HuffPo: Occupy Phoenix the 'Mississippi of this Movement'

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Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition Dubs Occupy Phoenix the 'Mississippi of this Movement'

Sunday Dec. 4 marked day 50 of Occupy Phoenix. The movement that many pundits dismissed as the political equivalent of "Seinfeld" i.e., a movement about nothing--scored a triple play of successes this week.

First was a loud protest against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) which held its members-only States and Nations Policy Summit at the swank Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale. ALEC bills itself as a "nonpartisan individual membership organization of state legislators which favors federalism and conservative public policy solutions." In Arizona this has translated, for example, to the "construction of private prisons as for profit entities.

At last count 50 members of the Arizona legislature were full-fledged members of ALEC, which also includes corporations like Exxon, WalMart and Koch Industries. The organization gets together and comes up with legislation that benefits private companies. This time however, thanks to 200+ protestors from Occupy Phoenix and allied groups, local media actually took an interest in all things ALEC. Especially after Phoenix PD began pepper-spraying and arresting protestors.
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Meanwhile, back at the Occupy ranch - er - plaza, the Rev. Jesse Jackson showed up Nov. 30 to offer support to Occupiers huddled against the cold of a rare winter storm. Jackson returned the next day to lead a march and rally, greatly reinvigorating everyone's spirits. After surveying the daunting odds faced by Occupy Phoenix in a state most recently deemed the fourth worst-run in the nation and home to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the National Field Director of Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Bishop T. Lane Grant, deemed Occupy Phoenix "the Mississippi of this movement" and vowed to lend continued assistance.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-dangelo/jesse-jackson-group-dubs-_b_1130021.html

"Occupy Phoenix is the Mississippi of this Movement"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW0UsV8zHzQ&list=UU81-o8ZG52pTwBklM0mSkaA&feature=plcp

(That's Occupy Phoenix singing "We Shall Overcome")

Rev. Jackson speaks with Occupy Phoenix, (very, very worth listening to)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQrbBsNBEYg&feature=autoplay&list=UU81-o8ZG52pTwBklM0mSkaA&lf=plcp&playnext=1

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