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All right, all you activists:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s been nine years since we set off the political earthquake of #OccupyWallStreet, laying siege to NYC\u2019s Zuccotti Park and inspiring thousands of similar protests around the world.<\/p>\nThe Occupy anniversary arrives September 17th, 2020. And it may be the perfect day to trigger another global big-bang moment \u2014 a massive collective action of the sweetest kind of disobedience.<\/p>\n
The why hardly needs recitation. Because, for these nine years, the shadows have only grown longer. Inequality has soared. Not a single Wall Street CEO spent a night in jail for his role in the 2008 financial meltdown. Politicians and corporate criminals continue to savage the public trust with impunity. And all the while, this howling void of a president, his sins too many to name, sits smugly atop a corona death-toll that may surpass two-hundred thousand Americans by Christmas.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time again for dramatic, decisive action. Which is why, on September 17th, in the original and enduring spirit of Occupy, we and tens of thousands of our fellow citizens will stream into Lafayette Square, in Washington. D.C.<\/p>\n
We will lay siege to the White House. And we will sustain it for exactly fifty days. This is the #WhiteHouseSiege.<\/strong><\/p>\nA siege only works if it is sustained. We witnessed this \u2014 the multiplying power of a strategic occupation \u2014 nine years ago. You dig in, hold your ground, and the tension accumulates, amplifies, goes global.<\/p>\n
Fifty days \u2014 September 17th to November 3rd.<\/strong><\/p>\nLet us once again summon the sweet, revolutionary nonviolence that was our calling card in Zuccotti Park.<\/p>\n
#WhiteHouseSiege<\/strong>\u00a0will electrify the U.S. election season \u2014 and it doesn\u2019t stop there. Drawing wind from\u00a0#MeToo<\/strong>,\u00a0#BLM<\/strong>,\u00a0#ExtinctionRebellion<\/strong>, and protests against Trump\u2019s lethal bungling of coronavirus, we\u2019ll inspire a global movement of systemic change \u2014 a Global Spring \u2014 a cultural heave towards a new world order.<\/p>\nWhat is our one demand?<\/strong>\u00a0We want to collaborate with you \u2014 brainstorm tactics with you \u2014 spark a revolution with you. We need your voice of wisdom and expertise to pull off a radically democratic toneshift in our politics. If you would like to either contribute or just shoot the shit, drop us a line at\u00a0blackspotcollective@adbusters.org<\/a>. Or submit your ideas to us using the form below.<\/p>\nFirst, let’s get our tactics in order. Then, let’s screw up our courage, stuff our backpacks with the tools of nonviolent revolution, and head to Lafayette Square with intelligence to match our spirits \u2014 starting September 17th.<\/p>\n
Read\u00a0Tactical Briefing #2\u00a0<\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s been nine years since we set off the political earthquake of #OccupyWallStreet, laying siege to NYC\u2019s Zuccotti Park and inspiring thousands of similar protests around the world.<\/p>\n
The Occupy anniversary arrives September 17th, 2020. And it may be the perfect day to trigger another global big-bang moment \u2014 a massive collective action of the sweetest kind of disobedience.<\/p>\n
The why hardly needs recitation. Because, for these nine years, the shadows have only grown longer. Inequality has soared. Not a single Wall Street CEO spent a night in jail for his role in the 2008 financial meltdown. Politicians and corporate criminals continue to savage the public trust with impunity. And all the while, this howling void of a president, his sins too many to name, sits smugly atop a corona death-toll that may surpass two-hundred thousand Americans by Christmas.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s time again for dramatic, decisive action. Which is why, on September 17th, in the original and enduring spirit of Occupy, we and tens of thousands of our fellow citizens will stream into Lafayette Square, in Washington. D.C.<\/p>\n
We will lay siege to the White House. And we will sustain it for exactly fifty days. This is the #WhiteHouseSiege.<\/strong><\/p>\n A siege only works if it is sustained. We witnessed this \u2014 the multiplying power of a strategic occupation \u2014 nine years ago. You dig in, hold your ground, and the tension accumulates, amplifies, goes global.<\/p>\n Fifty days \u2014 September 17th to November 3rd.<\/strong><\/p>\n Let us once again summon the sweet, revolutionary nonviolence that was our calling card in Zuccotti Park.<\/p>\n #WhiteHouseSiege<\/strong>\u00a0will electrify the U.S. election season \u2014 and it doesn\u2019t stop there. Drawing wind from\u00a0#MeToo<\/strong>,\u00a0#BLM<\/strong>,\u00a0#ExtinctionRebellion<\/strong>, and protests against Trump\u2019s lethal bungling of coronavirus, we\u2019ll inspire a global movement of systemic change \u2014 a Global Spring \u2014 a cultural heave towards a new world order.<\/p>\n What is our one demand?<\/strong>\u00a0We want to collaborate with you \u2014 brainstorm tactics with you \u2014 spark a revolution with you. We need your voice of wisdom and expertise to pull off a radically democratic toneshift in our politics. If you would like to either contribute or just shoot the shit, drop us a line at\u00a0blackspotcollective@adbusters.org<\/a>. Or submit your ideas to us using the form below.<\/p>\n First, let’s get our tactics in order. Then, let’s screw up our courage, stuff our backpacks with the tools of nonviolent revolution, and head to Lafayette Square with intelligence to match our spirits \u2014 starting September 17th.<\/p>\n Read\u00a0Tactical Briefing #2\u00a0<\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n