Occupy Wall Street shows muscle, raises $300K

[Seedersandleechers]

Source: Kansas City Star via AP

The Occupy Wall Street movement has close to $300,000, as well as storage space loaded with donated supplies in lower Manhattan. It stared down city officials to hang on to its makeshift headquarters, showed its muscle Saturday with a big Times Square demonstration and found legions of activists demonstrating in solidarity across the country and around the world.

Could this be the peak for loosely organized protesters, united less by a common cause than by revulsion to what they consider unbridled corporate greed? Or are they just getting started?

There are signs of confidence, but also signs of tension among the demonstrators at Zuccotti Park, the epicenter of the movement that began a month ago Monday. They have trouble agreeing on things like whether someone can bring in a sleeping bag, and show little sign of uniting on any policy issues. Some protesters eventually want the movement to rally around a goal, while others insist that isn't the point.

"We're moving fast, without a hierarchical structure and lots of gears turning," said Justin Strekal, a college student and political organizer who traveled from Cleveland to New York to help. "... Egos are clashing, but this is participatory democracy in a little park."




Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/16/3210274/thousands-of-protesters-fill-nycs.html

[gateley]

1. That is fabulous! Money and supplies! nt

[aikanae]

8. They need to match JP Morgan's $10 mil contribution to NYPD

then the police will leave them alone.

[gateley]

9. The world's longest journey...

:7

How much of that trickled down into the poor guy on the street's pocket?

[UpInArms]

2. hang in there, OWS!

We shall stand - shoulder to shoulder - and take back our country/our world

The rights of the many are truly the answer - the few who believe that their worth is more than others need to understand they they did not get there on their own - the got there on the backs of others

[Seedersandleechers]

3. The comment section in the article

is disgusting. It's always the same people too.

[seacaves]

10. I see the RW are parroting Rush L. LIes related

to how Soros is funding OWS.


And Cheney and Barak Obama share some DNA. !!

[Diclotican]

15. seacaves

seacaves

Poor Obama.. just to know that he and Cheney is sharing some DNA would be enough to make me puke... Its like knowing that you are a distant familiy member of Hitler.... (verry distant, but it is also posible!)

Diclotican

[xchrom]

4. Recommend

[Demeter]

5. Just Getting Started

Same as feminism, civil rights, and other great social changes.

[ixion]

6. sounds like the planted trolls are doing their worst

stay strong OWS! Don't let political hacks derail the movement.

[DesertFlower]

7. i'm happy i donated. K&R

[flamingdem]

11. +1

[harun]

12. How does one donate?

[DesertFlower]

13. here's the link.

http://occupywallst.org/

[defendandprotect]

14. Think we need stronger LINKS between the movement and DU ....

I'd like to contribute --

and maybe we should all join them for "No Thanksgiving" on Wall Street -- ???

[harun]

17. +1

[Kingofalldems]

16. Kick and Rec all pro OWS threads

[defendandprotect]

18. +1 --

[GOTV]

19. Doesn't that mean they have a leader(s) now?

Whose names are on that account?

[txlibdem]

20. OWS and all other Occupy'ers remember one thing: you are fighting for the rest of us who cannot

I'm disabled, unemployed and flat broke or I would be there or be contributing to your cause. But know this: our hearts and wishes are with you.

[canuckledragger]

21. K & R

[Arugula Latte]

22. That's probably, what, one or two days' "work" for some hedge fund manager?

[fascisthunter]

23. good post

[No Elephants]

24. Too late to rec, but will kick