One of my favourite international holidays, Martin Luther King (Jr.) left an amazing legacy to the civil rights community, and activists worldwide who practice non-violent protest. Arguably, #OccupyWallStreet is the first major heir to this style of protest, as the civil rights movement became the heir to it after the Indian independance movement. I wonder [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Occupy’
It’s Martin Luther King (Jr.) Day
Posted: January 14, 2012 in civil rights, poverty, raceTags: civil rights, Martin Luther King Day, Occupy
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Chris Trotter doesn’t understand Occupy
Posted: January 13, 2012 in mediaTags: bad journalism, Chris Trotter, misrepresentation, Occupy
The other day, I had the distinct displeasure of tripping over, hitting my mouse, and accidentally clicking over to one of Chris Trotter’s articles, which as always, was large on opinion and short on research. In an earlier life, I have joined the chorus of voices on the populist left that point out that the [...]
