Forum Post: How to show support if unable to attend protests?
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 15, 2011, 11:15 p.m. EST by delilahq
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There has been discussion in the media about whether or not #OccupyWallStreet is just a fringe group, or a legitimate and popular sentiment. While support for this cause is very widespread, only those who are able to make it to the protests are able to be seen and heard. Unfortunately, not everyone can make it to the protests, whether because of work, school or family. Also, there is probably a large percentage of the population who are sympathetic to the cause, but perhaps not passionate enough to actually participate in the protest.
Perhaps because of this, #OccupyWallStreet is easily portrayed as just a bunch of hooligans and hippies with nothing better to do by the media. As a way to counteract this inaccurate portrayal, how about we have a way for people symbolically show their support by sending in postcards or letters, and having a wall dedicated to a collage of all the material sent it? While donations are great, we need to have a symbolic way to show just how large this movement is.
The question is, how can we make this happen?
I'm one of the 1% who strongly supports the movement and the 99%. I support full accountability from the members and corporations of the financial industry whose actions resulted in the devastation of the world economy. I support reform including regulation of the financial industry that protects consumers from predatory investment practices. It's hard for me to get away to join the protests but I'd like to contribute in other ways. Any suggestions?
I'm one of the 1% who strongly supports the movement and the 99%. I support full accountability from the members and corporations of the financial industry whose actions resulted in the devastation of the world economy. I support reform including regulation of the financial industry that protects consumers from predatory investment practices. It's hard for me to get away to join the protests but I'd like to contribute in other ways. Any suggestions?
I would suggest that if you or anyone else is attending a Pro Sport event (Baseball, Ice Hockey) then before the start of the game, During the half time and just before the end chant "We are 99 per cent" if you can carry a play card it will be great. The reason being all these events are covered by media so in your location the media is deliberately not reporting OWS event, then your action will help further spread the word, initiate discussion and encourage more people to join. Hey its worth a Shot.
Many more people will come to your side when you are proactive (for “new” Business & Government solutions), instead of reactive (against “old” Business & Government solutions), which is why what we most immediately need is a comprehensive “new” strategy that implements all our various socioeconomic demands at the same time, regardless of party, and although I'm all in favor of taking down today's ineffective and inefficient Top 10% Management System of Business & Government, there's only one way to do it – by fighting bankers as bankers ourselves; that is, using a Focused Direct Democracy organized according to our current Occupations & Generations. Consequently, I have posted a 1-page Summary of the Strategically Weighted Policies, Organizational Operating Structures, and Tactical Investment Procedures necessary to do this at:
http://getsatisfaction.com/americanselect/topics/on_strategic_legal_policy_organizational_operational_structures_tactical_investment_procedures
Join
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/StrategicInternationalSystems/
because we need 100,000 “support clicks” at AmericansElect.org to support a Presidential Candidate -- such as any given political opportunist you'd like to draft -- in support of the above bank-focused platform.
Most importantly, remember, as cited in the first link, that as Bank Owner-Voters in your 1 of 48 "new" Business Investment Groups (or "new" Congressional Committees) you become the "new" Congress replacing the "old" Congress according to your current Occupation & Generation, called a Focused Direct Democracy.
Therefore, any Candidate (or Leader) therein, regardless of party, is a straw man, a puppet; it's the STRATEGY – the sequence of steps – that the people organize themselves under, in Military Internet Formation of their Individual Purchasing & Group Investment Power, that's important. In this, sequence is key.
Why? Because there are Natural Social Laws – in mathematical sequence – that are just like Natural Physical Laws, such as the Law of Gravity. You must follow those Natural Social Laws or the result will be Injustice, War, etc.
The FIRST step in Natural Social Law is to CONTROL the Banks as Bank Owner-Voters. If you do not, you will inevitably be UNJUSTLY EXPLOITED by the Top 10% Management Group of Business & Government who have a Legitimate Profit Motive, just like you, to do so.
Consequently, you have no choice but to become Candidates (or Leaders) yourselves as Bank Owner-Voters according to your current Occupation & Generation.
So please JOIN the 2nd link so we can make our support clicks at AmericansElect.org when called for, at exactly the right time, by an e-mail from that group, in support of the above the bank-focused platform. If so, then you will see and feel how your goals can be accomplished within the above strategy as a “new” Candidate (or Leader) of your current Occupation & Generation.
How about a flag of somesort. A swatch of color to represent those that are disgusted and frustrated with the way this economy is run. Corporate greed!
That would actually be pretty awesome!
Maybe we can ask people from all over to send small patches of fabric to build a giant quilt/flag? I think some people are already knitting large scarves, but if people send in patches of fabric, those working on knitting can also help put together this giant quilt?
How about a flag of somesort. A swatch of color to represent those that are disgusted and frustrated with the way this economy is run. Corporate greed!
