
- Anna Lekas Miller, Freelance Writer / contributor-Alternet. Occupy Wall Street...police raid Zuccotti Park, media black out.
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine. Wisconsin Gov. Walker...let the recall begin!
- Jesse La Greca, Occupier - Occupy Wall Street. Update on Occupy Wall Street.
- Lawrence Walters, Attorney specializing in Constitutional Law. OWS can sue NYC for civil rights violations.
- Alex, Participant - Occupy Philly. Latest on Occupy the road!
- Gordon Brisner, SolarWorld. Solar industry...pushing to bring American jobs home.
- Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. Zuccotti park aftermath and what's next...
- Mark Taylor-Canfield, Occupy Seattle. Latest on Occupy Seattle.
- Bumper Music:
- Scotty We're Coming For You, the Kissers.
- Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous, Good Charlotte.
- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Gil-Scott Heron.
- Revolution, Beatles.
- The Sweet Escape, Gwen Stefani.
- Hey Hey Hey Michael Franti and Spearhead.
- Soak Up The Sun, Sheryl Crow.
- Grand Canyon, Dmitriy Lukyanov (you need to search for it) (with additional sounds by Jacob).
- Democracy, Leonard Cohen.
- Quote: You Can't Evict an Idea Whose Time has Come" by JM Smucker, Rebecca Manski, Karanja Gaçuça, Linnea M Palmer Paton, Kanene Holder and William Jesse of the OWS PR Team.
This burgeoning movement is more than a protest, more than an occupation, and more than any tactic. The "us" in this movement is far broader than those who are able to participate in physical occupations. The movement is everyone who sends supplies, everyone who talks to their friends and families about the underlying issues, everyone who takes some form of action to get involved in this civic process.
This moment is nothing short of America rediscovering the strength we hold when we come together as citizens to take action to address crises that impact us all.
Such a movement cannot be evicted. Some politicians may physically remove us from public spaces – our spaces – and, physically, they may succeed. But we are engaged in a battle over ideas. Our idea is that our political structures should serve us, the people – all of us, not just those who have amassed great wealth and power. We believe this idea resonates with so many of us because Congress, beholden to Wall Street, has ignored the powerful stories pouring out from the homes and hearts of our neighbors, stories of unrelenting economic suffering. Our dream for a democracy in which we matter is why so many people have come to identify with Occupy Wall Street and the 99% movement.
As of filing this morning, with 100 people sitting in jail, a judge has declared that we have a right to return with our belongings, while Mayor Bloomberg insists that the park will remain closed. It does not matter. We will reclaim our streets block by block: we will occupy our public spaces, everywhere, knowing that this idea cannot be evicted.
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