Wednesday 23 November 2011

Ninety Nine Vs One




 It has been often the headline news in the television and in news papers for a month or two. In the beginning I didn't know, I didn't understand and I didn't care about it. Slowly and gradually I started to get in it and my professor Silvia Straka has come as  a steering to drive  me straight in to the burning fire!

Occupy Winnipeg is  the solidarity movement to the Occupy Wall Street Protest started in New York on September 17, 2011 against the social and economic inequality, high unemployment, greed, as well as corruption, and the undue influence of financial corporations on government.  Marching with the  slogan of "We are the 99%", the demonstrators are camping in front of the legislative building  through out different cities in the world .

There are a lot of information now I have about this movement that I am getting hard to find a proper order to mention about. The moment I entered the Occupy Winnipeg camp remains always memorable and it is the entrance to the whole intellectual awareness in my life. Though I did not talk a lot in that "come and talk" meeting, I got to know more than enough that inspired me to see the world and the self  through a  different perspective. Economic structure of the world and the distribution of the resources is full of biases that the one percent  are always getting dominant to ninety nine percent of us, that is just one issue. There is a sea in front.

Looking through the  poverty group perspective, it is found to be far more supportive and advocating to the mass who possess nothing. It is obvious that if we are able to mitigate this alarming disparity in the economic resources, poverty will be a a word in dictionary in the near future. Like the protestors say that democracy is in deep trouble caused by the overwhelming greed and corruption, we need to think about this before it is going to be too late.

I am surprised to see that the world governments including Canada, U.S.A, Switzerland  or where ever the demonstration spreading in a dramatic speed, encountering with force, violence and atrocity to the peaceful protest for the rights of ninety nine percent! We have seen in the news that in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and many other Canadian and world cities, the police brutality to the innocent people asking for the right rights.The government wants all the protesters to go back and they are actually "going home" in December 6, 20ll. Do you believe this?  Follow the link.


Subas

5 comments:

  1. Awesome post! Love that you talked about this. I went to the womens meeting and came out feeling hopeful. It is good to see people fighting for change. I hate when people critsize others for their life choices but when you see them actually doing something about it and trying to improve their life and make changes it shows the positive side to them. They have gotten the shit end of the stick and they are striving to make it so that evryone is equal for a better life for all.

    Brittany

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  2. I agree really great post! And good for both of you for going and facing the issues head on. I think more of us need to be more active- because the more of us fighting for the change, the more chance change will actually come. Thank you for sharing your experience.
    -Morgan

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  3. This is a great post. I visited the occupy winnipeg site as well and it astonishes me how these people fight for what they believe in. Greed and corruption is always the downfall of any society and sometimes it takes individuals to make a difference.

    -Iresha

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  4. Good job Subas. I went to this too and when I went there was a lot of other people too, not just campers. I think it's great that these people are empowered enough to stand up in a protest in cold weather for what they believe in, and I think that it is great that people are going to show their support.
    Leah

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  5. I never went, but from what everyone is saying its seems like everyone had great experiences! Im glad that people are trying to do something about this and really trying to get the word out and across. Good post, you made it easier to understand what Occupy Winnipeg is.

    Jessica

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