UC Riverside Study: 150 Occupy Camps in California

[nadinbrzezinski]

Some Occupy sites have a handful of campers. Others, like one based in the Northern California town of Arcata, have Facebook followers that number in the thousands. Some groups stage regular public actions; others limit their activism primarily to the Web.

According to Chase-Dunn, the broad range of concerns and possible solutions indicate a movement in flux. “There’s pragmatists who want to make a big difference in American politics, and then there’s a bunch of Utopians talking about the long distance future.”

Chase-Dunn predicts that the movement will likely split over those lines and perhaps will create spinoff Occupy groups with more narrowly defined agendas. Researchers plan to examine voting patterns in California cities and towns with active Occupy groups.

http://obrag.org/?p=51701

Well, well, same observation I have made here. Next year will be interesting. I should finish my essay on Occupy before the end of the year and go to press on nook and kindle (as soon as I find how to do that)... but yes that is one of my conclussions as well from observing very local tensions.

[freshwest]

1. Are you expecting many differences in the spring? How have the charges filed changed them?

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. One of the major differences is that

the cops will declare victory... not realizing just how wrong they are.

The physical occupation is over. Heck, even my local hard core occupiers are starting to realize that.

But people will keep taking to the streets, for at times fast and furious actions. Hell, today there was an emergency flag rally after local cops confiscated a flag and charged occupier for having a too thick of a staff... no, not shitting you.

Well that was overnight... guess what? Civic Plaza was awash with the Red, White and blue today on an emergency meeting.