Occupy Movement Regroups, Laying Plans for the Next Phase – NYTimes.com: “On any night in New York City, which remains a hub of the movement, a dozen working groups on issues like “food justice†and “arts and culture†meet in a Wall Street atrium, and “general assemblies†have formed in 14 neighborhoods. Around the country, small demonstrations — often focused on banks and ending foreclosure evictions — take place almost daily.
If the movement has not produced public leaders, some visible faces have emerged.
“I’m finally going to make it to the dentist next week,†said Dorli Rainey, a Seattle activist. “I’ve had to cancel so many times. It’s overwhelming.â€
Ms. Rainey, who is 85 and was pepper-sprayed by the police in November, has been fully booked for months. On a recent Thursday, she joined 10 people in Olympia, Wash., who were supporting a State Senate resolution to remove American soldiers from Afghanistan. “
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