Social Mvmts: Occupy Wall Street

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"If only the war on poverty was a real war, then we would actually be putting money into it."    [click on this image to find a video that examines the class war]
Taxes or Spending Cuts? The World of Class Warfare
"If only the war on poverty was a real war, then we would actually be putting money into it." [click on this image to find a video that examines the class war]
a man holding a sign that says why is there no maximum wage?
"Why is there no maximum wage?" At Occupy Toronto, October 22, 2011. Photo credit: Asmaa Dee Photography
a woman holding a sign that says the power of the people is stronger than the people in power
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"The power of the people is stronger than the people in power"
an older man with glasses and a suit on is talking in front of a red background
"...We hold elections, knowing they are unlikely to produce the policies favored by the majority of Americans. We speak, we write, we advocate - & those in power turn deaf ears & blind eyes to our deepest aspirations. We petition, plead, and even pray - yet the earth that is our commons, which should be passed on in good condition to coming generations, continues to be despoiled. [The people]...have occupied Wall Street because Wall Street has occupied America." ~ Bill Moyers
a man holding a sign that reads the world is a dangerous place not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who do not
"The world is a dangerous place not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." — at San Fran!!
an orange church sign in front of a brick building with blue and white lettering on it
Ok, musicians, but what did surfers do to deserve the eternal furnace?
"24 years old &  TRANSGENDER  The laws you have DON'T protect  me from discrimination or violence  in 37 states. BEAT me up, FIRE me,  THROW me out of my home, NO ONE will care! We aren't different from YOU...We are ALL the 99% -occupywallst.org"
"24 years old & TRANSGENDER The laws you have DON'T protect me from discrimination or violence in 37 states. BEAT me up, FIRE me, THROW me out of my home, NO ONE will care! We aren't different from YOU...We are ALL the 99% -occupywallst.org"
a poster with the words for executing my freedom of speech
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a person holding a sign that says sorry for the inconvenience we are trying to change the world
"Sorry for the Inconvenience. We are trying to change the world." A demonstrator in Oakland holds a sign on 2 November, 2011 Photo credit: Eric Thayer / Getty Images — in Oakland, California.
Welcome to America...    Thanks for sharing this, Nathan!
Welcome to America... Thanks for sharing this, Nathan!
an aerial view of buildings and trees with a quote about the wall - street protest that is not happening according to the media, nothing to see here, move along now
"The Wall Street protest that is 'NOT' happening, according to the media...nothing to see here, move along now." — in New York, NY.
"Gone to Occupy Wall Street"  Since MLK’s Speech: Some changes in the nation’s African-American population since Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech on Aug. 28, 1963  Artist: Jeff Darcy, Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Gone to Occupy Wall Street" Since MLK’s Speech: Some changes in the nation’s African-American population since Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech on Aug. 28, 1963 Artist: Jeff Darcy, Cleveland Plain Dealer
the poster for celebrate new years out on the streets, which features white lettering and black background
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a man sitting in a chair with his hands out
David Graeber (1961 - 2020)
David Graeber (1961 - 2020) was an acclaimed anarchist and anthropologist. He helped organize the initial Occupy Wall Street protest and was credited with helping to develop the slogan “We are the 99%.” Graeber was a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and author of "Debt: The First 5000 Years" (2011), "The Utopia of Rules" (2015), and "Bullshit Jobs: A Theory" (2018).
a poster with the words general strike on it
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