Fight Back Bank of America, March 15, 2012, Liberty Square
Photo: Stacy Lanyon
I heard of Occupy Wall Street through
Craigslist. I was looking for a job, and on Craigslist it said, “Occupy Wall
Street: Work Here.” I showed up, and nobody was there to interview me. I guess
it was just a ploy. I stayed because they were building this amazing,
sustainable community and fighting the very powers that were making this world
disgusting. It was definitely a good cause to start out with.
Information is very important, especially since the powers
are so corrupt. People need to know what the causes of these problems are and
what those in power are actually doing. If we let people know what’s going on,
maybe they’ll stand up and do something like we are. There were only a couple
presidents throughout history that were actually able to change the corporate
tide in America
and actually do something for the people. Right now, we don’t have anyone like
that, so we need to organize from the other side. We need to let them know that
this isn’t okay what they’re doing.
We’re going to get wherever we’re going to get. This isn’t
just a political movement. This is also a spiritual movement, a social
movement. This is definitely evolution for a lot of people. It’s definitely
opening up a lot of people’s minds. We’re already evolving. We’re
creating the world we want to see. We did that at Zuccotti. I just hope that we
can all respect each other and that money gets out of politics as soon as
possible, so laws can actually be made for the people and not to profit.
Interview by Stacy Lanyon