It just occurred to me: Cindy Sheehan was the first #Occupier.

[karynnj]

66. Nowhere near the first

I do agree that her technique of standing in witness to something very wrong is the same - but I think that she follows in a tradition of peaceful protest that has been used throughout our history and the history of the world.

I do not know US history well enough to know the first, but I can list earlier attempts that used the idea of camping out to make your plight and opinion known. Here is a link that speaks of the Army ejecting war veterans who were demanding a promised bonus payment that could have helped them as the country fell into depression - http://www.historynet.com/the-bonus-army-war-in-washington.htm

Many of the civil rights actions were similar - and their quiet dignity in the face of repression was amazing.

As to trying to change the course of a war, there was the Dewey Canyon encampment in DC that was led by John Kerry. Now before you say that it doesn't count because it was shorter, you might consider that the pre announced end actually enabled it to be successful, because they controlled their story's end, while getting their message out.