Occupy Wall Street demonstrations planned worldwide today (Map)

[EFerrari]

By Chris BowersFollow for Daily Kos

The big Occupy-related action today is United for Global Change (#globalchange), with nearly 1,000 demonstrations planned in over 80 countries. While not directly affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, Occupy Wall Street is giving the action its full endorsement. Click on the image above to see an interactive map of cities with events.

United for Global Change and Occupy Wall Street have a shared emphasis on public decision making and direct democracy. A notable difference is that there is a manifesto of sorts for United for Global Change. With its focus on opposition to international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, G-8 and the World Trade Organization, the manifesto will sound familiar to anyone who remembers the significant anti-globalization protests from a decade ago.

Another action worth keeping an eye on today is the continued revival of the Move Your Money Project. The Labor Committee of Occupy Wall Street is hosting a march on Chase Bank in support of customers closing their accounts and switching to credit unions and community banks. This is part of a build-up to Bank Transfer Day on November 5, when tens of thousands of people have pledged to move their money out of major banking institutions and into non profit credit unions. David Dayen has more on the rebirth of Move Your Money.

For over 60 articles a day on Occupy Wall Street, follow the Daily Kos Occupy Wall Street group and Occupy Wall Street tag.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/15/1026535/-Occupy-Wall-Street-demonstrations-planned-worldwide-today

[Warren Stupidity]

1. This may be the first worldwide grass roots political movement.

Enabled and powered by the proliferation of social media, a left-libertarian worldwide movement has emerged.

I am amazed.

[nc4bo]

4. They wanted their global economy

now they'll have to face global wrath.

[EFerrari]

8. Basic self defense, turn your assailant's weapon back on him.

:)

[Quantess]

5. I don't know how libertarian it is

to demand more regulations for the financial industry.

[Warren Stupidity]

11. perhaps you should go visit an occupation and find out.

[Quantess]

12. I was considering it

but it's a long train ride in to Stockholm. Still, I don't see how it's all that "libertarian". Wouldn't libertarian finances be something like laissez-faire capitalism?

[Warren Stupidity]

15. The movement itself is run on explicitly libertarian lines.

The goals of the movement are not explicit, so I don't know where you got the idea that 'stricter regulation of capitalism' is a stated goal, although it certainly wouldn't be a bad idea. Give your last statement: "Wouldn't libertarian finances be something like laissez-faire capitalism" it is clear to me that you, like many others, know little or nothing about left-libertartianism, about traditional anarchism, and instead know only the right-wing version peculiar to american politics.

[EFerrari]

10. It is stunning.

[EFerrari]

13. Here's a bit of background

2011-10-14 A brief history of the 15th of October: where it comes from, what it means and the future of the global uprising

The past 17th of September the world assisted almost unknowingly to the first taste of the new global protest of our time. Initially this was the date marked as the beginning of the Occupy Wall St. movement (now a nationwide phenomenon), however it also served to launch an international campaign of protests in front of local banks and stock exchanges dubbed as 'Antibanks Day'. For the first time, the rising global civil movement, based on democratic assemblies and structured around an ever-growing network of activists, tested its capacity to rally people worldwide and not only in a national framework. They created task-forces for media strategies, both online and offline, set up independent live-streams and coordinated globally for spreading information. Consequently, the start of Occupy Wall Street was used as an excuse by activists everywhere to prepare for the worldwide protest on October 15th, which will be the consolidation of this structure, and will set the standard for it's future success or failure.

http://wlcentral.org/node/2305

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. kick nom n/t

[mmonk]

3. Thanks.

Recommended.

[PDittie]

6. Occupy Houston at Energy Day today

where TransCanada -- Keystone XL's company -- will have a booth.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=180&topic_id=70586&mesg_id=70586

[malaise]

7. Beautiful

Rec

[Wilms]

9. ^

[upi402]

14. Thank you!

This is exactly what the movement needed.

[Fire Walk With Me]

16. Ah shit, hit unrecommend by mistake, sorry! :( Someone Rec this up!

[fishwax]

17. done n/t

[TeeYiYi]

18. + 1

TYY

[Fire Walk With Me]

20. Thank you kind folks!

[Courtesy Flush]

19. Mother Jones has an interactive Google map.

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-protest-map

[KurtNYC]

21. Apparently the whole world really WAS watching ! n/t