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nashville_brook

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2. i actually started to post about this last night...i think there's a turf battle occurring
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 11:53 AM
Feb 2012

between the 99% Spring and NOW DC events. This article was written by people who are affiliated with NOW DC, and toward the end of the article they reveal that they're miffed b/c 99%Spring is having an event too close to theirs.

This also tracks a disagreement many Occupies are dealing with: anarchist vs radical democratic principles. we've been thru hell with this in our Occupy.

for myself, i think the 99% Spring event/movement has the potential to carry the Occupy message to the next level. we've done the camping. we've got decent direct action skills. now -- what to do with that. there has to be a way to channel this energy to positive change. i'm not in this to "occupy a park." i'm in it to create change.

all that to say -- spot on, unionworks!

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