Black Churches to Energize Occupy....Occupy the Dream..

[one_voice]

he mission, which is being called "Occupy the Dream," will start on Monday, January 16, 2012, in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday holiday. On that day, Dr. Ben Chavis announced recently during a press conference at the National Press Club, pastors who are part of the Occupy the Dream movement will connect with the well-known Occupy Wall Street group to hold protests at Federal Reserve banks in 10 cities around the nation.

The strategy will be to raise the consciousness level of African-Americans, starting in church pulpits, by spreading the message of income equality, economic justice and empowerment, leading up to the January 16 events. "It starts in the pulpit and then we're going to go to the community at large," he said.

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Sgt. Shamar Thomas and David DeGraw of Occupy Wall Street also read a statement welcoming the civil rights and religious leaders to the movement. It included the following:

The Occupy Wall Street movement is about people coming together to say "enough is enough." Our families have endured economic oppression for too long. The Occupy Wall Street movement draws its strength from people of all different walks of life, with opinions across the political spectrum, coming together to find common ground and unite against the global financial interests that have bought control of our government.

Dr. King's vision of economic justice is an edifying example of what we intend to achieve. The Occupy movement has become a powerful force by occupying communities throughout the country. The time has now come for us to embody the spirit of Dr. King and for us to "Occupy the Dream."

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http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/441-occupy/9281-black-churches-to-energize-occupy

[one_voice]

1. kick

[freshwest]

2. The video:

Dr. Jamal Bryant, pastor of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, spoke at the National Press Club, where he joined civil rights leaders and Occupy Wall Street activists to rally support for Occupy the Dream.

And thanks, this made my evening!

[G_j]

3. very encouraging news

Thanks for posting

[T S Justly]

4. K&R (nt)

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[Uncle Joe]

6. Excellent.

Thanks for the thread, one_voice.