Occupy Movement Bears Fruit

YES! Magazine / Infographic
Published: Tuesday 18 September 2012
On the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, we gathered together just a few of the most vibrant projects taking place under the movement’s banner and put them in a visual format.


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1 comments on "Occupy Movement Bears Fruit"

Norman Allen

September 18, 2012 9:39am

Its biggest fruit is making millions conscious of the 1% cruel rule over the 99% of us and hijacked system by the corporate bosses at the expense of all except those making easy money out of the abuse, the .0005%.