,FROM ,OCCUPATION TO ,EXPROPRIATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FIR/ ( ,MAY ,AN>*I/ ,ALLIANCE 

,TEXT 3 

,! ONGO+ ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET DEMON/RATIONS1 5CAMPM5T1 & RELAT$ ACTIONS >\ND ! C\NTRY >E A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPM5T4 ,!SE EV5TS MAY WELL BE ! BEG9N+ ( A #a#i#fS /YLE MOVEM5T ( GREAT POT5TIAL4 ,BECAUSE ( ITS FOCUS ON ! ECONOMIC CRISIS1 ! F9ANCIAL_/CORPORATE %5ANIGANS ?AT CONTRIBUT$ TO IT1 &1 MO/ IMPORTANT1 JOBS1 ! MOVEM5T HAS ! POT5TIAL TO /RIKE A RESONANT *ORD 9 ! HE>TS ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 SLAMM$ BY ! EV5TS ( ! LA/ FEW YE>S & :O >E A*+ TO DO SOME?+ AB\T !M4 ,?IS IS P>TICUL>LY TRUE ( ?OSE :O HAVE LO/ !IR HOMES &_/OR !IR JOBS1 AS WELL AS ?OSE :O HAVE LITTLE PROSPECT ( F9D+ WORK4  

,! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T1 LIKE ! MOVEM5T ( ! #fS 9 ITS E>LY /AGES1 IS AN>*I/IC1 ?AT IS1 UNCONSCI\SLY AN>*I/ 9 H[ IT IS /RUCTUR$ & :AT ITS UND]LY+ GOALS >E1 9 SPITE ( ! LIB]AL POPULISM ( ITS RHETORIC & EXPLICIT DEM&S4 ,! KEY QUE/ION IS3 ,WILL ! MOVEM5T BE CORRALL$ BY LIB]AL1 RE=MI/1 OR AU?ORIT>IAN =CES OR WILL IT DEVELOP 9 A SELF-CONSCI\SLY REVOLUTION>Y & AN>*I/ DIRECTION8 ,! EXAMPLE ( ! #fS1 9 :I* ! RADICAL W+ ( ! MOVEM5T AB&ON$ ITS ORIG9AL LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLES & EMBRAC$ AN >RAY ( AU?ORIT>IAN ,M>XI/-,L59I/ POLITICS1 IS 9/RUCTIVE H]E4 ,WE MU/ DO \R BE/ TO MAKE SURE SOME?+ LIKE ?AT DOES NOT HAPP5 AGA94  

,CONSEQU5TLY1 WE BELIEVE IT IS CRUCIAL = ALL AN>*I/S TO P>TICIPATE 9 ?IS MOVEM5T & WORK TO BUILD IT4 ,WE ALSO ?9K IT IS ESS5TIAL ?AT WE EXPLICITLY PROPAG&IZE & ORGANIZE = BO? AN>*I/ ME?ODS ( /RUGGLE & = AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIAL VISION_/PROGRAM4 ,WE URGE ALL ( \R GR\P+S1 =MAL & 9=MAL1 :ILE REMA9+ FREE TO EXP]IM5T 9 !SE MATT]S1 TO RECOGNIZE ! NE$ = SOME DEGREE ( ONGO+ COORD9ATION &1 AT CRITICAL MOM5TS1 ! EFFECTIVE CONC5TRATION ( \R =CES4 ,WEAKNESS & DISORGANIZATION 9 ?IS RESPECT WILL ALL[ IMPORTANT EV5TS & POSSIBILITIES TO PASS US BY AS WELL AS ALL[ ATTACKS ON ! AUTONOMY ( ! MOVEM5T TO GO UNANSW]$4  

