Fwd: [bangla-vision] Your Resource Guide For The Occupy Protests

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From: Mohammad Basirul Haq Sinha <mohammad_b_haq@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Subject: [bangla-vision] Your Resource Guide For The Occupy Protests

 

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Mohammad Basir-ul Haq Sinha

Journalist,
Dhaka,Bangla Desh

Dear Friend, As you have undoubtedly been witnessing, the Occupy Wall Street protests have spawned a nationwide movement for progressive change. Thousands of inspiring protesters are gathering in cities across America – in New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and more – to call attention to a political system that unfairly and unjustly rewards the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. ThinkProgress has put together a resource guide to arm you with the key facts as we work together for economic justice: Why They're Protesting What started with about 1,000 people in New York City is a civil disobedience campaign to draw attention to economic inequality and the need for structural economic reforms. In the true spirit of the Boston Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street protesters are practicing civil disobedience for many of the same reasons. They demonstrating in opposition corporate greed; demanding that government support education, infrastructure, and jobs; getting rid of corporate tax loopholes; and strengthening democracy. Read more here. How Unequal are We? Protesters call themselves the 99 percent – meaning the portion of the nation pushing back against the top 1 percent of the most wealthy Americans. Here is an explanation of exactly how economically unequal we are: 1. The top 1 percent of Americans owns 40 percent of the nation's wealth. 2. The top 1 percent of Americans takes home 24 percent of national income. 3. The top 1 percent of Americans owns half of the country's stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. 4. The top 1 percent of Americans has only 5 percent of the nation's personal debt. 5. The top 1 percent is taking in more of the nation's income than at any other time since the 1920s. Read more here. Who's Involved The number of people behind Occupy Wall Street has grown from that first group who started the demonstrations in New York. Now, people ranging from labor unions to celebrities and veterans are protesting in the streets across the country. Here's an Iraq veteran who joined the protest in Boston because the future is at stake and "it's not going to fix itself": But of course not everyone has been giving the Occupy Wall Street protesters fair coverage. After Fox News had mocked and tried to "prank" protesters in its coverage, the news channel did not air this interview with Jesse LaGreca in which the protesters clearly explains why he's there protesting and what he thinks of Fox's coverage, even scolding the Fox staffer for his network's role as a far-right "propaganda machine." Watch the unaired interview: Read more here and  here. If you found this content useful, please consider forwarding it to your friends. Thanks, Faiz --- Faiz Shakir Editor, ThinkProgress.org

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