,OCCUPY'S LIB]ATION FROM LIB]ALISM3 ! REAL MEAN+ ( ,MAY ,DAY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,U,S PRESS SEEMS TO HAVE DECID$ ?AT ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T IS NO LONG] A /ORY4 ,PRETTY MU* NO MATT] :AT WE DO4 ,9 ,NEW ,YORK1 ON ,MAY ,DAY1 SOME?+ BETWE5 #e1 & #a1 PEOPLE M>*$ ?R\< ! /REETS - WE DON'T KN[ ! EXACT NUMB]S BECAUSE MO/ PAP]S DIDN'T REPORT ! EV5T AT ALL1 & !RE=E1 DIDN'T BO!R TO MAKE E/IMATES4 ,9 ,CALI=NIA1 !RE W]E BLOCKADES & WALK\TS4 ,9 ,SEATTLE1 ONE B& ( PROTE/]S RELIV$ ! FAM\S ,BLACK ,BLOC ACTIONS ( ,NOVEMB] #a#i#i#i1 SMA%+ MANY ( ! SAME CORPORATE W9D[S - & EV5 ?AT DIDN'T MAKE NATIONAL NEWS6 

,BUT 9 A WAY IT H>DLY MATT]S4 ,OCCUPY IS %$D+ ITS LIB]AL ACCRETIONS & RAPIDLY TURN+ 9TO SOME?+ ) MU* DEEP] ROOTS1 CREAT+ ALLIANCES ?AT PROMISE TO TRANS=M ! V]Y NOTION ( REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS 9 ,AM]ICA4 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ TWO MON?S ( ! OCCUPATION1 CAMPS EM]G$ 9 EV]Y CITY 9 ,AM]ICA1 !RE WAS AN EXPLOSION ( PRESS ATT5TION1 &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 A VA/ 9FLUX ( MONEY 7AT ONE PO9T1 ,[,S 9 ,NEW ,YORK WAS SITT+ ON OV] @s4#eM1 ALMO/ ALL ( IT FROM DONATIONS ( UND] @s#a EA*74 ,?OSE MON?S ALSO SAW A V]ITABLE 9VASION FROM LIB]AL GR\PS1 RANG+ FROM ,REBUILD ! ,DREAM TO ,MOVE,ON4ORG4 ,BE=E LONG1 OCCUPI]S REALIZ$ ! HELP WAS ?REAT5+ TO DE/ROY !M2 MEET+S BECAME BUREAUCRATIZ$ AS !Y TURN$ 9TO 5DLESS SQUABBLES AB\T MONEY2 PAID ORGANIZ]S ) AG5DAS (T5 V]Y DIFF]5T ?AN ! ORIG9AL OCCUPI]S W]E 9FILTRAT+ & TRY+ TO TURN ! MOVEM5T T[>DS MU* MORE CONV5TIONAL POLITICAL OR ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS4 

,!N CAME ! EVICTIONS4 

,!RE IS A TRADITIONAL T]MS ( ALLIANCE BETWE5 LIB]ALS & RADICALS 9 ,AM]ICAN SOCIAL MOVEM5TS3 ?R\< CIVIL DISOB$I5CE & DIRECT ACTION1 ! RADICALS CREATE A FIRE ON ! LIB]ALS' LEFT ?AT MAKES !M SEEM RELEVANT AS A MOD]ATE ALT]NATIVE2 ! LIB]ALS KEEP US \T ( JAIL4 ,9 ?IS CASE1 ! LIB]ALS SPECTACUL>LY FAIL$4 

,OV] ! W9T]1 RA!R ?AN MAK+ AN ISSUE ( ! EXTRAORD9>Y ILLEGAL VIOL5CE ( ! EVICTIONS1 !Y *OSE1 9/EAD1 TO CREATE AN ALMO/ HI/RIONIC MORAL CRISIS OV] A FEW BROK5 W9D[S 9 ,OAKL& MON?S BE=E4 ,BUT :5 ,[,S REEM]G$ 9 ! SPR+1 ! AB&ONM5T ( ! LIB]ALS1 ! DRY+-UP ( ! MONEY1 HAVE BECOME AN ALMO/ MIRACUL\S BLESS+4 ,ACTIVI/S HAVE HON$ & POLI%$ !IR /REET TACTICS & DEMOCRATIC PROCESS4 ,NEW ALLIANCES HAVE BE5 CREAT$1 ) COMMUNITY GR\PS1 IMMIGRANT RI<TS ORGANIZATIONS1 &1 9CREAS+LY1 LABOR UNIONS4 

