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sabrina 1

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5. Yes, thank you for that correction. OWS evolved and has been very active since they

Reply to starroute (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 05:10 PM

Nov 2012

were driven from the public square, where they actually managed to stay far longer than even they had anticipated.

They have been able to mobilize thousands of people on very short notice, which is to their credit and shows without a doubt that they never went away.

But this situation is tragic. Obviously way more help is needed to help those people. Good for them for drawing attention to it.

I understand that the storm affected approx one third of this country but it always seems to be the poor who are the last to get help.

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Occupy Sandy Volunteer Sounds Alarm on 'Humanitarian Crisis,' Near-Complete Absence of Aid (Coney) [View all] Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 OP

Thanks, FWWM for this post. It sounds like worst case scenarios surrounding japple Nov 2012 #1

Not that late -- Occupy Sandy began on Wednesday, October 31 starroute Nov 2012 #2

Yes, thank you for that correction. OWS evolved and has been very active since they sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #5

I'd like to add, I've had serious doubts about the American Red Cross since Katrina, when snot Nov 2012 #3

I agree. What happened to all the money they got for Katrina and Haiti? sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #6

Something flew past on Twitter today about an RC exec's pay and bonus money. "Big". Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #7

K&R tk2kewl Nov 2012 #4