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  1. Feb 2025
    1. Kara Segal

      for - occupy - organizer - occupy wallstreet organizer - Kara Siegel

    2. I remember being in discussions with various Occupy people at various sites, in which I would say, "Well, what's the next political move?" Or, "How do we, or how are you thinking about structuring this?" Or, "What's the strategy?" and there would be silence, there's no strategy.

      for - quote - occupy movement - occupy wallstreet - no strategy - Robert Reich

    3. One of the biggest lessons of the Occupy movement was that you can't only have a demonstration. Demonstrations are great. Demonstrations are important to bring attention to certain critical issues. But if you lack mobilization and organization and a political strategy, then you're just basically engaging in a performative act. You're indulging in a performance. You aren't really changing the course of history.

      for - key insight - occupy movement - occupy wallstreet - key insight - Robert Reich - 10 year anniversary

  2. Jan 2024
  3. Jun 2022
    1. According to Piketty (2020, p. 20), the “most worrisome structural changes facing us today [include] the revival of inequality nearly everywhere since the 1980s.”

      An effective Occupy Wallstreet is needed to finish the job it first started. Without a plan, there is no success. What is the plan? Part of that, according to community economist Michael Shuman is a return from Wall Street back to Main Street: https://michaelhshuman.com/store/