,ONE REASON ,[,S AGRE$ TO =GO MASS CIVIL DISOB$I5CE 9 ,NEW ,YORK ON #a ,MAY WAS TO SOLIDIFY ?OSE ALLIANCES4 ,9/EAD1 OCCUPI]S WORK+ )9 ! COALITION PU%$ - ) ! BOI/]\S SUPPORT ( MANY RANK & FILE1 DESPITE ! 9ITIAL HESITATION ( SOME UNION LEAD]%IP - = A JO9T SOLID>ITY /ATEM5T ?AT CALL$ NOT JU/ = ! USUAL BATTLE AGA9/ AU/]ITY1 BUT TO ! REVOLUTION>Y TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY3 

0,= C5TURIES1 ,MAY ,DAY HAS BE5 A TIME :5 ! /IRR+S ( SPR+ LEAD PEOPLE ( GOOD WILL T[>DS VISIONS ( REVOLUTION>Y R5EWAL4 ,! P[]FUL WI% TO TAKE !SE DREAMS AWAY FROM US4 ,!Y NEV] WILL4 ,& SO IT IS ON ?IS ,MAY ,DAY1 9 ! WAKE ( A GR[+ PLANET>Y UPRIS+ = JU/ICE1 WE D>E TO LOOK =W>D TO A WORLD :5 ! BORD]S ?AT DIVIDE US WILL BE MADE MEAN+LESS1 TO ! BIR? ( G5U9ELY DEMOCRATIC CULTURE ( COMMUNITIES MANAG+ !IR [N RES\RCES = ! COMMON GOOD1 & :]E ! VALUE & DIGNITY ( NO HUMAN BE+ ON ?IS PLANET IS CONSID]$ 9F]IOR TO ANY O!R40 

,= REPRES5TATIVES ( ,NEW ,YORK'S ,HEAL? & ,TRANSIT ,WORK]S1 NOT TO M5TION ITS ,C5TRAL ,LABOR ,C\NCIL1 TO SIGN ON TO SU* A /ATEM5T IS EPO*AL4 ,AM]ICA IS ONE ( ! FEW C\NTRIES :]E ,MAY ,DAY1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S' ,DAY1 IS NOT EV5 A HOLIDAY - IRONICALLY 5\<1 CONSID]+ ! FACT ! DATE WAS *OS5 TO COMMEMORATE EV5TS ?AT OCCURR$ 9 ,*ICAGO1 DUR+ ! /RUGGLE = ! #h-H\R DAY 9 #a#h#h#f4 ,DUR+ ! COLD W>1 ! IDEA ( UNIONS SIGN+ ON TO A /ATEM5T LIKE ?IS W\LD HAVE BE5 9CONCEIVABLE3 9 ! #a#i#fS1 UNIONIZ$ WORK]S W]E KN[N PHYSICALLY ATTACK ,WALL ,/REET PROTE/]S 9 ! NAME ( PATRIOTIC ANTI-COMMUNISM4 ,BUT ! COLLAPSE ( /ATE SOCIALISM HAS MADE NEW ALLIANCES POSSIBLE1 &1 9 MAK+ COMMON CAUSE ) OCCUPI]S1 & ! IMMIGRANT GR\PS ?AT FIR/ TURN$ ,MAY ,DAY 9TO A NATIONAL DAY ( ACTION 9 #b#f1 WORK+-CLASS ORGANIZATIONS >E ALSO BEG9N+ TO RETURN TO !IR ROOTS--UP TO & 9CLUD+1 ! IDEAS & VISIONS ( ! ,HAYM>KET M>TYRS !MSELVES4 

,! WORDS MI<T BE DIPLOMATICALLY *OS51 BUT !RE'S NO MI/AK+ :AT TRADITION IS BE+ 9VOK$ H]E4 ,9 5DORS+ A VISION ( UNIV]SAL EQUALITY1 ( ! DISSOLUTION ( NATIONAL BORD]S1 & DEMOCRATIC SELF-GOV]N+ COMMUNITIES1 NURSES1 BUS DRIV]S1 & CON/RUCTION WORK]S AT ! HE>T ( ,AM]ICA'S GREATE/ CAPITALI/ METROPOLIS >E SIGN+ ON TO ! VISION1 IF NOT ! TACTICS1 ( REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM4 

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