Life, or death.
Sounds crazy, but yes, Occupy saved lives. In more ways than one. It literally saved lives, by having people watching out for each other and calling the ambulance when needed. They wouldn’t have that if they were out in a park, sleeping in a bush. But, in other ways, I think the dignity, family, respect and love it provided, it also saved lives. It’s hard to explain if you haven’t seen people interact and talk with each other. I’m going to let Hap explain. I have two videos which really stand out from the press conference yesterday. There will be more tomorrow once I do more editing, but . . . for now, listen to Hap. He’s someone you have probably walked by many times, never knew his name, or even saw his face. I know I did. Even took a picture of him. This time please listen to what he has to say, we have a lot to learn from him.
The first video is him answering a question about having a new site. He explains in very basic terms, why it was so important. Love. Food. Shelter.
This one, is most important to understand the very real implications of not having a place like occupy. Like I said, life, or death.
What more can I say?
I saw what Hap is talking about first-hand, and it scares me to think about what’s going to happen now that people have been banished to the margins. Thanks for giving this story the attention it deserves.
I find that line of reasoning soooo obnoxious. But yes, I have had multiple people who would have been homeless stay in my home in the past, and I probably will again in the future, but I don’t have room for 60! And my yard has no room for tents! Otherwise, I’d have them camping in my yard if I could.