Sunday, October 2, 2011

#OccupyWallStreet - Mark Ruffalo: This Movement is About Giving Voice to Decency and Fairness

Mark Ruffalo recently spent some time with the OWS protests. (And I'll just take a second here to plug You Can Count on Me, one of my favorite films - Ruffalo, Laura Linney, Matthew Broderick.) Anyway, here's Ruffalo's piece from the UK Guardain (significant excerpted, so make sure to check out the original - it's well worth the read):

I have spent the last two days at the Occupy Wall Street gathering. It was a beautiful display of peaceful action: so much kindness and gentleness in the camp, so much belief in our world and democracy. And so many different kinds of people all looking for a chance at the dream that America had promised them.

When people critique this movement and say spurious things about the protesters' clothes or their jobs or the general way they look, they are showing how shallow we have become as a nation. . . .

It is a thing of beauty to see so many people in love with the ideal of democracy, so alive with its promise, so committed to its continuity in the face of crony capitalism and corporate rule. That should be celebrated. It should be respected and admired. . . .

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It's time to check ourselves, to see if we still have that small part that believes in the values that America promises. Do we still have a shred of our decency intact in the face of debasement? If you do, then now is the time to give that forgotten part a voice. That is what this movement is ultimately about: giving voice to decency and fairness.

I invite anyone and all to participate in this people's movement to regain your dignity and what you have worked for in this capitalist society. Each of us is of great value to the whole. Do not forget your greatness. Even when the world around you is telling you you are nothing. You have a voice. You want a better life for your children and the people you love. You live in a democracy. You belong, and you deserve a world that is fair and equal. You have a right to take your place and be heard.

Show up at an Occupy Wall Street gathering in any major city in the US. Hit your social media outlets. Tweet it. Facebook it. Talk it up. It's easy to do nothing, but your heart breaks a little more every time you do.

Update: Economist Joseph Stiglitz just arrived at #OccupyWallStreet (10/2/11); also it appears there were almost 700 arrest on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Posted by Saphron at 10/02/2011 03:37:00 PM

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