"System Change, Not Climate Change" - which in my view was one of the best takes on the climate circus
just like 2009, when Climate Change was the special talk, when every activist worth his salt was learning about atmospheric science, sea ice etc, or at least working on their cheat sheets, you where no body if you didnt have a set of climate change talking points
no, its not 350 ppm, its the 99%
which is a kind of activist sloganeering par excellence
I dont know what the equivalent slogan - System Change, Not Climate Change - should be for the Occupy Movement
but, I think its obvious, especially in cold climates like NYC, that the evictions from urban campsites, is actually another PR gift
those camps where always unsustainable and unmanageable and would lose their vitality as safe democratic spaces and bizarres for education and actions
the Occupy movement needs to get organized, needs to connect with existing movements that could do with a jolt of energy and new people, some risk takers
the institutions need to be occupied, in an abstract sense and action plans assembled.. perhaps not sequential plans, ones that can be co-opted, but organic, chaotic plans, that rely and leverage spontaneity
there also needs to be a realization that the corporate Internet - Facebook, YouTube, Google, Twittter - etc cannot be assumed to be nuetral, unfiltered platforms
two interesting books
The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom<http://permaculture.tv/the-net-delusion/> http://permaculture.tv/the-net-delusion/
and The Filter Bubble The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You http://www.thefilterbubble.com/
-- Nicholas Roberts US 510-684-8264 http://Permaculture.TV http://permaculture.coop