Zuccotti Park & Occupy into month two - Links to use!

I have worked hard at compiling this list and although some links are repetitive I have done that so that one doesn't have to search to see the important things. You may wonder why is a poet interested in this? Much of my poetry focuses on the inequities in our society. Moreover I am a licensed clinical social worker and a double alumna of Columbia University which I attended in the Johnson era basically for free since I was a single mom living on welfare and having been through a great deal in my life, I see that things are getting worse and it is harder than ever to make a living and get an apartment to live. Most adults have to share or rent a room. Many people rent out their bedroom and sleep in their living room to survive. Only the scammers and crooks are doing well. The rest of us suffer and try to make do and survive. It is not easy for any of us. That is why I consider myself one of the 99%.



Take your time to go through them and bookmark the ones you like.



These 3 links below are the official "occupy" links.



http://occupywallst.org/



http://occupywallst.org/



http://occupytogether.com/



This following link is to the members of the Occupy Arts and Culture section. Anyone may join.

http://www.occupennial.org/



My published poem can be found here:

http://www.occupennial.org/poetry-and-spoken-word



Adbusters helped support and get the "occupy" movement started.

http://www.adbusters.org/blogs



Kevin Zeese is one of the original organizers in addition to being a lawyer. His blog is an invaluable resource and almost everything you need to know can be found here.

http://october2011.org/statement



Zeese's listing of occupy events can be found at this link including the plan for June 2012 when all United States Occupiers will march and occupy Washington D.C:





http://october2011.org/blogs/kevin-zeese/99-are-standing-everywhere-occupy-together#comment-3036



Zeese also has a wonderful listing for media and Blogs to explore.

http://october2011.org/media



The site below is also a radio station and is one of the best sources of accurate information and news about occupy in addition to Zeese's blog.



http://www.democracynow.org/



Another website new to me called velvet revolution is interesting.



http://www.velvetrevolution.us/newVR



More links to explore:



http://readersupportednews.org/



http://www.breakingcopy.com/occupied-wall-street-journal-issue-2-pdf



http://www.breakingcopy.com/category/news-journalism



Call to Action for Washington D.C. 2012



http://occupywallst.org/forum/a-call-to-action-2012/



http://notanalternative.com/



The Marines are coming:

http://www.in5d.com/occupy-wall-street-the-marines-are-coming-to-protect-the-protestors.html



Other newspapers or sites that maintain an alternative view and support occupy:



http://alternativenewsreport.net/2011/10/23/occupy-everywhere-demands-obamacare/students-in-iran-support-occupy-wall-street-protests_image-2/



http://www.alternet.org/



http://Credo.org



This site below is managed by Mike Palecek. He sends out regular emails and runs a radio interview show in addition to being a publisher. His email is Mike Palecek.

http://www.newamericandream.net/top_button_issue.html



More links to digest:

http://cromalternativemoney.org/index...



http://gothamist.com/



Below is an interesting and inspiring video. Israelis visit Syrian Border speaking out for peace ant social justice and change and peace between the two countries:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x_p7Eksa0k&list=FLhEeHal1VUMF_wfXn001f3w&feature=mh_lolz



Another interesting movie available for free is "Shock Doctrine" by activist Naomi Wolf. Here is an interview with her.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKr_soG4DUA



The entire movie can be seen here.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFF_-BrmRWE



An acquaintance of mine – knowing how sensitive I am about being Jewish told me the 99% are blaming everything on the Jews on Wall Street and Bolling of Fox 5 reported this. I have suffered a great deal of prejudice about my Jewishness my entire life, starting when I was a child and other children called me "Christ killer." Do not believe this propaganda being fed to us to keep us separate and hating one another. I researched this piece of information and discovered that Bolling from Fox 5 did try to smear the Occupy Wall Street movement as anti-Semitic.



Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, responded to Bolling in the New York Times "that while there may have been incidents of anti-Semitism in the movement 'they are not expressing or representing a larger view." Foxman stated, "the movement is not about Jews. ... It's about 'the economy, stupid.'"



http://mediamatters.org/blog/201110270001?frontpage



Having been to Zuccotti and attended many meetings and participated in many dialogues I can honestly report and assure any of you with doubts that in the many times and hours spent with the occupy movement I never experienced any type prejudice.



I am considering doing guided tours and spoke to the person in charge at the welcome desk and they actually need someone who is familiar with the site to do this. I plan to go again to make certain I know where everything is so I can take this position.