DID YOU KNOW THAT SANDY WAS ‘OCCUPIED’

November 27, 2012 at 08:23 (Activism, Occupy Wall Street)

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It’s more than just camping out in New York’s parks … it’s helping the 99% help themselves!

Kudos to OWS for the following …

Occupy Sandy: Wall Street protesters find new cause aiding storm victims

The social media savvy that helped Occupy Wall Street protesters create a grass-roots global movement last year is proving a strength as members fan out across New York to deliver aid.

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You might be surprised at what has become a lauded and effective relief organization for victims of Superstorm Sandy: Occupy Wall Street.

The social media savvy that helped Occupy protesters create a grass-roots global movement last year – one that ultimately collapsed under its leaderless format – is proving a strength as members fan out across New York to deliver aid including hot meals, medicine, and blankets.

They’re the ones who took food and water to Glenn Nisall, a 53-year-old resident of Queens’ hard-hit and isolated Rockaway section who lost power and lives alone, with no family nearby.

“I said: ‘Occupy? You mean Occupy Wall Street?'” he said. “I said: ‘Awesome, man. I’m one of the 99 percent, you know?'”

Read the rest of this AP Report HERE