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sabrina 1

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15. Not to worry, I watched the website when they were organizing as we had heard that some group
Sun May 3, 2015, 06:54 PM
May 2015

was going to change the tactics of protesting, such as the Iraq War protests which got hundreds of thousands of people out, but then once they went home, and the media didn't cover them, they got no real attention.

This group decided to do what they were doing in Spain, stay for as long as they could so that they would get more attention.

So they planned how to do it, what they would need, the legal aspect for the protesters, food, donations, how to communicate without microphones etc.

They expected the media to ignore them, so they brought their own media.

And everyone was encouraged to bring a camera, to put their film on Utube etc.

We know that the media will probably stop giving Bernie any air time the minute it looks like might be a serious challenge to Wall St's candidates.

But OWS used the social media expertly getting the kind of attention that made it a household word, especially among the young

Right now, OWS has been supporting the Ferguson Protests, spreading the word of where they will need people etc, and Baltimore and all over the country and doing a great job.

Your group might want to invite some young people they know, show them some videos of Bernie talking about student loans, etc. But I don't think we have to worry about young people supporting Bernie.

Someone above suggested Reddit. He is the most popular candidate on Reddit right now and they do have a lot of young people who use that site. It has millions of members, so this is good news for Bernie

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