The Process Is the Demand
The Occupy Movement: What Democracy Looks Like
by Ivan Boothe
In my last post, I talked about how the “Occupy†movement originated, and its potential to provide a space for renewed social justice 
and community organizing. In this blog, I’ll take a look at how “Occupy†events are structured and organized, drawing on my involvement with Occupy Philadelphia. I’ll also highlight some of the constructive criticism surrounding Occupy Wall Street and similar events — in particular as it relates to anti-racism and racial justice.
The Process Story
In political campaigns, there’s nothing a candidate’s staff hates more than news coverage of the campaign itself — staff changes, changes to an event schedule, behind-the-scenes negotiations with other campaigns, political party officialdom. It’s called a “process story,†and it’s frustrating to campaign staff because it takes the focus off of the candidate’s message and policies — usually positive, aspirational language — and places it on the campaign bureaucracy, inevitably leading to feelings of cynicism when people read about the “sausage making†of running for office. (more…)
