6 Places to Occupy Next: Protest the 1% Where They Live, Work and Play

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.alternet.org/economy/152721/6_places_to_occupy_next%3A_protest_the_1_where_they_live%2C_work_and_play/

Mainstream media pundits with little understanding of social movements make all the wrong prognostications, puzzling over whether or not the Democratic Party will join with/coopt Occupy Wall Street. A strong leftist current within the movement (there are other currents, too: namely liberal and many, many unaffiliated) make this impossible, though the call for economic justice could amplify the message of the party’s progressive wing.

The most important question is, will Occupy Wall Street be a one-time, if remarkable, push that tweaks the nation’s political discourse, or an ongoing social movement that transforms the national conversation and wins concrete victories for economic justice?

While countless people are debating what to do, I offer this proposal for consideration: funnel the mass movement and zeal for direct action into ongoing and roving occupations of “1 percent” targets to win victories and sustain the movement through the winter.

Occupy Wall Street protesters nationwide can form a variety of distinct groups to mobilize a newly politicized public for ongoing, cascading occupations to demand economic justice from the plutocrats. Imagine if there were a new major action every month, in every major American city, targeting a greedy Wall Street bank or defending a family fighting foreclosure?

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[ixion]

1. give them no quarter...

goodness knows they've never given us a break.

[ArcticFox]

2. absolutely agree

I love the guerilla warfare aspect of it. However, I think it works best without a fixed schedule or any public announcement of each dislocation. Imagine Z. Park just dissolves all of a sudden, then another place is occupied suddenly 8 hours later. Do that several times and the elites won't have a clue what to do.

[FarCenter]

3. In January, Palm Springs would be a better choice than Wall Street

The 0.1% don't have to go to an office building; they play all year.

[murielm99]

4. There are certain times of year that The Hamptons would

be a good choice, too.

[FarCenter]

6. September is good for the Hamptons

The water is still warm and the people with kids have left.

Other places to occupy in the Northeast would be the southern Maine coast (Kennebunkport in the summer); south shore of Cape Cod between Hyannisport and Chatham; and Newport, RI.

But it is getting to be winter, so the really rich have either left or are visiting the cities in their town houses.

So that is why I'd suggest places like Palm Springs, CA; Carmel, CA; Palm Beach, FL. Don't overlook the richest winter resorts like Aspen, CO, Jackson Hole, WY, etc.

After all, Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, used to have a home in Aspen that he visited occasionally. He'd quality for the 1%

[dkf]

8. Off topic but I love your kitty pic.

Too cute.

[kestrel91316]

5. It's time to Occupy Beverly Hills.

[FarCenter]

7. America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes

http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/27/most-expensive-zip-codes-2010-lifestyle-real-estate-zip-codes-10-rank.html

[Kalidurga]

9. Now we are getting somewhere...

I wouldn't worry about whether or not rich people are in the area that is occupied, it will drive them crazy knowing 99%ers have been there camping out...

[swilton]

10. Kick Highly and Recommend Strongly

[Whisp]

11. Occupy tee vee nooze. It all starts there - false information

serving the 1% and LIEING to us

[pipi_k]

12. Well I'll tell you what....

this actually makes a hell of a lot more sense than interfering in the daily lives of the very people the protests are supposed to be helping (the 99%).

:toast: