How You Can Help #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
These patriot occupiers are fighting for 99 percent of us. Those who are unemployed, uninsured, underemployed and totally insecure in the face of ever increasing social and financial inequities. They are standing up for those who cannot be there right now.
Here's the good news – you can help, right now today – no matter where you are.
- Spread the word – there's something going on. People have started a movement – they're occupying Wall Street. Hundreds of people have been camped out in lower Manhattan for four days!
- If you're in New York and can only spare a little time or money: bring American flags, cardboard, markers, water, etc. down to Liberty Park.
- If you're in the New York area and have a day, a morning, an afternoon, go down there. The weather appears to be holding. Take the day off and just go. I know it sounds hard to believe but you will be heard. This is an open general assembly effort and you will get your say and be a real participant.
- If you are a little ways from NYC, organize foursomes to go to NYC for the day. It will cost you the train/bus/car fare. Take nothing but some food and water and your body.
- Too far to get to NYC? Sign this petition and I will read your name and comments in Liberty Park this week, I promise. Break Up Goldman Sachs Now!
- Be subversive against the big money interests wherever you are and encourage others to do the same. Don't give the banksters 4 percent of every purchase you make with a credit or debit card – use cash. See: UseCashMovement
- Be subversive: max out your credit card on large ticket items and return them the next day. (This one is right out of the Saul Alinsky playbook.)
- Move your money from a big bank to a credit union.
- Picket a local branch of a bank. When the press asks you what the heck you think you're doing, tell them it's in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.
- Send food to the protesters in Liberty Park through a New York friend or go to the live stream chat for information on local eats that will take your order. (Yes, you'll have to use your credit card, big spender!)
- Do you know anybody who knows anybody who knows a writer, a celebrity, etc. who will show their face at the protest? Get to them now.
*Bonus support idea: Spread the word again, and repeat!
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chaz
Best New Great Ideas to Support Occupy Wall Street:
2# Going to the Liberty Plaza: Bring 10 little American Flags
1# Credit Card Cutting Parties this Weekend - Invite your friends to tell the Big Banking to stick it by not letting them take money from every transaction. Let's partaaaaa!!!
chaz
Best New Great Ideas to Support Occupy Wall Street:
2# Going to the Liberty Plaza: Bring 10 little American Flags
1# Credit Card Cutting Parties this Weekend - Invite your friends to tell the Big Banking to stick it by not letting them take money from every transaction. Let's partaaaaa!!!
fRITZ
See you soon fellow 99%! Minnesota is on her way! :) I Plan to bring a group by the 29th. Hope you are all still there being amaizing!!
-Love, MN
fRITZ
See you soon fellow 99%! Minnesota is on her way! :) I Plan to bring a group by the 29th. Hope you are all still there being amaizing!!
-Love, MN
Anonymous
Looks like its time for the protestors to call for a Day of Rage!
Anonymous
Looks like its time for the protestors to call for a Day of Rage!
petroniusf
Rage against what? The street? That's dumb. Rage is what loses the voters. It is also exactly what the cops who infiltrate peace groups say to do. They act like protesters and then smash windows, light cars on fire and everyone thinks it is the peaceful protesters. Then nobody supports the protest anymore. You sound like the guys planted in the group to cause riots and then lose support for the movement. This is a peaceful, non violent protest against corporate greed. Go home, cop.
petroniusf
Rage against what? The street? That's dumb. Rage is what loses the voters. It is also exactly what the cops who infiltrate peace groups say to do. They act like protesters and then smash windows, light cars on fire and everyone thinks it is the peaceful protesters. Then nobody supports the protest anymore. You sound like the guys planted in the group to cause riots and then lose support for the movement. This is a peaceful, non violent protest against corporate greed. Go home, cop.
sticks51
Your reply is exactly right. Rage is what loses voters and voting is our only real power. Our problem is that we are voting in a rigged game. Both Republican and Democrat leaders will continue to maintain the current system. They really have no choice.
Equality is the only issue exciting enough to motivate voters, and removing the influence of money from elections and laws is our only hope.
VOTE TOGETHER! Change can happen if the masses vote together. All we have to do is resolve to vote, and vote against both republicans and democrats. We can elect public servants instead of people seeking to attain power. Transparency is absolutely necessary.
We can easily afford to publically finance elections. The "free speech" argument about being able to donate money to any candidate can't be defended. It promotes inequality.
I like the idea of having a resigning of the Declaration of Independence, giving everyone the opportunity to sign in a variety of ways. We must get the most votes!
sticks51
Your reply is exactly right. Rage is what loses voters and voting is our only real power. Our problem is that we are voting in a rigged game. Both Republican and Democrat leaders will continue to maintain the current system. They really have no choice.
Equality is the only issue exciting enough to motivate voters, and removing the influence of money from elections and laws is our only hope.
VOTE TOGETHER! Change can happen if the masses vote together. All we have to do is resolve to vote, and vote against both republicans and democrats. We can elect public servants instead of people seeking to attain power. Transparency is absolutely necessary.
We can easily afford to publically finance elections. The "free speech" argument about being able to donate money to any candidate can't be defended. It promotes inequality.
I like the idea of having a resigning of the Declaration of Independence, giving everyone the opportunity to sign in a variety of ways. We must get the most votes!
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