Working Together
The #spreadthelove project is fantastic. It’s an absolute inspiration.
It enables people to share their skills and resources in an open and democratic way. This means that items or actions are only exchanged when the demand is present. Everyone has something that they can offer the global community, from mizuna and red mustard lettuce (@morrighani) to writing workshops (@BookDoctorLCC collaborating with @crumblin_cookie as a host) and there isn’t any complaining if you decide to accept an offer of help first. You still become part of the community and a part of the cycle.
The project is bringing strangers together who otherwise may have never known that they could help each other. Open communication and equality are abound within those who #spreadthelove. Just as you are all reaching out to one another by exchanging gifts & favours, the people involved in the global occupation movement are doing the same thing. They are offering their time and effort in order to remind us that a little care and compassion for your fellow human can go a long way.
Occupiers support a redistribution of wealth through means of financial reform. They want to give the chance for everyone to have the opportunity to live the life they dream. Occupiers believe that no good comes from a world where the standards of living and the opportunities of many are controlled by the greed and decisions of a few. Yes, some are anti-capitalist but some adore capitalism.
Much like the writhing mass of creativity that is seen within #spreadthelove, the individual within Occupy has a voice at all times and it is this vibrancy, this kaleidoscope of ideas that makes sure that the goals of Occupy will be ones that satisfy everyone.
The Occupy! movement does not have a leader. It avoids taking on a single, slick label perfect for a marketing campaign. This would only serve to disguise complexities, pigeonhole ideas and create divisions. A form of direct democracy is utilised instead. At the camps themselves, people hold general assembly’s where anyone and everyone can have a voice. Ideas are discussed and debated with responses given by the show of Jazz Hands. Online, forums can be found on sites such as Twitter where approval of ideas is shown by members resending messages from one community to another.
It is possible to get involved whether commitments mean you are restricted to working from home or whether you can make it to an Occupy camp. Get involved by showing your support through searching for articles online and discussing what you have found with your family & friends. Get involved by showing your support and visiting an occupation to discuss your newly found knowledge with the occupiers.
Together we can figure out how to make the world a better place for everyone. Make your voice heard – get involved!
@LucyPeel_com
