OWS: "began in a particular place, sputtered and subsided, only to re-emerge elsewhere"

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18. Occupy lives on. I love it. Ideals should outweigh labels and organization affiliations.

I contributed financially to both funding local occupy groups, and discussing ideals and ideas with them, including how to cope with the cold weather and providing some insulating materials and clothing etc.. As progressives, I and many others locally supported their actions, some were much more financially supportive. Today that activity has created a bond between us that Will never die as the ideals of occupy weill not die. Occupy is progressivism and their efforts of self-sacrifice and standing up give us more strength. They have demonstrated that the young and the old can collaborate and together work towards a better future. Occupy visibility alerted many of us to who were the true progressives within our party and allowed us to join together. In many ways our reactions and discussions of Black Lives Matter is doing the same things and evolving into a more general agreement and much more specific knowledge as we read other points long and continually supported by valid research such as Howard Zinn's arguably and informative book "The People"s History of the United States". In fact at a men's club meeting I chaired, I talked about the need of African Americans and Whites to bond if we are going to achieve our common goals and that by becoming educated through reading coupled with discussion we could do this. It is working to achieve that trust and bonding. I am sure that Occupy , Sierra Club and many others have caused more common understanding . Today the progressive movement and Bernie Sanders in particular embraces the goals of these organizations authentically as a matter of long held conscience. Occupy has done wonders for the Progressive movement. We love all who participated and those who still have local Occupy organization. I do ask Occupy, Sierra Club, and civic organizations one thing, if you believe in the same ideals as Bernie Sanders, recognize that your support as volunteers and donors when possible is important to prevent the country from moving further away from the ideas you believe in. today the most important thing you can do is elect someone who can't be bought and works continuously for us. Join us in the revolution-its for us!