Occupy Wall Street: A Small but Crucial Victory

I barely slept a wink last night, so pre-occupied was I about the potential for violent clashes at Liberty Plaza, the epicenter of the Occupy Wall Street movement. All day yesterday and through the night, occupiers prepared for a potential forced eviction from their newly established community, as suggested by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In response, occupiers took control of the situation by cleaning up their occupied zone and issuing a call to action for all supporters to meet at the square no later than 6:00 am, one hour before the proposed eviction time.

Thousands arrived.

Here is the announcement at this morning's General Assembly meeting, and the jubilee that followed this small - but crucial - victory.

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