Forum Post: Occupy 2.0 Church Leaders join group!

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/washington-occupy/index.html

(CNN) -- A group of African-American church leaders announced Wednesday their intention to join ranks with the Occupy movement in the nation's capital, bolstering what some consider a mutual message of condemning income inequality and social injustice.

The move comes against the backdrop of evictions of Occupy protesters encamped in city parks and squares across the United States, raising questions about whether the two groups can capitalize on momentum gained by the months-long movement.

"We are occupying until poverty is eradicated," pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, near where a core group of activists remains encamped.

The two groups plan to gather during a national "day of action" scheduled for January 16, set to coincide with the commemoration of former civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

But could Wednesday's announcement signify that Occupy is now shifting toward more established forms of influence?

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Also, interesting points by OWS academic/ liberal supporter Chris Hedges earlier:

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http://www.truthdig.com/chris_hedges