A Movement is Born
Jammers, dreamers, rabble-rousers, revolutionaries,
#OCCUPYWALLSTREET is thundering across America, threatening to morph into a full fledged national movement. Channeling the nonviolence of the Egyptian Tahrir Square uprising and the bottom-up collective decision making of the Spanish acampadas, we vow to end the monied corruption of our democracy.
This Saturday #OCCUPYWALLSTREET enters its third week … be there at Noon and stay for the weekend … or be at one of the 50+ fledgling occupations now being organized across the land.
Our people's democracy movement is about to get three mighty boosts:
- On October 6, a few thousand of us will swarm the capital and #OCCUPYDC. Find out the plan at october2011.org
- On October 15th, the movement goes global … check it out at 15october.net
- Then, on November 3 and 4, we have something special in mind for when the G20 leaders meet in France.
Time to live!
for the wild,
Culture Jammers HQ
occupywallstreet.org / occupywallst.org / occupytogether.org
PS.
Our movement needs more edgy theatrics … maybe we should tar and feather the Charging Bull … or burn an effigy of Lloyd Blankfein? Send your wild ideas to [email protected].
To get a sense of the visceral mood at #OCCUPYWALLSTREET, check out the daily dispatches from OccupyTVNY along with the mini-documentaries "We Are The 99%" and "Nobody Can Predict The Moment Of Revolution." Also, David Graeber's op-ed in the Guardian and Nathan Schneider's article in the Nation are worth reading.
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Anonymous
this is a refreshing mode of thought, and I completely agree. we have the ability to look at both the victories and the mistakes of the past from a completely objective standpoint, thus giving us the ability to "pick and choose" the particular precepts that will further the cause. within the contexts of the organization of the movement, I believe it would be wholly beneficial to establish a sort of "education department," devoted to distributing the proper literature, teaching workshops, anything to swat away the fog that is surrounding this conflict.
Anonymous
this is a refreshing mode of thought, and I completely agree. we have the ability to look at both the victories and the mistakes of the past from a completely objective standpoint, thus giving us the ability to "pick and choose" the particular precepts that will further the cause. within the contexts of the organization of the movement, I believe it would be wholly beneficial to establish a sort of "education department," devoted to distributing the proper literature, teaching workshops, anything to swat away the fog that is surrounding this conflict.
Anonymous
I didn't say anything about objective standpoints - that way lies more oppression. What's important is a critical analysis of the multiple views that exist on the same subject. The key word is "critical" - my guess is that if most Americans understood that capitalism emerged as the vehicle for dominant economic interests in Britain in 18th and 19th century and that Liberalism was its ideological counterpart, then they wouldn't be so quick to defend it.
Anonymous
I didn't say anything about objective standpoints - that way lies more oppression. What's important is a critical analysis of the multiple views that exist on the same subject. The key word is "critical" - my guess is that if most Americans understood that capitalism emerged as the vehicle for dominant economic interests in Britain in 18th and 19th century and that Liberalism was its ideological counterpart, then they wouldn't be so quick to defend it.
Anonymous
That's exactly what I mean. I say objective standpoints in the context of having all the material basically at our fingertips to go through topic by topic and, like you said, study critically. At this point, there needs to be just as much emphasis on laying the ground rules and precepts for the revolution, if it is in fact going to be called a revolution at all. The educated and willing need to be at the forefront of this movement so that it will not only be credible, but meaningful and guided. Otherwise, it is sure to not gain any momentum and the media will write it off as just another unpopular trend and the public will fall into suit, killing the movement.
Anonymous
That's exactly what I mean. I say objective standpoints in the context of having all the material basically at our fingertips to go through topic by topic and, like you said, study critically. At this point, there needs to be just as much emphasis on laying the ground rules and precepts for the revolution, if it is in fact going to be called a revolution at all. The educated and willing need to be at the forefront of this movement so that it will not only be credible, but meaningful and guided. Otherwise, it is sure to not gain any momentum and the media will write it off as just another unpopular trend and the public will fall into suit, killing the movement.
major.in.life
This is great! Finally a chance to achieve some fairness! But the movement desperately needs clear aims and can't just look like a bunch of angry kids with no real knowledge of the issues. Charles Blow's column today in the New York Times sums it up nicely. Also a good blog at:
4commonsense.wordpress.com
major.in.life
This is great! Finally a chance to achieve some fairness! But the movement desperately needs clear aims and can't just look like a bunch of angry kids with no real knowledge of the issues. Charles Blow's column today in the New York Times sums it up nicely. Also a good blog at:
4commonsense.wordpress.com
Anonymous
We published a bit on Occupy Wall Street over at Benzinga.com from Friday:
http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/09/1957090/occupy-wall-street-rise-up-and-burn-this-system-to-the-ground
Looking forward to staying active on this site.
Anonymous
We published a bit on Occupy Wall Street over at Benzinga.com from Friday:
http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/09/1957090/occupy-wall-street-rise-up-and-burn-this-system-to-the-ground
Looking forward to staying active on this site.
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