,WE %\LD DEF5D ! MOVEM5T'S AIM TO BE AS BROAD & AS DEEP AS POSSIBLE1 TO REA* \T TO 9DIVIDUALS ( ALL CLASSES1 :ILE WE CONC5TRATE ON DRAW+ 9 WORK]S1 PEOPLE ( COLOR1 & POOR PEOPLE1 G5]ALLY4 ,WE WANT TO $UCATE EV]YBODY AB\T ! /RATEGIC IMPORTANCE ( BUILD+ A MOVEM5T CONC5TRAT$ 9 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,T[>D ?IS 5D1 WE WELCOME ! P>TICIPATION ( SEV]AL MAJOR UNIONS 9 ! PROTE/S4 ,!IR PRES5CE HELPS TO LEGITIMIZE ! OCCUPATION AMONG WID] LAY]S ( PEOPLE & BR+S UNIONIZ$ WORK]S 9TO DIRECT CONTACT ) O!RS 9 ! FI<T = JU/ICE & AN ALT]NATIVE SOCIETY4 ,WE SUPPORT BR++ ?OSE UNIONS ( :I* WE >E MEMB]S 9TO ! /RUGGLE AS ONE WAY ( GETT+ \R C[ORK]S 9VOLV$4 ,BUT WE ALSO NE$ TO HI<LI<T ! DANG] ?AT LABOR'S BUREAUCRATIC_/RE=MI/ APP>ATUSES WILL ATTEMPT TO *A9 ! MOVEM5T TO !IR POLITICAL PURPOSES1 :I* >E CONTR>Y TO ! SPIRIT & AIMS ( ! ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET MOVEM5T4 ,WE MU/ BE BO? CREATIVE & 5]GETIC 9 \R EF=TS TO FOM5T A SUBV]SIVE CONSCI\SNESS AMONG P>TICIPANTS 9 ! MOVEM5T1 & TO G5]ATE 9DEP5D5T ORGANIZATION & RADICAL ACTION BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES1 BO? 9SIDE & \TSIDE ! UNION /RUCTURES4  

,ONE ( ! /R5G?S ( ! MOVEM5T AT PRES5T IS ITS CONC5TRATION ON DIRECT ACTION4 ,WE %\LD WORK TO 5SURE ?AT ! MOVEM5T RETA9S ?IS FOCUS3 DEMON/RATIONS1 OCCUPATIONS1 & /RIKES1 UP TO & 9CLUD+ CITY-WIDE1 /ATE-WIDE1 & NATIONAL G5]AL /RIKES4 ,!SE MU/ REMA9 ! MOVEM5T'S TACTICS ( *OICE4 ,WE ALSO NE$ TO /RUGGLE TO TURN ! G5]AL DI/RU/ ( & DISGU/ ) CAPITALI/ POLITICS & POLITICIANS 9TO A FULL-BL[N RECOGNITION ?AT BO? ! ,DEMOCRATIC & ,REPUBLICAN P>TIES >E CONTROLL$ BY1 & BEHOLD5 TO1 CORPORATE 9T]E/S1 & >E !RE=E \R 5EMIES4  

,F9ALLY1 WE %\LD /RIVE TO CONV9CE ! MOVEM5T ?AT ! PROBLEM 9 ! ,U,S TODAY IS NOT JU/ ,WALL ,/REET OR ! CORPORATIONS OR ! FACT ?AT ! ECONOMIC SY/EM IS SOMEH[ BE+ 0GAM$0 OR 0RIGG$0 BY TRICKY SELFI% 9DIVIDUALS4 ,WE NE$ TO EXPLA9 ?AT ! CAUSE ( ! CRISIS IS ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM ITSELF1 A SY/EM 9 :I* PRODUCTION IS C>RI$ ON ONLY :5 IT RESULTS 9 PR(ITS1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( :I* GO TO ! T9Y ELITE ?AT RUNS ! C\NTRY4 ,CORRESPOND+LY1 WE %\LD WORK TO P]SUADE ! MOVEM5T ?AT ITS ULTIMATE AIM %\LD BE ! RADICAL DEMOCRATIZATION ( \R 5TIRE SOCIETY1 9 O!R WORDS1 A REVOLUTION 9 :I* ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE SEIZE CONTROL ( ! ECONOMY & ! C\NTRY AS A :OLE FROM ! RI* & DISP]SE P[] & DIRECT CONTROL ( ALL ASPECTS ( SOCIAL LIFE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE4 ,AS A RESULT1 WE %\LD PROPOSE & SUPPORT RADICAL DEM&S ?AT BO? PO9T 9 ?IS DIRECTION & UNITE ! BROADE/ SECTORS ( ! POPULATION4  
  

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