Above Photo: From Occupywallst.nyc.
Kai Newkirk, an activist with Occupy offshoot 99Rise, stood up at last night’s GOP Debate in Las Vegas and delivered a powerful message:
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‘We are the 99%, in all of our tremendous diversity. We are the students and young people, the homeowners, the workers, the families, the immigrants, the seniors and retirees, and every other American sick of seeing their democracy serve only the interests of the 1%. United by a common vision, a common strategy, and a set of simple, clear guidelines, we work together in a decentralized movement where every community is empowered to take independent, creative action and every member is encouraged to develop as a leader.’