Expert calls Occupy demos most important in generations; urges they be left alone

[Fire Walk With Me]

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/expert-calls-occupy-demos-most-important-in-generations-urges-they-be-left-alone-133995048.html

TORONTO - The Occupy protest is the most important democratic social movement of the last two generations and demonstrators who have taken over parks and other public spaces should be left alone, an expert in social movements said Wednesday.

As civic authorities across Canada and the U.S. move to end the various occupations, Vincent Mosco, professor emeritus of sociology at Queen's University, said the "extraordinary" movement had created a rarely seen coalition.

"When you see trade unionists, students, minority groups and others coming together, locking arms across sites in North America, what we have here is something unprecedented — at least in recent memory," Mosco said from Ottawa.

======

And there's a poll on the right side of the page which desperately needs your DU love.

[malaise]

1. He's right

Rec

[sakabatou]

2. To the Greatest with you!

[Huey P. Long]

3. ...which is why 'they' will not leave it alone. The system thrives on division and us

fighting over the crumbs.

[Downwinder]

4. Didn't help much, but I tried.

[WCGreen]

5. Excellent...

This is something, those of us who are fed up can work around system...

[SammyWinstonJack]

6. K&R

[countryjake]

7. Taking access to public space away from the people...bingo!

From the article:

"We're observing a process of commercializing and privatizing public space, and we should be outraged by it," Mosco said.

"But we don't hear about limits on public space until a genuine public movement raising significant political issues decides to make use of public space."

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Truth. I believe that some ridiculously large amount of US public parks have also been privatized.

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. Kick

[countryjake]

10. Kick!

!

[Lisa0825]

11. kick

:kick: