“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.”—Abraham Lincoln
At this point, it’s probably too early to report this without recomemmnding the rhetorical “grain of salt,” but according to several tweets from Mother Jones, Occupy Oakland and elsewhere, last night at Occupy Oakland, the General Assembly passed a resolution calling for a nationwide general strike on November 2nd, with 1184 votes of approval. I can’t wait to hear what happens in NYC this evening and if Occupy Wall Street will also vote to approve a General Strike in their assembly. Via Washington’s Blog:
Mother Jones tweets:
JackalAnon tweets:
There are also rumors of a global general strike planned for next year. Why plan for just one?
I say bring it the fuck on! It’s about TIME for a general strike in this country!
We’ll be watching this space closely, hoping this isn’t another “Radiohead rumor.” Stay tuned…