Occupy Wall Street rises up for Sanders

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That begins with traditional canvassing, but will extend to what is expected to be a large pro-Sanders, Occupy-inspired march on Saturday in Manhattan. “This is the place where the message of income inequality resonated across the country and across the world — it’s where it really began,” said “People for Bernie” co-founder and Occupy activist Winnie Wong. “He’s bringing it back home.”

In Sanders and in his campaign, the more mainstream elements of Occupy Wall Street have found an ideological ally. The Vermont senator’s laser focus on economic issues are a big draw, local organizers said, but they also delight in his affection for the shoe-leather activism of past generations.

“Canvassing and using apps to get people to vote and all that microtargeting stuff, that’s important, but so is marching in the streets,” said Charles Lenchner, who joined with Wong after efforts to draft Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the presidential race fell flat. Their “People for Bernie” popularized the “Feel the Bern” hashtag, a potent organizing tool and, nearly a year after its launch, a world-famous meme.

For Lenchner and many of his peers, the Sanders candidacy represents a logical extension — and validation — of the original movement. “Occupy was a reaction to the financial collapse, to what happened because of Wall Street’s power to destroy the economy, and Bernie’s campaign is the one that has been consistently focused on the role of the ‘1 Percent,’ large corporations and financial institutions,” he said. “It’s a very natural connection.”

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1. Yay for Occupy!! You created the revolution, and Bernie appointed you the leader!

Please get FSTV to show the march!!!!!!