As occupy encampments are being cleared out by bruit force all across the US and eviction notices have been handed out in Canada (some have been or are being challenged through the courts, many ask, “what’s next?”. Is there life after the tent cities? Personally, I have reservations, which I may share at later time.
However, somebody came up with this very clever and creative techie idea.
Earlier this evening, tens of thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters marched throughout New York City, many making their way on to the Brooklyn Bridge, carrying LED candles and chanting. As Occupiers took the bridge in a seemingly endless sea of people, words in light appeared projected on the iconic Verizon Building nearby:
“99% / MIC CHECK! / LOOK AROUND / YOU ARE A PART / OF A GLOBAL UPRISING / WE ARE A CRY / FROM THE HEART / OF THE WORLD / WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE / ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE / HAPPY BIRTHDAY / #OCCUPY MOVEMENT / OCCUPY WALL STREET / list of cities, states and countries / OCCUPY EARTH / WE ARE WINNING / IT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING / DO NOT BE AFRAID / LOVE.”
H/T Impolitical
Cool, innit? I wonder if there will be more light projections on other buildings in other cities? Better still, different creative ideas to keep everyone’s attention and perhaps attract the attention of others? That light show on the Verizon building on New York City is eye-catching.
Contrary to popular belief, the occupy movements are not just comprised of students, living in their parents’ basements (although, you may want to consider leaving your’s, Ezzy), those “dirty fucking hippies”, and “sad mish-mash of fringe”. They come from all walks of life and as such, each would have particular talents and skill sets. This is what the daily assemblies, however frequent the different occupy groups are holding them, should focus on right now; life after the encampment, how to not only keep the momentum going, but to actually expand. New ideas are needed. It’s a long, uphill battle so I sincerely hope they’re all in for the long haul. Especially the Canadian occupy groups, whose audience is proving to be much tougher to attract than Americans are these days.
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I continue to be skeptical that the Occupy Canada protests really are relating to any of the middle class, regardless of how many facts there are on the ground. I support the message of ending wage inequality and I support the idea that corporations have had it too easy for too long, but I gotta ask, where is the message? Why am I not hearing anything. When we got the CAPP protests going you heard the message loud and clear. We wanted our parliament back. Occupy Canada really has bungled this whole thing, in my opinion. They had a real opportunity. The media FINALLY started paying attention. What did it accomplish. Yes, they needed to make their reality on the ground one that was convincing enough to draw people and the media there. The media showed up and the message remains lost. Now, don’t get me wrong, in the US they have actual news networks that have covered the protest in the way REAL journalists should (SEE: MSNBC). CBC, CTV, Global and to the very lowest of extents Sun News, have done a piss poor job of delivering the message in a way that wasn’t already tailored to be favored by right wingers. But we aren’t in an age anymore where we need to solely rely on traditional Canadian media. We could go to numerous places to find discussion about occupy. Where is their message?
I had a discussion with Ian Capstick right when these protests started and we both agreed that over time these would likely fizzle out and, without any form of ground level community cohesion, they would fade like so many other protests. So, what am I saying? I think what I’m saying is, it is definitely time to wind down the protests and get community level active. No matter what happens, we are going to return to the same political landscape that existed before unless we do something real on the ground; and no that doesn’t include pitching a tent somewhere. Perhaps I’m too hard on the occupiers (heck, initially I was a HUGE supporter) but every movement needs tough love and not movement can last forever. I want this to consolidate into something real, believe me, and I want change to come as a result. But change WONT come as long as people sit around complaining and don’t actually organize within the community and DO SOMETHING! VOTE! CANVASS! JOIN A PARTY! CREATE ONE OF YOUR OWN! LEAFLET! Just do something….please….and don’t let this movement have happened without a real change.
That’s just me!
There will never be any change, unless we can have politicians that aren’t corrupt. As long as politicians like Harper and Gordon Campbell, are allowed to exist with their, lying, thieving, deceiving, corruption and greed, nothing will ever change. There are very few politicians, judges, police, that are worth the powder to blow them to hell.
Citizens are fed up with, having every penny thieved from them, to give to big business. In BC, big business was lined up at the trough, squealing for the HST too. Tax big business by 30%, as we are, in BC taxes are the worst. There are very few goods in BC, that aren’t taxed. Price gouging in Canada is a free for all. Harper won’t even answer, why Canadians can save up to 50% by shopping in the U.S. Why is it, Canadians can save mega bucks by gassing up in the U.S.?
Harper is the worst, most corrupt and rotten P.M. in this nations history. Unless he goes, we can kiss Canada good-bye. Harper is a fascist and a dictator from back in his Reformer days, when he founded the Northern Foundation Party.