Report from an occupier who attended one of the "99% Spring" trainings

[KoKo]

29. I have the same perspective as you... Thanks J.D. Priestly... We all do what we can do

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in our own ways...however we can always being mindful of co-option. But, the broader the movement the harder it will be for those who want to undermine it to have great success. POWER OF THE PEOPLE!

And, I agree with this you say:

As for political hijacking? There was at least one strong Obama supporter in our group. Probably most of the group will vote for Obama. But we probably would not have been there if we were just 100% enamored of Obama's policies. Many of us expressed the opinion that the 99%/Occupy movement is a way to move Obama to a better agenda.

I went to an Occupy Movement rally in my State Capitol and there was one woman who was handing out Obama literature. She was treated friendly...but, mostly ignored. But, she did have a right to be there. Now if she was trying to sell "Obama 2012" Campaign buttons...I think she might have had a few people start a heated discussion with her, though.

All the comments by people here so far have been interesting reads. Putting heads together ...Good. And agree that 99% movement is a way to move Obama to a better agenda. He did ask for our help on the campaign trail.