We Are Still the #99%: #OccupyWallStreet Anniversary

Angel Falls #ows street art

It’s the one year anniversary of the #OccupyWallStreet movement, and also the one-year anniversary of theviralmedialab.org…!

Last year at this time, vmlab explored the scene at Liberty Park (aka Zuccotti) on numerous occasions and reported on the democracy teach-in, the consensus-building village of ideas and the various protests, artworks, slogans and activist activities at and around the site: Explore the #OWS archive on our site….

So, where is the #Occupy movement a year later? For those who think it’s all over, four words have become a meme influencing the discourse of the current USA election cycle:

“WE ARE THE 99%”

Kathleen Sweeney

Kathleen Sweeney, author of Maiden USA, is the founder/director of The Viral Media Lab. A media artist, web content producer, author, and member of the Media Studies Faculty at The New School in New York City, she consults on creativity, storytelling, youth media and girl culture, and has worked with countless artists, writers and non-profits to craft their multimedia DNA.

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