According to Democracy Now, this Thursday, many Occupy protesters marched on D.C. to take a stand against a Democratic party fundraiser for the 2012 election. They were not actually protesting the Democrats need to fundraise, but rather their connections with Wall Street.
Points this helped them prove:
That Occupy is a non partisan movement.
An incredibly strong NYT article published yesterday said of the movement something that went against public perception. It was a reminder that this is first, and foremost, a movement and needs to be taken as such.
"There is the Occupy show by the news media, defined by police clashes and a lack of hygiene- images that tell non-Occupiers that the movement is leaderless, chaotic and one its way out. But as the marchers passed through towns large and small, and ordinary Americans came out of their homes and businesses to give food, money and words of support, it became clear that this movement isn't going away."
As for the march mentioned by Democracy Now: It's 600 miles. According to the NYT, a march left Thursday from the MKL memorial in Washington and will travel 600 miles to his gravesite in Atlanta, Georgia. There may or may not be some sort of culmination at the end.
Lessons learned from this article:
1. Instead of "occupying" land, the protesters are walking through it. They are finding that marches are more successful because it encourages police riots less.
2. Just like in any other movement, group, or congregation: there are major disagreements and power struggles, but also an extreme amount of bravery and silent leaders that step up in a "leaderless group".
3. This isn't going away.
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