Creating a Culture of Peace

Famed sociologist Frances Fox Piven and labor organizer Stephen Lerner were recently interviewed by Democracy Now on how Occupy Wall Street could grow into a major political movement that draws millions into the streets. "I’m absolutely convinced that Occupy is the beginning of another massive protest movement," Fox Piven says. "Protest movements have a long life—10, 15 years—and they are what we have to rely on to take our country back." "I think there’s never been a more exciting time in my 30 years of organizing to imagine building the kind of movement that can transform the country, that can really talk about redistributing wealth and power," Lerner says. "And there’s never a better time to get involved."
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