For the past week or so, I have been following a longgggggggg stream of growing protests entitled "Occupy Wallstreet", which if I have my facts straight, began in New York City, NY, and have spread like wildfire across the country. These protests, inspired by the "Arab-spring protests", have channeled and focused the anger, the outrage, and the utter disappointment that the wide majority of people (the 99% as the protesters often say) in a way that is utterly peaceful, but unable to ignore ESPECIALLY for those people who can relate to the outrage they express.
Occupy Wallstreet was organized and formed as a way to legally and peaceably combat the widespread corruption within the U.S. government and throughout corporations deemed "Too Big Too Fail" by the federal government. These insanely wealthy corporations now own and control vast amounts of wealth, often and almost always at the expense of those people that corporations call their consumers.
The unemployment rate is just under 10% for the entire of-age US population (not counting the large amounts of people who are currently UNDER-employed) and that unemployment rate is said to be doubled or higher for young people (especially those who've just graduated college) and minorities.
Now, I've been quite riled up about this movement ..in a good way lol!..and so I'm going to be making plans to go to a corresponding protest in Los Angeles. If anyone is interested in attending with me, send me a message on facebook or via my email if ye have it.
To watch the Occupy Wallstreet (NY) protest live:
To find a protest near you:
To find out more about the OccupyLA protests:
--> live feed :)
This video is of very vocal but peaceful protesters being corralled by police and sprayed with either mace or pepper spray. (I have heard stories of both, so I couldn't tell you which for sure).
This is a very good video, one of the first 9/11 emergency responders to begin looking for survivors and helping remove rubble. His story speaks volumes of the broken nature of our system, and I highly recommend watching this short video.
This is the last video I promise. I wanted to end on a very inspiring note, and this student's speech definitely does the trick. The eloquence of his speech itself, as well as the uplifting message of praise towards his civilly disobedient peers, is a testament to the strength of not only the youths of the world, but of those of the "99%" surviving and thriving worldwide.
....I wish I could shake this guy's hand. (>^_^)># food for thought?
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