| I'm proud to see that, like the Mayor of Los Angeles (which is more dangerous than Denver), City Councillor Susan Shepherd from Denver's District 1 came out in support of Occupy Denver. She echoes the sentiment she shares with Naomi Klein that "the Most Important Thing in the World Now" is the Occupy Movement.
Well, Shepherd said "country" and not "world" but whatever. We are the world, you know?
From Westword:
Westword: In other cities, such as Los Angeles, the Occupy movement has been publicly supported by city officials. Do you think that is a possibility in Denver's future?
Susan Shepherd: Honestly, I definitely wouldn't say that's an option so far. I'd like to think that it's possible, and I'd like to think that our leaders would focus on the message and what we can do to help rather than what we can do to police this.
It's an inevitable fact that change in this country has not happened by people acting legally, judging by all the people in the civil rights movement. And our founding fathers weren't acting legally when they founded this country. At this point, I'm going to focus on solutions that are not about breaking the lawm but focus on productive dialogue and case-by-case advancements. It takes both types of action.There's the pragmatics of their operation to consider, and I do think that the kitchen, that feeding people who don't have food, is an important one.
This movement has smacked Wall Street power upside the head harder than anything in a while so you will be able to gauge how brave, intelligent, and thoughtful elected officials are by their comments on the Occupy Movement.
So thank you, Councillor Susan Shepherd, for speaking up so intelligently about this situation. Thank you for not being afraid to do so. I'm sure you're going to get push back for it but I thank you for your courage and empathy.
This is a movement that is broad and overdue. There are many directions it could/will take and it will take the best and the brightest to keep it positive and effective. I'm proud to see Councillor Shepherd support it.
And here is a way you can help pressure Mayor Hancock and Governor Hickenlooper to come to the light. ;) |
