Occupying the Political

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KPFA - Against the Grain

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Occupy Oakland took over the plaza in front of City Hall ten years ago. Emily Brissette [1] discusses what animated and what constrained the movement; she also considers the debate that arose after stay-away orders were issued against dozens of Occupiers. That debate, contends Brissette, featured conflicting notions of what constitutes legitimate political activity. Social Justice [2] (Photo on main page by Mercurywoodrose.) [1] https://bridgew.academia.edu/EmilyBrissette/CurriculumVitae [2] http://www.socialjusticejournal.org/about-sj/