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Occupying Wall Street, Building a Movement (Movements, Occupy Wall Street, Social Justice, Activism)

The OWS phenomenon has inspired millions. If it links up with the slow, difficult work of movement-building, it can bring about systemic change.

Peter Dreier
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Occupy America: Send Us Your Photos of Local Occupy Wall Street Protests (Occupy Wall Street, Activism)

Are there Occupy Wall Street events currently under \way in your city? The Nation wants dispatches from your local actions.

The Nation
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street: FAQ (Occupy Wall Street, Activism, Politics)

How it came about, what it means, how it works and everything else you need to know about Occupy Wall Street.

Nathan Schneider
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Blogs

Occupy Celebrates Two Years Of Resistance
Allison Kilkenny

On the group report from Occupy Wall Street’s second anniversary.

September 17, 2013
Occupy Activists' New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice
Allison Kilkenny

Next week marks the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Here are what some of the best and brightest organizers are working on now.

September 12, 2013
Occupy Wall Street Hits Back at Portrayal in HBO's 'Newsroom'
Greg Mitchell

Activists react to the misinterpretation of the movement’s goals. 

July 22, 2013
Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square
Salamishah Tillet

The recent wave of attacks against women in Tahrir Square reveal that in our global rape culture, women's bodies can be used as both tools of war and casualties of “freedom.”

July 8, 2013
Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty
Allison Kilkenny

This week, the movement experienced a cross-country resurgence. What’s next?

May 14, 2013
Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests
Allison Kilkenny

The upcoming protests have already attracted the attention of authorities—including the FBI.

April 29, 2013
Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt
Allison Kilkenny

Sixty-two percent of all bankruptcies are due to medical debt—and Occupy activists aren’t letting the medical-industrial complex get away with it.

March 22, 2013
Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]
Laura Flanders

March 15 marks the start of Hungary’s 1848 revolution—and protesters are once again hitting the streets for basic rights.

March 14, 2013
Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It's a Matter of 'Life or Debt'
Allison Kilkenny

Strike Debt, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, has declared actions in response to a national “healthcare emergency.”

March 6, 2013
Madrid's Renaissance of Occupied Spaces
StudentNation

In all societies, in some form or another, there are young people who live in abandoned properties without the consent of the property owner: A look inside the world of Spanish okupas.

March 4, 2013
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