Declaration of the Occupation of New York City; Actions Now in 841 Communities Across U.S. and Canada

Declaration of the Occupation of New York City; Actions Now in 841 Communities Across U.S. and Canada NYC General Assembly The Official Website of the GA at #OccupyWallStreet Posted on September 30, 2011 This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on September 29, 2011 As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies. As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known. They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage. They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses. They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one's skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation. They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization. They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless animals, and actively hide these practices. They have continuously sought to strip employees of the right to negotiate for better pay and safer working conditions. They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right. They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers' healthcare and pay. They have influenced the courts to achieve the same rights as people, with none of the culpability or responsibility. They have spent millions of dollars on legal teams that look for ways to get them out of contracts in regards to health insurance. They have sold our privacy as a commodity. They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press. They have deliberately declined to recall faulty products endangering lives in pursuit of profit. They determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce. They have donated large sums of money to politicians, who are responsible for regulating them. They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil. They continue to block generic forms of medicine that could save people's lives or provide relief in order to protect investments that have already turned a substantial profit. They have purposely covered up oil spills, accidents, faulty bookkeeping, and inactive ingredients in pursuit of profit. They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media. They have accepted private contracts to murder prisoners even when presented with serious doubts about their guilt. They have perpetuated colonialism at home and abroad. They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians overseas. They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts. * To the people of the world, We, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power. Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone. To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal. Join us and make your voices heard! *These grievances are not all-inclusive. ========== Occupy Wall Street: List and map of over 250 U.S. solidarity events and Facebook pages United States     Alabama         Occupy Auburn         Occupy Birmingham         Occupy Huntsville         Occupy Mobile         Occupy Tuscaloosa     Occupy Alaska         Occupy Alaska         Occupy Anchorage     Arizona         Occupy Arizona         Occupy Flagstaff         Occupy Phoenix         Occupy Tempe         Occupy Tucson         Occupy Yuma     Arkansas         Occupy Arkansas         Occupy Fayetteville     California         Occupy Arcata         Occupy Berkeley         Occupy Central Valley         Occupy Chico         Occupy Coachella Valley         Occupy Costa Mesa         Occupy Eureka         Occupy Fresno         Occupy Humboldt (non-Facebook)         Occupy Irvine         Occupy Long Beach         Occupy Los Angeles and non-Facebook         Occupy Merced         Occupy Modesto         Occupy Napa         Occupy Orange County         Occupy Redding         Occupy Riverside         Occupy Sacramento and Occupy Sacramento         Occupy Santa Barbara         Occupy Santa Cruz         Occupy San Diego         Occupy San Francisco         Occupy San Luis Obispo (non-Facebook)         Occupy San Jose         Occupy Santa Rosa         Occupy Stockton         Occupy Ventura     Colorado         Occupy Boulder         Occupy Colorado Springs         Occupy Denver     Connecticut         Occupy Connecticut         Occupy Hartford and Occupy Hartford         Occupy New Haven     DC         Occupy DC and non-Facebook         Occupy K Street     Delaware         Occupy Delaware     Florida         Occupy Daytona Beach         Occupy Florida         Occupy Ft. Lauderdale         Occupy Fort Myers         Occupy Gainsville         Occupy Jacksonville         Occupy Kissimmee         Occupy Lake Worth         Occupy Miami         Occupy Ocala         Occupy Orlando         Occupy Palm Beach         Occupy Pensacola         Occupy St. Petersburg         Occupy Sarasota         Occupy South Florida         Occupy Tampa         Occupy Tallahassee     Georgia         Occupy Athens         Occupy Atlanta and Occupy Atlanta         Occupy Columbus         Occupy Macon         Occupy North Georgia         Occupy Savannah     Hawaii         Occupy Hawaii         Occupy Hilo (non-Facebook)         Occupy Honolulu         Occupy Kona         Occupy Oahu         Occupy Waikiki     Idaho         Occupy Boise         Occupy Coeur d'Alene         Occupy Idaho Falls         Occupy Moscow         Occupy Sandpoint     Illinois         Occupy Carbondale         Occupy Champagne-Urbana         Occupy Chicago and non-Facebook         Occupy Rockford