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Economic Elite Vs. The People: 99% Movement Call to Action Two Year Anniversary Book Release

February 17th, 2012 · Uncategorized

Cross-posted from AmpedStatus.org


Editor’s Note: History should record that the birth of the 99% Movement was on September 17, 2011. That was when the movement became a household name known to the masses. However, the 99% Movement was conceived exactly two years ago, with the release of an online report and call to action titled “The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States of America.” The report was originally released as a six-part series. The first part was published on February 15, 2010 and the last part was published on February 27, 2010.

To celebrate the two year anniversary, we are reissuing the report with a new introduction recapping the history and evolution of the movement, from the experience of researching and writing the original call to action, to building up the movement online and organizing occupations worldwide. At the end of the book, we feature statements from occupiers, organizers and supporters of the 99%.


February 2012 Introduction
By David DeGraw, AmpedStatus Report

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Occupy the Constitution: Get Money Out of Politics!

December 19th, 2011 · Politics & Government

Cross-posted from OWSnews.org

One of the most popular 99% Movement and Occupy Wall Street issues is getting money out of politics. In a country where the candidate who spends the most money on their campaign wins the election 94% of the time, it is blatantly obvious that our electoral process is dominated by the richest global financial interests. By saturating the campaign finance and lobbying system with an endless supply of cash, Wall Street has rigged the political and economic system against hard working Americans. In unprecedented fashion, they have consolidated wealth into the hands of one-tenth of one percent of the population, at the expense and suffering of the American people.

If you’re wondering why we have the most severe inequality of wealth in American history; if you’re wondering why we currently have an all-time record number of Americans living in poverty, while we have all-time record profits and bonuses on Wall Street, it is primarily the result of the richest members of society being able to manipulate and control the legislative process through a system of legalized political bribery.

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Welcome to the Revolution: Life @ OccupyWallStreet’s Liberty Park

October 5th, 2011 · Uncategorized

Cross-posted from AmpedStatus.com

By David DeGraw

Note: I decided to take some quick notes of what it’s like to spend a few hours at Liberty Park for people who haven’t experienced it yet. Please forgive any spelling or grammar errors. This was written quickly with a hundred other things going on.

Welcome to the Revolution: Life @ OccupyWallStreet’s Liberty Park

Where’s Hunter S. Thompson when you need him? The beautiful, brilliant madness that is OccupyWallStreet’s Liberty Park is a Hunter-esque paradise. Perhaps he could best make sense of what’s happening. The scene on the ground here also echoes Bob Dylan’s classic, “Ballad Of A Thin Man.”

“You walk into the room [park]
With your pencil [smart phone] in your hand
You see somebody naked
And you say, ‘Who is that man?’
You try so hard
But you don’t understand
Just what you’ll say
When you get home
You know something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?”

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Report from the Frontlines: The Long Road to #OccupyWallStreet and the Origins of the 99% Movement

September 30th, 2011 · Activism

Cross-posted from AmpedStatus.com

By David DeGraw

How Anonymous, AmpedStatus, the NYC General Assembly, US Day of Rage, Adbusters and Thousands of Individual Actions Led to the Occupation of Liberty Park and the Birth of a Movement

As the occupation of Wall Street moves into its third week, there are many questions about the organizers behind the ongoing protests and the origins of the 99% Movement. As one of the many people who actively supported the effort, and helped launch the 99% Movement, I will give my perspective on the events leading up to the occupation of Liberty Park.

As I understand it, the #OccuppyWallStreet 99% Movement is a decentralized non-violent rebellion against economic tyranny. It is a leaderless movement that has been dependent upon tens of thousands of individuals taking it upon themselves to take action and fight back against their own personal financial hardships, and in defense of their family and friends who are desperately struggling to make ends meets.

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My Reporting on AmpedStatus.com

September 27th, 2011 · Updates

For those who haven’t already noticed, I’ve been reporting exclusively for AmpedStatus.com the past few weeks. Between AmpedStatus and #OccupyWallStreet, I haven’t had much time to update this site. Please follow AmpedStatus.com for my latest reports / posts.

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Enlightened Citizens Unite!

As long as the economy and government are rigged by the top economic one-tenth of one percent, we will all lose. It's time to unite and fight back!

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1) Break up the "Too Big To Fail" banks and Federal Reserve.

2) End the system of political bribery (campaign finance, lobbying, revolving door.)

Unless we organize and take decisive action on these two core common ground issues, we will all suffer the consequences of our inaction.

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