☆ What's Going On: Occupy Nelson! ☆

Yesterday was a day for People United for Global Change, a day when people all over the world gathered together in cities to stand together, to rally, to share in this growing movement, united in a common cause and to take back the world from the greedy oppression of the 1%. We are the 99% and we are ready for change!

I took part in the Occupy Nelson movement here at home in the B.C. Canada. The estimate is that over 500 people were there, from our small 100, 000 population! What a turn-out! This was my first protest and it was such a wonderful first experience. I am fortunate to live in a town where most of the people here already know that love is the answer and not to focus on fear or the negativities around us--focus on the positive change, the global change for the better of ourselves and of our planet. 

We rallied at City Hall where there were speeches and music and community. From there, we marched through our downtown area, taking over the streets entirely with the beats of bongo drums, guitars, and the cheering of our unity. For those that didn't know about this event, I am certain they will be talking about it over the next several weeks as more and more people become aware of this movement and join in. And why not? We are the 99% and unless you are content to remain sleeping and blinded under the corporate thumb of the 1% then you know how true and real it is that this is our time to make things right and just and equal. Nature was even in our favor, the sun was shining and the air was warm, a perfect day for mobilization. 

I hope you all took part in the Occupy events in your city if there were any or else travelled to the closest one or are doing your part in some form or another. This is just the beginning. I am very excited to see what happens from here! Don't keep this as a single day of action, keep the ReLOVEution going! Keep this movement going and let's keep up the momentum! 

Here are some photos of the event, for more check out my facebook page or the Occupy Nelson page! 

Stay informed and aware, check out the Occupy Together website: http://www.occupytogether.org

Check out the Occupy Wall Street's first Official Declaration: http://www.reloveplanet.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-issues-first.html

Check out the 99% and add your photo here: http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/

And my previous post in regards to this movement: http://www.reloveplanet.com/2011/10/occupy-movement-its-time-for-change.html

And lastly, here is some video footage and my lovely rambling as usual. ;)

Peace & Love,

xo

~Bianca  

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☆ Occupy Movement; It's time for Change! ☆

If you haven't yet heard about the massive Occupy Wall Street Movement, don't feel badly, the media isn't covering it at all except to say how awesome our police forces and government are and how awful the protestors are. However, it is something you should know about and get involved with. 

Why?

 Because there is a moment that many of us have been waiting for. Finally, people are realizing their strengths, power, and courage against the governmental forces of this world that have kept us under their thumb for years. Let's face it, one way or another, people are dissatisfied with the system. It isn't working. And unless you are either part of the 1% of the population with all the money, or part of the stubborn-as-hell population living contently blinded and distracted, then you are aware that something is so very wrong with our world. From global warming, our stubborn dependency to big oil companies (and the insane amount of money poured into this industry), to human rights, the huge amount of debt most of us have, the fact our generation can't ever afford to buy a house, the cheating of people in the U.S. with mortgages, the disgusting animal abuse, the corporate corruption, the bailouts, the economy crashes, the refusal to go to sustainable energy, the constant raping and pillaging of the planet, the corrupt media system made to make the people feel afraid and helpless, the poisoning of our land, water, and food, the chemtrails in the skies, the manipulation of just about everything and anything, how can you not see that the system is not working? This system is made to benefit that 1% of the population while the other 1% must struggle to get by. We are ants in their eyes. But there is a movement many of us have been hoping for, thinking about, talking about, and yearning for, and it is finally here. 

“The 99 percent movement is about bringing everybody together who is dissatisfied with a society that has run away from itself.”

This began with the Occupy Wall Street Movement, which began on September 17th and is still on-going. Thousands have come together to march on Wall Street. Hundreds have been arrested and faced the violence and brutality of the police forces that continue to try and bully and intimidate the people on some inane power trip. These people are Peacefully protesting, something we have a right to do, something that needs to be done. We have a voice that needs to be heard. And no amount of violent intimidation will stop this movement from happening. 

The one thing I find astounding is how easily the government and media can shift the blame from the police to the peaceful protestors. Oh, yeah, watch out for all those peaceful protestors exercising their right to freedom. Oh yeah, they're the problem all right, not the police forces who are meeting them with unnecessary brutality. Seriously? Open your eyes if you are truly falling for this jargon. 

It is time for the 99% to take a stand. And what started on Wall Street in New York City is gaining momentum all over the globe! Occupy events are popping up everywhere! People are getting organized! People are standing up! It is time for the 99% to be heard. For change to happen. We are living in a very fortunate time in our lives where we will be fortunate to see some amazing positive changes occur for the better of the people and the planet. 

Stand up! 

Check out this website for an Occupy event near you! http://www.meetup.com/occupytogether/

And if there isn't one, then organize one! There is one started in my small town of Nelson B.C. up in Canada, so why not where you live too? 

Be part of the movement. 

Be part of the Re-Love-ution! 

This is a global movement! We are the 99%! 

Check out the Occupy Wall Street's first Official Declaration here: 
http://www.reloveplanet.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-issues-first.html

Check out the 99% and add your photo here: http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/

Show some support and add your voice here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/the_world_vs_wall_st/?wgDvubb 

and here: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/occupy_ws/?rc=tw1

Plus 5 more ways to Support Occupy Wall Street: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-ways-to-support-the-occupy-wall-street-movement.html

Peace & Love,

xo

~Bianca  

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‘Occupy Wall Street’ Issues First Official Declaration; and how this stands for us All!

I felt this was worth sharing with you all. I was actually in New York City during this Wall Street Occupation but for once was out of the loop with what was going on. I didn't know this was going on until the day I was leaving. I wish I could have taken part in this peaceful protest but I also know that people have reached a point of frustration and want change from their governments and from this system that is clearly not working. I think we are going to see a lot of amazing changes very soon. I believe this movement is gaining momentum and this is just the beginning. The list below I feel stands for everyone so let's be united in this. ;) 

On Thursday night, Occupy Wall Street participants voted on and approved the first official “Declaration of the Occupation of New York City.” It it reprinted in its entirety below.

As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.

They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage.

They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses.

They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one’s skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.

They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization.

They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless nonhuman animals, and actively hide these practices.

They have continuously sought to strip employees of the right to negotiate for better pay and safer working conditions.

They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right.

They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers’ healthcare and pay.

They have influenced the courts to achieve the same rights as people, with none of the culpability or responsibility.

They have spent millions of dollars on legal teams that look for ways to get them out of contracts in regards to health insurance.

They have sold our privacy as a commodity.

They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press.

They have deliberately declined to recall faulty products endangering lives in pursuit of profit.

They determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce.

They have donated large sums of money to politicians supposed to be regulating them.

They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil.

They continue to block generic forms of medicine that could save people’s lives in order to protect investments that have already turned a substantive profit.

They have purposely covered up oil spills, accidents, faulty bookkeeping, and inactive ingredients in pursuit of profit.

They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media.

They have accepted private contracts to murder prisoners even when presented with serious doubts about their guilt.

They have perpetuated colonialism at home and abroad.

They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians overseas.

They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts.*

To the people of the world,

We, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.

Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.

To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal.

Join us and make your voices heard!

*These grievances are not all-inclusive.

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