Regional “Occupy” movements adapt to local issues

As the Occupy Wall Street movement fans out across the country, it is changing to adapt to local issues.

Both the media and the public have criticized the Occupy Wall Street movement for having little focus beyond the notion of income disparity. On the other hand, the movement’s fluid goals, combined with the consensus-based general assembly model for making decisions, has allowed local Occupy movements to focus their protest on issues in their communities. Continue reading