“To Express a Feeling of Mass Injustice”: #OccupyWallStreet Hits a Tipping Point
source: http://tinyurl.com/3n5fken
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Here is what OCCUPY WALL ST is doing:
The declaration of the occupation of New York City, the first official statement from the occupation, leads with the need “to express a feeling of mass injustice.” You could hardly come up with a better elucidation of that injustice than the fact that social insurance programs like Medicare and Social Security and welfare are being offered up for cuts, while the richest people and corporations aren’t asked to contribute. Corporatism and massive inequality is the core grievance of this occupation, and of the dozens of smaller movements we’ve seen over the past year. They are connected in spirit and sentiment. And maybe the bill of particulars is variegated, some might say “unfocused.” But everything on that list springs from that core grievance.
And the only call to action, at the end, is one of greater civic participation:
We, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.
Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.
To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal.
Join us and make your voices heard!
That’s a message that can build and grow something quickly. And we’re already seeing that, mass arrests notwithstanding. Major trade unions and labor leaders are taking the side of OccupyWallStreet and providing reinforcements. The culture has already created the narrative that the protesters are plugging into. A series of direct actions, many of which were already planned weeks ago, have picked up the “Occupy” branding and are rolling out across the country, with 100,000 people signed up on Facebook to support them. Even major media types have understood that this is something not only to be studied, but to be celebrated.
http://tinyurl.com/3n5fken
The declaration of the occupation of New York City, the first official statement from the occupation, leads with the need “to express a feeling of mass injustice.” You could hardly come up with a better elucidation of that injustice than the fact that social insurance programs like Medicare and Social Security and welfare are being offered up for cuts, while the richest people and corporations aren’t asked to contribute. Corporatism and massive inequality is the core grievance of this occupation, and of the dozens of smaller movements we’ve seen over the past year. They are connected in spirit and sentiment. And maybe the bill of particulars is variegated, some might say “unfocused.” But everything on that list springs from that core grievance.
And the only call to action, at the end, is one of greater civic participation:
We, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.
Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.
To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal.
Join us and make your voices heard!
That’s a message that can build and grow something quickly. And we’re already seeing that, mass arrests notwithstanding. Major trade unions and labor leaders are taking the side of OccupyWallStreet and providing reinforcements. The culture has already created the narrative that the protesters are plugging into. A series of direct actions, many of which were already planned weeks ago, have picked up the “Occupy” branding and are rolling out across the country, with 100,000 people signed up on Facebook to support them. Even major media types have understood that this is something not only to be studied, but to be celebrated.
http://tinyurl.com/3n5fken
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JustZ
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Very good stuff this. Come on everyone! This one needs some help climbing the popularity ladder so more folks can read it now. Thanks! voted way up
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JustZ
