By Sarah Morrigan Since last September, the genius of the Occupy movement was to literally and physically occupy places and institutions and symbolically reclaim the people’s ownership and power over them. In our encampments, we went one step further by demonstrating a new way of community, free from domination by the One Percent. There is…
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The Privilege to Protest: Hidden Classism and Ableism in the Radical-Left Movements
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By Sarah Morrigan In anticipation of what could potentially be one of the greatest May Day demonstrations in the recent history of North America, major news outlets reported that police departments everywhere were geared up and prepared for whatever the confrontations they were planning on. Special attention should be paid as to whether there was…