Pitfalls of Occupy movement - to be continued

I'm pointing out the pitfalls of this movement in order to give ourselves the opportunity to address these pitfalls, thereby making us not only a stronger movement but a movement that will not merely end up parroting what we are supposedly trying to change.

The number one pitfalls are the "ISMS" - we are not addressing, re-dressing, and creating something new when we refuse to look at the ways in which we bring to Occupy all the isms of the greater world.


RACISM/WHITE SUPREMACY; SEXISM/PATRIARCHY; Heterosexism/homophobia; classism/oppression of the poor

The other huge pitfall is making the walk out of the talk: what are we eating? what are we drinking? how many resources, how much slave labor are we consuming/supporting? 

Buying used, going organic, recycling, composting - these should be the tangible EASY things we can prioritize and work on doing.