Occupy Underground

millions upon millions of people who just want to live their lives as is their utter right, have seen the cops come and beat the shit out of us, have seen hundreds jailed at a time, have seen the blood and pepper-spray and have seen the tear gas and phalanxes of riot cops. And have chosen what they believe is an easier, softer way to a better world. Which is doing exactly what the 1%, who sent the riot police in the first place, wanted.

I have been face-to-face with varying levels of police attack and violence upon us peaceful protesters in the several months I've been showing up for Occupy. I've recently been assaulted by cops utterly out-of-control, who broke the law they claim to protect, who had zero justification in the first place (WE have no weapons). And I will not be silent. I will not stop from showing up. I've even come back here where people DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT, to talk about it.

This is how Change occurs. Remember "Change"? It's entirely up to us. We are the answer, we are the government, we are the police, we are our own governing body. Take part in the Occupy GA and you'll see that self-governance and true equally-voiced democracy are often messy but they WORK and that no "leader" or "leaders" or "representatives" can ever provide the sense of inclusion, of unity, of being useful in real change.

I encourage the 5 million members of "moveon" to find ways, even peaceful ways with no personal risk, to support Occupy and to use their voice, for themselves. Ask each other how to support those working for Change. It would be appreciated (much less, is required without question).