Changing of the Wind

By now everyone has heard or they should have heard by now the term, “OCCUPY WALL STREET”(OWS). But like many people no one quite knows what their goals or demands happen to be for certain. There are many cities across the USA that have encampments. Each night that goes by an encampment of a city park is given eviction notices to vacate the parks after curfew. Where no camping is allowed by use of tents, sleeping bags, blankets. The occupiers are expected to hold their General Assembly (GA) meetings during posted park regulations hours of use of each park the occupiers are occupying at the time.

And there seems to be an on going battle with occupying the parks between the occupiers, the police departments and city officials. Nightly across the USA there is a camp that is being given an eviction notice or face being arrested. The police departments give warnings about vacating or face possible arrest. This has been an on going situation since the movement first began in New York City on September 17th and has spread across the cities in the US. There have been hundreds of arrests in different cities at different times during this (OWS) movement.

"...the Occupy demonstrations are precisely about the concerns of Americans who have been sidelined economically. This in turn is why polls show broad support for Occupy's objectives of greater economic equality and more financial accountability..."
-E.J. Dionne, Seattle Times

Personally I have not had the opportunity to attend or visit an occupy city. However, I have watched the live streams from the many different cities from coast to coast when they broadcast their GA meetings or when a camp is being raided in the wee hours of morning. As most of the raids take place after midnight. After warnings have been given by the police department of that city for occupied space in the parks.

“Their suffering is not unique at a time when the real unemployment rate is greater than 16 percent, but all of them say they have found hope in a movement that has rewritten the national debate and which could upend what many say is a barbaric system.

It is a movement with the unambiguous demand to end the corruption of politics by corporate money – though the demand does not seem apparent to those more interested in reporting on broken windows than broken lives.”

http://occupyusatoday.com/2011/11/21/there-is-tremendous-suffering/

I have been an outsider who has only seen and heard the stories from behind the scenes. Each with their unique story to tell as to why they are involved in the OWS movement. Where a number said the movement “is one of the best things that has ever happened to me,” as one poster discribes it.

What I am trying to do is to educate people about OCCUPY WALL STREET. I feel I am doing my part by writing about it. Hopefully, as I learn more about what is going on I can share that information with people just like you and me.