and non-Facebook         Occupy Springfield     Indiana         Occupy Bloomington         Occupy Columbus         Occupy Evansville         Occupy Fort Wayne         Occupy Indianapolis         Occupy LaFayette         Occupy Smalltown Indiana         Occupy South Bend     Iowa         Occupy Iowa         Occupy Des Moines         Occupy Iowa City         Occupy Mason City     Kansas         Occupy Lawrence         Occupy Witchita and Occupy Witchita     Kentucky         Occupy Berea         Occupy Bowling Green         Occupy Kentucky         Occupy Lexington         Occupy Louisville     Louisiana         Occupy New Orleans     Maine         Occupy Augusta         Occupy Maine     Maryland         Occupy Baltimore     Massachusetts         Occupy Boston         Occupy Northhampton         Occupy Worcester     Michigan         Occupy Ann Arbor         Occupy Detroit         Occupy Flint         Occupy Grand Rapids         Occupy Kalamazoo         Occupy Lansing         Occupy Michigan         Occupy Monroe         Occupy Southeast Michigan     Minnesota         Occupy Duluth         Occupy Minneapolis         Occupy Minnesota and non-Facebook     Mississippi         Meetup page for Occupy Mississippi     Missouri         Occupy Columbia         Occupy Joplin         Occupy Kansas City and non-Facebook         Occupy St. Louis, also non-Facebook         Occupy Springfield     Montana         Occupy Butte         Occupy Helena         Occupy Missoula         Occupy Montana     Nebraska         Occupy Lincoln         Occupy Nebraska         Occupy Omaha     Nevada         Occupy Carson City         Occupy Las Vegas         Occupy Reno         Occupy Tahoe     New Hampshire         Occupy Manchester         Occupy New Hampshire     New Jersey         Occupy New Jersey         Occupy Trenton     New Mexico         Occupy Albuquerque and Occupy Albuquerque         Occupy Carlsbad         Occupy Las Cruces         Occupy New Mexico         Occupy Roswell         Occupy Santa Fe         Occupy Taos     New York         Occupy Albany         Occupy Binghamton         Occupy Buffalo         Occupy Cortland         Occupy Hudson Valley         Occupy Ithaca         Occupy Plattsburgh         Occupy Pughkeepsie         Occupy Rochester         Occupy Saratoga Springs         Occupy Syracuse         Occupy Wall Street (New York City mothership)         Occupy Utica     North Carolina         Occupy Ashville         Occupy Boone         Occupy Chapel Hill         Occupy Charlotte, Occupy Charlotte and non Facebook         Occupy Durham         Occupy Greensboro         Occupy Raleigh         Occupy Wilmington         Occupy Winston Salem     North Dakota         Occupy Fargo         Occupy North Dakota     Ohio         Occupy Akron         Occupy Cincinnati         Occupy Cleveland, also non-Facebook website         Occupy Columbus         Occupy Dayton         Occupy Toledo         Occupy Youngstown     Oklahoma         Occupy Norman         Occupy OKC         Occupy Stillwater         Occupy Tulsa     Oregon         Occupy Ashland         Occupy Bend         Occupy Cottage Grove         Occupy Eugene         Occupy Portland, Occupy Portland and non-Facebook         Occupy Seaside Oregon         Occupy Salem     Pennsylvania         Occupy Allentown         Occupy Bethlehem / Leigh Valley         Occupy Erie         Occupy Harrisburg         Occupy Lancaster         Occupy Philadelphia and non-Facebook         Occupy Pittsburgh         Occupy Scranton         Occupy Williamsport     Puerto Rico         Occupy Puerto Rico     Rhode Island         Occupy Providence     South Carolina         Occupy Charleston         Occupy Columbia         Occupy Florence     South Dakota         Occupy Sioux Falls     Tennessee         Occupy Chattanooga         Occupy Clarksville         Occupy Johnson City         Occupy Knoxville         Occupy Memphis         Occupy Nashville     Texas         Occupy Amarillo         Occupy Austin and non-Facebook         Occupy Dallas and non-Facebook         Occupy Denton         Occupy El Paso         Occupy Houston and non-Facebook         Occupy Marfa         Occupy McAllen         Occupy San Antonio         Occupy Texarkana     Utah         Occupy SLC, Occupy Salt Lake City, also non-Facebook     Vermont         Occupy Burlington         Occupy Rutland     Virginia         Occupy Richmond         Occupy Norfolk     Washington         Occupy Bellingham         Occupy Olympia         Occupy Perth         Occupy Seattle and non-Facebook         Occupy Spokane         Occupy Tacoma         Occupy Tri-Cities         Occupy Wenatchee         Occupy Yakima     West Virginia         Occupy Charleston         Occupy Huntington         Occupy Morgantown         Occupy West Virginia         Occupy Wheeling (no FB page yet)     Wisconsin         Occupy Appleton         Occupy Green Bay         Occupy La Crosse         Occupy Madison         Occupy Milwaukee Canada     Alberta         Occupy Calgary         Occupy Edmonton     British Columbia         Occupy Cranbrook         Occupy Kelowna         Occupy Vancouver and Occupy Vancouver         Occupy Victoria     Manitoba         Occupy Winnipeg     New Brunswick         Occupy New Brunswick     Newfoundland         Occupy Nwfoundland     Nova Scotia         Occupy Nova Scotia     Ontario         Occupy Ottawa         Occupy Toronto     Quebec         Occupy Montreal         Occupy Quebec     Saskatchewan         Occupy Regina         Occupy Saskatoon