The Future of #OCCUPY
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The initial phase of the #OCCUPY movement was marked by several weeks of viral growth that peaked on October 15 with a global day of action. In the next phase, there will be a turn towards addressing the deep philosophical and strategic questions of how to escalate this democracy moment into a revolutionary people's movement. Across the nation there are clear signs that the #OCCUPY movement is simultaneously maturing and growing more militant.
Of the many questions swirling around #OCCUPY, the most challenging is how to gel into a global movement without sacrificing the decentralized, leaderless model. There is a widespread acknowledgment that there are challenges that can only be dealt with on a global scale, such as a climate change accord and overturning international casino capitalism, and that we must therefore forge a globally united people's movement. However, there is also a growing recognition that the general assembly model that has worked beautifully thus far may be fundamentally limited on a structural level.
A breakthrough came on Friday from the New York City General Assembly where the structure working group has proposed, and the general assembly has accepted, the adoption of a modified spokes council model that will work in conjunction with the general assembly. This lays the foundation for a regional, national and potentially international spokes council, something that both #OCCUPYPHILLY and The 99 Percent Declaration have been pushing for. We are beginning to see how the #OCCUPY movement will elevate itself into an international force.
Meanwhile, the power center of the movement is shifting away from the East Coast towards the West. On Wednesday, #OCCUPYOAKLAND is organizing a General Strike that is already finding support within the local community. Solidarity actions are planned in occupations nationwide. Within the movement, there is a sense that this may be a turning point as militant tactics come to the fore and direct confrontation with the structures of the corporate-state becomes the norm.
Other sparks on the horizon include the November 5 Transition Day/Bank Transfer Day, the November 25 Buy Nothing Day kick off to #OCCUPYXMAS and the December 10 Global Day of Action which was proposed this week by the international network behind the blast on October 15.
Hang in there!
for the wild,
Culture Jammers HQ
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Anonymous
If you truly believe what you've written here (and I think you do), ask yourself this: Who, really, is behind this "movement" and what are their real goals?
You say "OUR government," yet the goal of the OWS backers is the overthrow of that very same government. Who will protect you, if the OWS backers get their way?
Forethought. Give a try sometime.
Anonymous
If you truly believe what you've written here (and I think you do), ask yourself this: Who, really, is behind this "movement" and what are their real goals?
You say "OUR government," yet the goal of the OWS backers is the overthrow of that very same government. Who will protect you, if the OWS backers get their way?
Forethought. Give a try sometime.
Anonymous
Im sorry could you clarify? Are you refering to the uninformed redneck poster or me?
I would like to think that the Occupy movement was born from the public being fed up and finally deciding to take action.But I am also aware that there are probably "backers" that orginized or influenced the movement; I find it difficult to believe that it could have gone global otherwise. If we get our way, we hope to have a better future-what's that mean? To me, it's a future where I can life my life without interference of the government, where there are equal oppurtunities for all, where there is not this huge disparity and where the middle class is disappearing. And I have asked myself "Who, really, is behind this "movement" and what are their real goals?"
The only answer I can come up with is he Illuminati, and all of their sub-groups, and if that's the case we are, quite simply, screwed. But I'm hoping they miscalculated the scale and scope of the movement and that things will turn up for he best.
But let me in turn ask you this, born from much forethought as you so graciously suggested:
What are you fighting for? Are you fighting at all, or do you see nothing wrong with what we have now?
Anonymous
Im sorry could you clarify? Are you refering to the uninformed redneck poster or me?
I would like to think that the Occupy movement was born from the public being fed up and finally deciding to take action.But I am also aware that there are probably "backers" that orginized or influenced the movement; I find it difficult to believe that it could have gone global otherwise. If we get our way, we hope to have a better future-what's that mean? To me, it's a future where I can life my life without interference of the government, where there are equal oppurtunities for all, where there is not this huge disparity and where the middle class is disappearing. And I have asked myself "Who, really, is behind this "movement" and what are their real goals?"
The only answer I can come up with is he Illuminati, and all of their sub-groups, and if that's the case we are, quite simply, screwed. But I'm hoping they miscalculated the scale and scope of the movement and that things will turn up for he best.
But let me in turn ask you this, born from much forethought as you so graciously suggested:
What are you fighting for? Are you fighting at all, or do you see nothing wrong with what we have now?
Anonymous
Never mind, please disregard the first statement...there's so many Anonymous posters I lost track of my previous post! :/
Anonymous
Never mind, please disregard the first statement...there's so many Anonymous posters I lost track of my previous post! :/
Anonymous
I agree with you, but equal treatment is not always the most just or BEST treatment. As a law student, I have seen how far the corruption and the rot has spread and I am sick of it; I want to become a lawyer to spread justice, but what I am seeing has motivated me to change the system from within. A potentially futile dream, I know, but the Occupy movement symbolizes the power of positive change.
