I wanted to record my disappointment in Occupy Oakland’s decision to work to prevent port employees who choose not to strike from reporting for work. I believe this action is counterintuitive to Occupy’s goals, politics and values. The Occupy that I would be excited to share with my communities would respect all individual’s choices to participate or refrain from participation and would recognize the danger in replicating this country’s culture of forcing political and values-based beliefs on others.
I appreciate and thank you for all your work to bring attention to the crap that is the fundamental American system, and I applaud your organizing, open forums and attention to the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientations, ability and more. I know that there has been much hurt and infinite frustration being held by this movement.
I also acknowledge how easy it is to criticize without offering solutions, and while I also know that I am not myself educated enough to be able to do so at this time, I am committed to participating in ways that do.
Thank you.
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