“We are the 99%” was the rallying cry of the Occupy Wall Street movement—referring to the vast majority of Americans who are struggling to pay their mortgages, facing debilitating student loan debt, and living without health insurance…while the 1% grows ever wealthier.
(You can read more about the different methods of nonviolent protest in Gene Sharp’s book The Politics of Nonviolent Action. Access CSA’s catalogue of Sharp’s methods here, or download the full list of 198 methods here.)
From Gene Sharp
Reporting Sick (“Sick-In”)
Where strikes are forbidden by or are not feasible for other reasons, workers can achieve the same goals, ranging from a reduction in production to the equivalent of a real strike, by agreeing to call in sick.
From Gene Sharp
For example, the Occupy Wall Street Noam Chomsky Pamphlet Series, published by Zuccotti Park Press.
(You can read more about the different methods of nonviolent protest in Gene Sharp’s book The Politics of Nonviolent Action.
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