Originally published in Adbusters print magazine (UK) & Adbusters (USA & Canada) (Australia) Nov/Dec 2011 http://www.adbusters.org/
Photo in the Adbusters article: Robin Prime http://www.flickr.com/photos/primebarlestone/
http://tinyurl.com/6h78kwd
Activism grousp mentioned in the articles & top featured image: Craftivist Collective http://craftivist-collective.com and The Robin Hood Tax, http://robinhoodtax.org//
Adbusters magazine spearheaded the #Occupy Wallstreet and worldwide Occupy movement, including Occupy London Stock Exchange (LSX). The international Occupy groups are protesting against the banks and corporate greed bringing about the current global economic meltdown.
The banks were bailed out by the governments with taxpayers’ money, then severe cuts to public spending were made and taxes increased for the poor- while the corporations and super-rich dodge paying their taxes. Austerity measures ensued and continue, with the poor increasingly frustrated,the fabric of society slowly ripping apart.
The UK riots and looting seen as part of an inarticulate and violent backlash from a disaffected youth; the Occupy Movement aims to be the thinking person’s civil disobedience and fight for justice – a kind of ripple effect from the Arab Spring’s call for democracy.
Those in the ‘Western world’ are calling for true democracy and against punishing ordinary citizens – when it is the banks who caused this global recession. It’s estimated that 1% of the world’s population (the financial elite) own 40 % of the total world’s wealth. Intelligent and angry about being unable to build a decent living they have worked hard for, the common people are demanding change. The Occupy movement’s slogan is “We are the 99 %.”
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters on the Global Economic Crisis & Occupy :
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello on Occupy :
63 comments
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Oct 18, 2011
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Oct 21, 2011
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Oct 21, 2011
Thanks. But the text also explains in a digestible soundbite the work of Craftivist Collective & Robin Hood Tax activists. The imagery is there for people to use their imagination and think about the meaning/connection.
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Jan 18, 2012
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Nov 2, 2011
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Yo! says:
Nov 2, 2011
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Nov 3, 2011
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Jan says:
Nov 4, 2011
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Lisa says:
Nov 5, 2011
If the Occupy movement changes anything, if they do, it will take a protracted civil disobedience and infowar battle to do so.
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Feb 3, 2012
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Jumali says:
May 29, 2012
You idiots don’t even have a consistant message…If it was not for Wal-Mart the vast majority of the “99%” wouldn’t be able to afford…well just about anything…do you even understand how Walmart’s business model works. Do you understand how many jobs these big box stores have created…once more your moronic ignorance shines through bright, but lets face it you useless excuses for humankind wouldn’t have a job during a good economy. (BTW I would usually be more civil, but why should I? I mean Im already a “hater” right?..oh yeah I hope another 1000 of you get some more pepper spray in the face tomorrow).
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Nov 8, 2011
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Jan 18, 2012
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Nov 9, 2011
Thanks to everyone for the feedback. @Weathervane, I’d never heard of Opera as a browser and always use either Firefox or Internet Explorer. I suggest you switch to Firefox as it’s known for being speedier.
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Jameela Oberman says:
Nov 18, 2011
Hi, thanks for the comments. A Robin Hood Craftivist Collective banner I made and tied up near St Pauls features on the Occupied Times newspaper website, http://theoccupiedtimes.co.uk/?p=770
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