9/22, Flood Wall St.

This morning people converged on Battery Park, the staging area for Flood Wall St. We set out from Battery Park at noon.  I estimated the crowd at 1,000. By the time we got up Broadway within a couple blocks of the Stock Exchange, it was more like 5,000. At that point, the street was completely occupied. The crowd was noisy but peaceful, and the police were quite also peaceful, though less noisy. Apparently, the leadership made a decision not to try and advance on the stock exchange, and everyone stopped. The spirit was contagious. "We are unstoppable, another world is possible" was the chant that went on and on.  Again, there were all kinds of people-- young, old, different colors, even people in suits. There is no doubt that a powerful statement was made. The impression was that this is indeed a pivotal moment in the movement to stop the voracious exploitation and destruction of the earth for the sake of profit.  One can only hope. But there is also no doubt that there will need to be many more such moments in order for this movement to succeed.

In a couple hours I'll be getting back on the train headed back to Colorado. Don't have any idea how many of the same folks will be on the same train back.

I'm really glad that I took the opportunity to come to NYC. From my perspective, well worthwhile. I hope that you all feel like these posts have helped you to feel more a part of it all. Even more, I hope that you are motivated to think about what you can do, or what more you can do, to help grow the movement.