From People of Color Organize: According to the main websites associated with #OccupyWallStreet, it is “one people, united,” a “leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions,” and an “open, participatory and horizontally organized process.” In other words, it professes to be the universal protest against…
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From Racialicious: The Occupy Wall Street protest has become a matter of debate in Indian Country. Some have chosen to be included under the slogan – “We Are The 99%; others, like me, have chosen to be excluded from the 99%. Many of those who support it have come up…
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People of Color Organize has an excellent synopsis of the credibility gaps inherent in the the Occupy Wall Street protests. White leftist activists should take care to listen carefully. From People of Color Organize: It’s been said in comments on People Of Color Organize! as well as on the streets…
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JPMorgan Chase recently donated an unprecedented $4.6 million to the New York City Police Foundation. The gift was the largest in the history of the foundation and “will enable the New York City Police Department to strengthen security in the Big Apple.” (6)
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From People of Color Organize: The “OCCUPY WALL STREET” slogan has gone viral and international now. From the protests on the streets of WALL STREET in the name of “ending capitalism” – organizers, protestors, and activists have been encouraged to “occupy” different places that symbolize greed and power. There’s just…
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This is an interesting video. Though it is problematic at times and contains some misstatements of facts (e.g., there are real and actual differences between Democrats and Republicans (see e.g., Bush v. Gore), it rightfully points out that Occupy Wall Street remains largely ignored. (4)
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From Kasama Project: The big media have largely ignored the OWS protest (though if you’re part of a certain kind of network on Facebook, you can’t miss it). Called first by Adbusters with only the most minimal agenda, it’s taking on a life of its own, as people trickle in…
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