#occupywallstreet

What began in the lower Manhattan area of Wall Street has now spread to major cities across the country. Occupy Chicago, Occupy Boston and Occupy D.C were all on my radar this weekend.  Mainstream media drastically underplayed this movement, especially in the early days of the protest. The Huffington Post has a whole page dedicated to Occupy Wall Street and its counterparts. There are blog posts, videos, photos and stories that are relevant to the movement. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/occupy-wall-street

My favorite part of the movement is their own form of media, The Occupy Wall Street Journal. It is a genius play on words and immediately caught my attention when a fellow student pulled it out of her backpack. When college students start to take notice, you know that it is a topic worth looking at. Friends of mine drove overnight to New York City to participate in the protests and make it back for classes the next day. That takes dedication.


Even when 'Googled' today, Occupy Wall Street is a huge presence in the indy media world and decidedly less in the mainstream.