Below you will find a collection of resources we have pulled together in the wake of the movement that began under the banner of “Occupy Wall Street.”
Articles and Statements
- “To change the country, we just may have to change ourselves,” article from Alternet on Occupy
- Response to forced removals at Zuccotti Park, elsewhere by PCUSA Executive Director Sr. Patricia Chappell, SNDdeN
- A collection of short “primers” or introductions to catch you up Occupy Wall Street basics
- Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Tom Cordaro on “Occupy Wall Street – Something happening here”
- Statement from the Pontifical Council on Justice and Peace on the global economy
- Short article from CNS on the global economy statement (above)
- Occupy Wall Street and Catholic Social Teaching, by Tony Magliano
- The Future of the #Occupy Movement: Solidarity and Escalation, by Mark Engler
Resources
- The Occupy Wall Street website
- Occupy Wall Street on Facebook
- Find an Occupation near you on the Occupy Together website
- Prayer Service for Supporting Occupy Together, from Interfaith Worker Justice
- Jesus, The Original Wall Street Protester – Poster (pdf, 8.5 x 11)
- Sign this petition as a person of faith concerned for a just economy
- Free bumper sticker, “Jesus is with the 99%,” from Faithful America
Occupy Events Where Pax Christi Local Groups Are Participating
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Bradenton, FL
- Chicago, IL
- Denver, CO
- Detroit
- Gainesville, FL
- Hartford, CT
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Lansing, MI
- Los Angeles
- Naperville, IL
- Naples, FL
- New Orleans
- New York City
- Phoenix
- Richmond, VA
- Saginaw, MI
- San Antonio
- Santa Fe, NM
- Scranton, PA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Springfield, IL
- St. Augustine, FL
- St. Louis, MO
- Tacoma, WA
- Washington, DC
- Worchester, MA
Their are some Pax Christi, New Orleans folks in solidarity with the Occupy NOLA folks at Duncan Plaza(Rev. Avery Alexander Plaza) in New Orleans across from City Hall. Ben Gordon, Pax Christi N.O. (504) 522-3751