Have you been struggling to keep up with the momentum of the Occupy movement?
What started as an isolated event on Wall Street in New York City has grown in scale and imagination, with ripples around the world. Guest blogger Marco Cuevas-Hewitt has been following the phenomenom closely on his beautiful and informative tumblr blog Difference is Happy.
Here Marco provides a list of handy links to help you get up to speed – just in time for the global day of action, October 15.
October 15 Global Day of Action Resources
#Occupy Movement in the U.S.
http://youtu.be/mG2_RO0puyM
- #OccupyWallStreet Homepage
- Declaration of the Occupation of New York City
- The Occupied Wall Street Journal
- #OccupyWallStreet Livestream
- #OccupyTogether Homepage
- #OccupyTogether Field Manual
- “We Are the 99 Percent” Blog
#Occupy Movement in Australia
Commentary, Analysis, Opinion
- The Occupied Wall Street Journal
- The Revolution Begins at Home
- #OccupyWallStreet Rediscovers the Radical Imagination
- Behind the Scenes at #OccupyWallStreet
- #OccupyWallStreet FAQ
- Art-Activism takes root at #OccupyLA
- An Open Letter from Two White Men to #OccupyWallStreet
- Worrying Racism at #OccupyDC
- Meltdown (4-Part Al Jazeera Documentary on the Global Crisis of Capitalism)
- Can the Occupy Movement be a Turning-Point?
- Radicals, Liberals & #OccupyWallStreet: This is What a Populist Alignment Looks Like
- How Occupy Wall Street Really Got Started
- The Fantastic Success of Occupy Wall Street
Resources for Facilitators and Educators
- Build the Wheel Popular Education Resources for the #Occupy Movement
- NYC General Assembly Guide
- People’s Assemblies Network
- Quick Guide on Group Dynamics in People’s Assemblies
- Starhawk’s Short Consensus Summary
Thanks Marco! Watch this space for further analysis of the #Occupy movement, and its implications for campaigners – and let us know what you think.