Residents supporting the Occupy Ithaca movement held a general assembly today in DeWitt Park. Topics discussed at the meeting ranged from announcing upcoming community events the Occupy group plans to support, such as the May Day celebration, to discussing current events and bringing new motions to the floor.
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The unofficial renaming of Dewitt Park to “Shawn Greenwood Park” by members of the Occupy Ithaca movement inspired the formation of the Shawn Greenwood Working Group, through which addressing issues of racism in Ithaca has become a part of localizing the national movement.
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There is no doubt that the Occupy Ithaca movement is still going strong.
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Why You Need to Be Part of the Occupy Movement Now
by Alyssa Figueroa October 14, 2011Inaction is a form of action. You are either there with this movement or you are not there with this movement. The time is now to let yourself hope. We may well lose the battle, but if we win, you do not want to have to ask yourself, “Where was I when they needed me?”
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Inside the Occupy Ithaca College Walkout & Ithaca General Assembly
by Gena Mangiaratti October 14, 2011On Thursday, Ithaca College joined an Occupy Wall Street movement with over 92 other colleges. Close to 200 students, as well as some faculty members, participated in a walkout and rally, one of the most well-attended student protests in the college’s history.
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Ithaca Residents Join in Solidarity with ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Movement
by Gena Mangiaratti October 6, 2011“We put a lot faith as progressives in leaders, in our elected officials, and in President Obama to get things done, and if there is anything the last two years have taught us, it’s that we cannot put our faith in these leaders. We need to put our faith in ourselves and in this movement.” – Fil Eden