Time to get money out of politics on both sides of the aisle and fix our corrupt and bought out trade, tax and banking system. http://www.getmoneyout.com/
http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/08/09/dylan-ratigan-mad-as-hell-his-epic-network-moment/
http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/08/03/job-wanted-jobs-ending-rigged-trade/
http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/08/04/jobs-wanted-ending-rigged-tax-code-jobs/
http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/08/05/jobs-wanted-ending-rigged-banking-jobs/
DEAR INDIVIDUAL READING THIS, What must we as people do to fight this grave injustice inflicted upon us, by the ones who lust for power? How can we end the reign of the wicked and immoral and mete JUSTICE upon the oppressors as we have suffered from their hands-their blood stained hands... An idea of REVOLUTION-no, the act of revolution enacted by the proletarians! Must we as individuals ,as is always done, remain pawns to these people, these monoliths that we alone as individuals cannot surmounted...I surmise that we are not ignorant to the woes inflicted upon us by their enormities? We must UNIFY! Unity will be the way in which we assert ourselves!...While I realize all are not are not without income or funds and many cannot unify with this growing movement do to reasons of possible opposition and they being the people I'm question who we oppose (Wall Street), and many have responsibility they must tend to that take precedence. We must rise and vanquish this behemothto restore the equilibrium, for when disturbed it causes much chaos and strife in the hearts of man( man being neutral to represent all genders) in his mind and when mans mind and soul are in chaos as many are they rise to vanquish the pestiferous wealthy. However we should not just target these individuals, each of us individually must confront the corruption in our hearts, how can we judge the corrupt and deem them so when we cannot be amenable for ourselves we will surely be deemed hypocrites as we will be.....I am not meaning to say that this protest is in any way unjust, for far too long have we suffered, I mean that we are expected to expiate our sins -assume our parts in the problems we face and how we may have caused it. Yes, the Bankers on Wall Street are corrupt in ways we don't have evidence of without an investigation. But as we suffer soshall they, for we will make it so. But what of our government I say, my fellow citizens do not neglect to Confront the complicit in this affair for the roots of corruption are deeply seated, we have silent enemies amongst us-be warned that although succession in our goals will happen we may face a greater threat to our rights granted unto us from birth be prudent and circumspect. Another issue I wish to address is the idea of mans continual corruption as all things will be permeated with this darkness Inside our hearts.......when a system is created it always deviates from the righteous path, for nations we have learnt of in our education are littered with tales of nations that became corrupt and faded Into the ruin of collapse, we know that a society without corruption is utterly inconceivable, impossible in ways each and everyone of us know...for as long as men exist so shall our inner evil....but I digress from my original Intent of this passage and I ask forgiveness as we must forgive all in all eventual....the rising potentiality of this movement is quite an astonishment, I thought we were not capable of such things and thus I admit I had less faith in my fellow man. I see that we have all come to the realization of the need to bring the greedy to justice, although the reasons for your protesting may be unique to you, you share many goal, I had prognostications, inklings seems more appropriate of a term, that one day man would wake to realize the greater truth outside of his/her reality, and break the cycles of obsession with superficial base needs and trite motives, a dull and predictable lot we were but we've surpassed that I hope....for if not we will founder and fall Into the patterns we had grown so accustomed to, living such prosaic pedestrian lives stultified by the elite and of our own ignorance we always have the means to educate ourselves in this age, we have no limits to what we may learn based on our status in society, the powerful can no longer succeed in keeping us stupefied we have freewill to reason and learn and form our own ideas, ideas that would otherwise have died by the hands of the bigots! Our endeavours shall be crowned with fruition of our goals for our will allows it, we have broken free from the will of the oppressors.... part...now it is your turn...as Desmond Tutu stated "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." YOURS TRULY- Aaron Thomas Bridge
It's NOT an inaccurate portrayal. Have you seen these people?
Exactly. Only certain parts of this movement can be seen by the news media, and thus the rest of America at large. In many ways, the full scope of this movement is limited because it seems like only certain "types" of people are allowed to be apart of it.
But what about the silent sympathizers? Those who agree with the sentiment of #OccupyWallStreet, but don't want to stereotyped as a "dirty hippie?" If there is a way for them to show their support, so those who are apart of the 1% can actually see just how vast the 99% are, perhaps this give more credence to this movement?
Bombard media organizations with request for more coverage?
Right, but the point is that only a part of the people who support #OccupyWallStreet are able to make it to these protests. I feel like a substantial proportion of this movement lies with the people who aren't at the protests, but are still sympathetic. If there is a way for this silent majority to be heard, or even for there to be a measurable way for this population to be seen, it would help the credibility of the movement.
I propose a way for this silent majority to show their support by not just monetary donations, but postcards and letters. If there can be a giant mural full of these postcards, then people can actually see the true size of this movement.
Yeah, i understand but it also has to not become a burdon for the ones that are there. Send them to the Whitehouse mail room?