"Occupy SEC" Heads up LEO! Is this group "for Real" or Not?

[Leopolds Ghost]

12. Thanks for posting this, KoKo! I'll check it out over there as well

It sounds like she's trying to form a group devoted to this, more power to her... she's clear that it wasn't "approved" by Occupy, but I think it would help for groups like this to go TO an Occupy GA and have some sort of process in place for determining gradations of involvement. I.e. can we use the name, can we go off and do our own thing, can we do our own thing but be in solidarity with Occupy, etc. I think there is already in NY? The problem with the 99% Declaration seems to be that the guy is patently dishonest. Here, in this case, she seems sincere and if there's a disagreement over what to focus on, then it comes down to figuring out what's Occupy and what groups are "supportive of Occupy"? It'll also help if groups like this at least try to be horizontal, even if they don't intend to work thru the GA, but more important is that they should get approval from a GA to use the Occupy name.

Just because Occupy doesn't have a central leadership doesn't mean anyone should go off and start up anything and call it Occupy. They may have the "right" to do so but expect to be called down on it, right?

There's a group in suburban MD that wants to start an Occupy... they want to focus only on "Maryland issues" like "student rights" (i.e. what they see as middle-class issues for respectable, middle-class people) and not maintain a relationship with Occupy groups in DC. What does THAT say?? I'm not even sure what "issues that only affect our state/county" mean in the context of Occupy.