Occupy movement and the Future of Capitalism and Democracy

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Wikipedia – The Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality. The first Occupy protest to receive wide coverage was Occupy Wall Street in New York City’s Zuccotti Park, which began on September 17, 2011. By October 9, Occupy protests had taken place or were ongoing in over 95 cities across 82 countries, and over 600 communities in the United States. As of January 22 the Meetup page “Occupy Together” listed 2,818 occupy communities worldwide.

Occupy Wall Street was initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters, and partly inspired by the Arab Spring,especially Cairo’s Tahrir Square protests, and the Spanish Indignants. The movement commonly uses the slogan We are the 99%, the #Occupy hashtag format, and organizes through websites such as “Occupy Together”. According to the Washington Post, the movement, which has been described as a “democratic awakening” by Cornel West, is difficult to distill to a few demands.

Suresh Fernando – is a visionary change agent, philosopher, and strategist that is focused on exploring, developing and implementing new and innovative models to bring about positive social change. He has a diverse background including spending a number of years at a major Canadian brokerage house as a financial services advisor; as well as founding and operating an investment banking group focused on early stage technology companies. He currently is focusing on two different projects: PartyX and the Occupy Movement.

Suresh has been involved in the Occupy movement from its inception. He has focused his efforts on developing the General Assembly and other governance mechanisms within occupy. as well being an active organizer within a number of different committees and working groups; including the environmental and labour relations committees.

He is also working with PartyX;  a Vancouver based company that is developing technology and processes to support large group decision making. This technology can support the renewed interest in direct democracy as it can, for example, allow people to participate in voting processes from their home.

Stephen Collis is the author of four books of poetry, the most recent of which, On the Material (Talon Books 2010), was the recipient of the 2011 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

Forthcoming books include A History of Change (vol.1): Dispatches from the Occupation (Talon Books 2012) and To the Barricades (Talon Books 2013).

He teaches poetry and poetics at Simon Fraser University, where he is a 2011/12 Shadbolt Fellow;

Since October he has been involved in Occupy Vancouver, writing for www.occupyvancouvervoice.com

Occupy Vancouver’s Official Statement of Unity

We humbly acknowledge that Occupy Vancouver is taking place on unceded Coast Salish territories.

We, the Ninety-Nine Percent, come together with our diverse experiences to transform the unequal, unfair, and growing disparity in the distribution of power and wealth in our city and around the globe. We challenge corporate greed, corruption, and the collusion between corporate power and government. We oppose systemic inequality, militarization, environmental destruction, and the erosion of civil liberties and human rights. We seek economic security, genuine equality, and the protection of the environment for all. Read our complete “Statement of Unity”…

Food Not Bombs Rally Against Monsanto and GMO’s in our Food!

Monsanto, the evil corporation behind DDT and Agent Orange has been terrorizing farmers and poisoning the people for far too long. WHOLE FOODS has recently come out in support of regulating GMO seeds such as Monsanto’s Ready
Roundup Alfalfa Sprouts, and we must take a stand against the proliferation of GMO’s in our food sources! Join us in saying HELL NO! to GMO’s and letting Whole Foods know that thepeople will not stand for toxic foods! More details here.

Occupy Love

An occupier sent us an e-mail today.  Her name is Leah B. She told us how she met a great man prior to the “Injunction” and how she fell in love with that man the moment she laid her eyes on him. She has lost contact with him and hopes to
find him again and asked us to help. If you are Matt A e-mail us at OccupyVancouverDigitalMedia@gmail.com

Occupy Vancouver General Assembly

As of Dec 22nd, General Assemblies are now held on Wednesdays, 7pm and Saturdays, 1pm at W2 (WoodWards) . Also SpokesCouncil on Tuesdays at 7pm and Sundays at 1pm at W2! Read about it here.

Occupy Vancouver Committee Meeting!

Now that we have adopted the Spokes Council Model, we need to think carefully about what the the role of the General Assembly is moving forward. Find out more here!

Committee / Work Group Contact Info

More information here!