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The OccupyUSA Blog: Special Weekend Edition!
http://www.thenation.com/blog/167382/occupyusa-blog-special-weekend-edition8:00 Livestream from Chicago of re-occupation of Woodlawn clinic...
4:30 The Gothamist with lengthy look at the Wall St. sleep overs, with 40 there last night, and more engagement with community than provided at more insulated Zuccotti Park.
11:00 The great Occupy vs. 99% Spring debate continues (see below, but we've covered often here from the beginning with links to divergent pieces). Here's new rundown and background which links to six separate pieces.... Old friend Danny Schecter with piece that asks, will this battle "tear OWS apart" or "save its soul"?...
10:40 Great roundup of new records and acitivites boosting OWS patron saint Woody Guthrie.
10:20 A credit card that "moves your money" and shows support for Occupy, they say. ... Activists to occupy home in Gilbert, AZ today... "Spring Awakening" in NY's Central Park today at 1 pm aims for new recruits and families.