#OCCUPYWALLSTREET: Occupied. OWS Updates for the Week of July 12

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

GET THIS FROM A FRIEND? SUBSCRIBE SHARE:  DebtFair, an initiative led by Occupy Museums, has just sent a letter to a number of art school deans, asking them to come up with an alternative to debt-funded, high-cost art education. The letter was partially provoked by the recent doubling in interest rates …

Discussing the Assemblies and Consensus of #OccupyWallStreet (2): Consensus is not Self-Management

kristyGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Discussing the Assemblies and Consensus of #OccupyWallStreet (2): Consensus is not Self-Management Excerpted from Michael Albert: “In Greece and Spain, a single message predominated. It had nothing to do with analyses of capitalism or other analytic focuses. Instead, Greek and Spanish activists reported that they had massive assemblies in widespread …

How to Make Monetary Reform Happen!

kristyReforming Global Finance

Dear Friends of the American Monetary Institute, Across the country, thousands of Americans continue to demonstrate to take back the power of government from the corrupt financiers, and to really give them the justice they so richly deserve! Last week, we opened our whistle-stop tour with the occupiers in Chicago. …