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Related: About this forumFormer Occupy Wall Street protesters rally around Bernie Sanders campaign
Former Occupy Wall Street protesters rally around Bernie Sanders campaignOn 17 September 2011 a group of protesters occupied Wall Street. Their unpolished campaign sought to draw attention to financial inequality. To healthcare issues. And to the problem of student debt.
If that sounds familiar, it is because four years on, Bernie Sanders own campaign has highlighted many of the same grievances. It is no coincidence. In 2015 many of the protesters who cut their teeth in the Occupy encampments are now campaigning for the Democratic candidate.
Theres 50 million people who are impoverished here in America, said Stan Williams, an Occupy Wall Street stalwart who is now co-organiser of African Americans for Bernie.
He talks about the 99%. He talks about the 1%. So a lot of the things he talks about resonate with me.
When we were in Occupy there was a lot of time arguing over should we vote or not. Now, that debates over. People realise that theres a diversity of tactics, and voting is a part of that.
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Former Occupy Wall Street protesters rally around Bernie Sanders campaign (Original Post)
portlander23
Sep 2015
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daleanime
(17,796 posts)1. Hell yes....
LWolf
(46,179 posts)2. OWS
engendered a rise in energy and determination that is carried on in Sanders' campaign.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)3. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!
KoKo
(84,711 posts)4. K&R.... Occupy didn't Die...It left us The 1% Meme to Build Upon!
The Revolution Continues!
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)5. Good to know. Thanks.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)6. buncha dirty hippies
That don't have an understanding of how things truly work in the world of sensible people...
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)7. i daresay those people are worth their weight in gold
given their dedication and organizational skills.
Chitown Kev
(2,197 posts)8. Bernie Sanders is the Occupy candidate, yes
Completely agree with this.