Occupy Minnesota
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The Occupy Atlanta demonstration is a part of the Occupy Movement which began on Sept. 17, 2011 with the original Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York City. The demonstration is located at Woodruff Park - unoffically renamed Troy Davis Park by the demonstrators. Template:TOCnestleft
Support
DSA Involvement
DSAers at Occupy Minnesota
Several members, including Lance Goldsberry of the local Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America took part in the Occupy Minnesota (Wall Street) event, Sunday October 9th, 2011. Goldsberry reported on the event,[1]
- Americans of all types were at this event- anarchists, socialists, tea-partiers, Ron Paulites, libertarians, and ordinary people, all protesting Corporate power and its alliance with government. It is not shrill to suggest that unchecked corporate power is leading to a nascent fascism. Average Americans are being asked to sacrifice, while the rich and corporations are not being asked to sacrifrice. Corporate profits are privatized, while corporate losses are socialized.
Congressman Keith Ellison (D) of Minnesota, and Antonia from La Asamblea de Derechos Civiles also attended the event.[2]
Participants
The following have participated in Occupy Minnesota:[3]
- Bobby Hull, Vietnam veteran
- Suzanne Gardinier
- Jeremy Messersmith
- Bob Ostertag, Professor of Technocultural Studies and Music at UC Davis
- Laurie Penny
- Peter Leeman
External Links
References
- ↑ DSA: DSA Members Participate in Occupy Wall Street (accessed on Nov. 2, 2011)
- ↑ Cities DSA at the Occupy Minnesota (Wall Street) Event, Sunday October 9th, 2011, Twin Cities DSA blog, accessed Novembr 2, 2011
- ↑ Occupy MN Stories (accessed on Dec. 21, 2011)