Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Occupation of Wall Street makes waves around the world | Reflections on a Revolution ROAR

Occupation of Wall Street makes waves around the world | Reflections on a Revolution ROAR

#OCCUPYWALLSTREET was inspired by the people’s assemblies of Spain and floated as a concept by a double-page poster in the 97th issue of Adbusters magazine, but it was spearheaded, orchestrated and accomplished by independent activists. It all started when Adbusters asked its network of culture jammers to flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens and peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months. The idea caught on immediately on social networks and unaffiliated activists seized the meme and built an open-source organising site. A few days later, a general assembly was held in New York City and 150 people showed up.View Videos and Read More | Reflections on a Revolution ROAR