Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything

1. It names the source of the crisis.

2. It provides a clear vision of the world we want.

3. It sets a new standard for public debate.

4. It presents a new narrative.

5. It creates a big tent.

6. It offers everyone a chance to create change.

7. It is a movement, not a list of demands.

8. It combines the local and the global.

9. It offers an ethic and practice of deep democracy and community.

10. We have reclaimed our power.

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Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything
by Sarah van Gelde, David Korten, Steve Piersanti

This article is adapted from the book, This Changes Everything: Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement, edited by Sarah van Gelder and the staff of YES! Magazine and published November 2011 by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Sarah van Gelder and David Korten are co-founders of YES! Magazine; Steve Piersanti is publisher of Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 

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