documentary for making this video documentation possible. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged activism, denis therialt, Dill Pickle Club, John Coghlan, Michael Moore, Nina Reierson, occupy porland, Portland, randy bluffstone, teach-in, the 99%, veronica dujon.
#OccupyWallStreet: origin and spread visualized
Last week we published an analysis on the usage of hashtags around the #OccupyWallStreet movement on Twitter, why some phrases reach Twitter’s trending topics list, while others never do. The crux of the the argument highlighted the outcomes of a purely algorithmic mechanism that Twitter uses to generate its trending topics lists. We’ve all seen an increasing usage of the #Occupy hashtag, splintering into a wide range of sub-movements -> #OccupyBoston, #OccupyVancouver, #OccupySF and many more. While it is clear that the movement’s rise was influenced by similar demonstrations around the world, it is unclear who first decided to use the #Occupy hashtag, for what reasons and how it spread. We’ve sifted through millions of tweets to answer precisely these questions. Some findings: Interesting? First Identified #OccupyWallStreet Use Going many months back, there were a few folks using the #occupy hashtag on Twitter. @Voyno: “@mat – thoughts on #occupywallstreet ? @PatColon: “You know what?
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Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here?
November 22nd, 2011 1:51 PM By Michael Moore This past weekend I participated in a four-hour meeting of Occupy Wall Street activists whose job it is to come up with the vision and goals of the movement. It was attended by 40+ people and the discussion was both inspiring and invigorating. Here is what we ended up proposing as the movement's "vision statement" to the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street: The next step will be to develop a specific list of goals and demands. Here is what I will propose to the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street: 10 Things We Want A Proposal for Occupy Wall Street Submitted by Michael Moore1. Let me know what you think. We are but ten weeks old, yet we have already changed the national conversation. Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Black Friday is Buy Nothing Day (Here are 10 Films to Spread the Shopping-Free Cheer!)
By Tim Hjersted Since 1997, the biggest shopping day of the year in North America has also been known as Buy Nothing Day - a playful protest against the cultural and commercial pressures that compel us to consume more every year, grow more in debt to prove our love to our loved ones and find temporary happiness in that euphoric moment of purchase. It's a movement that has been growing internationally every year, despite the commercial pressures now enveloping even Thanksgiving in the holiday madness. More and more people have had enough and are choosing to celebrate with their loved ones a different way - by not buying anything! In the spirit of the shopping-free holiday, here are 10 of the best documentaries that give inspiration to the day (click the links to watch online): Explore more films on consumerism here. What will you be doing on Buy Nothing Day?
Occupy Wall Street Plots a Comeback: TIME Book Excerpt
Excerpted from What Is Occupy? Inside the Global Movement, a new book from the editors of TIME. To buy a copy as an e-book or a paperback, go to time.com/whatisoccupy. In a society in which we're used to taking direction from Presidents and CEOs, captains and quarterbacks, Occupy Wall Street's leaderless structure seems like a formula for chaos. Since the Nov. 15 eviction, much of New York Occupy Wall Street group's day-to-day activities have moved inside. Nonetheless, as it has been since the beginning of the movement, the leaderless structure appears to be working. So how does Occupy Wall Street make all this happen with no titles and no corner offices? Idea Generation The only power at first was the power of suggestion. By the end of the afternoon, nearly everyone had abandoned the original rally for Graeber's less formal discussion group, which became the model for Occupy's governing system. While the general assembly gets decisions made, a by-product is recruitment.
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Occupy Wall Street | NYC Protest for World Revolution
