Everyones biggest complaint about Occupy anything is that there is no focused statment as to what we want. I have been giving this matter some considrable thought. I think the underlaying cause to all of the greivences people have is that western socity has been opperating on the princple of money before people, profit before wellbeing of people and the planet. I think what we need to demand as a whole is People Before Money, Enviroment before Profit, Food before decrative landscapeing. This is a real simplification of all that our hearts feel. I do belive though it is our ticket to makeing more people understand and getting on board. I belive it is the key to getting all the problems fixed. I hope that People and Planet before Money! becomes the primary statment of demand in occupies all over the world. Brandy McNeil of Occupy Kelowna has also suggested an altnative wording and framing of the concept that I also love. "We the people shall demonstrate a new society, where we prove People be...fore Money, And Environment before Profit, is a sustainable future" and "We here in Kelowna will begin to develop and demonstrate that within our circle of supporters, by taking it one baby step at a time, showing transparency, accountability, and a shift, within our society, back to basic values, and protection of our rights!'
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