It's so difficult to be objective when using "good" or "bad" or what have you. The corporations and the governments believe what they are doing is "right" and "good" We the people disagree, becasue of our aligned morals and desire for the "better" but we must be careful, very careful, because we CANNOT become what we are attempting to fix. That's my anchor in this crazy world of INjustice, that I wILL NOT bow down and become "like my peers!"
But back to what I said: equal treatment is not always the most just or BEST treatment because individual circumstances need to be considered. Thats another component of the problem: corporations and the government GENERALIZE us, see us as a MASS of people. We ARE different, we should be EMBRACING those differences and fighting to preserve INDIVIDUALITY. We ARE equal as HUMAN BEINGS, we should all have the right to life, liberty, the freedom to live the way WE want, but we must keep the spark of individuality alive so that it does not become "commercialized," if you will.
Um...I think that's about it. XD Thoughts?
Anonymous
I agree with you, but equal treatment is not always the most just or BEST treatment. As a law student, I have seen how far the corruption and the rot has spread and I am sick of it; I want to become a lawyer to spread justice, but what I am seeing has motivated me to change the system from within. A potentially futile dream, I know, but the Occupy movement symbolizes the power of positive change.
It's so difficult to be objective when using "good" or "bad" or what have you. The corporations and the governments believe what they are doing is "right" and "good" We the people disagree, becasue of our aligned morals and desire for the "better" but we must be careful, very careful, because we CANNOT become what we are attempting to fix. That's my anchor in this crazy world of INjustice, that I wILL NOT bow down and become "like my peers!"
But back to what I said: equal treatment is not always the most just or BEST treatment because individual circumstances need to be considered. Thats another component of the problem: corporations and the government GENERALIZE us, see us as a MASS of people. We ARE different, we should be EMBRACING those differences and fighting to preserve INDIVIDUALITY. We ARE equal as HUMAN BEINGS, we should all have the right to life, liberty, the freedom to live the way WE want, but we must keep the spark of individuality alive so that it does not become "commercialized," if you will.
Um...I think that's about it. XD Thoughts?
Anonymous
I fight at the ballot box. I do what I can to support candidates who believe, as I do, that the current system sucks, primarily because the government has taken on too many roles for which it never intended. The government sees we, the people, as nothing more than a source of revenue. We are fast becoming slaves to a government that decides who does what, who gets what, and defines "equality" and "fairness" by its own arbitrary measure.
Corporations produce; government takes. To me, the evil is not those who make something that others desire and reap the benefits of their labors; the real evil is a small number of people who believe they know better than I do what's best for me and mine. And, this same small group of people see everything I have as a product of their largess, which they can take from me and give to somebody else at any time.
Communism doesn't work. That's why even China has moved to a capitalist economy. However, beyond being an economic system, Communism also implies the type of oppressive distatorship that it has spawned in every single place that it has been tried.
OWS misses the point. You can't protest what goes on on Wall Street and continue to support the very president and government that facilitates them, which many of the OWS folks apparently do.
The government is the real issue here. Even your post shows that. So, why bother with a bunch of businessmen and women who got what they have through hard work and making smart decisions?
Fight the real enemy. But, do it peacefully and within the system. That's what the 60's generation, of which I am a part, learned. In the absence of violence, real change comes from within, not from without.
Anonymous
I fight at the ballot box. I do what I can to support candidates who believe, as I do, that the current system sucks, primarily because the government has taken on too many roles for which it never intended. The government sees we, the people, as nothing more than a source of revenue. We are fast becoming slaves to a government that decides who does what, who gets what, and defines "equality" and "fairness" by its own arbitrary measure.
Corporations produce; government takes. To me, the evil is not those who make something that others desire and reap the benefits of their labors; the real evil is a small number of people who believe they know better than I do what's best for me and mine. And, this same small group of people see everything I have as a product of their largess, which they can take from me and give to somebody else at any time.
Communism doesn't work. That's why even China has moved to a capitalist economy. However, beyond being an economic system, Communism also implies the type of oppressive distatorship that it has spawned in every single place that it has been tried.
OWS misses the point. You can't protest what goes on on Wall Street and continue to support the very president and government that facilitates them, which many of the OWS folks apparently do.
The government is the real issue here. Even your post shows that. So, why bother with a bunch of businessmen and women who got what they have through hard work and making smart decisions?
Fight the real enemy. But, do it peacefully and within the system. That's what the 60's generation, of which I am a part, learned. In the absence of violence, real change comes from within, not from without.
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