With cities starting to break up dozens of encampments from New York to Oakland, Calif., protesters may no longer have a physical presence that helps produce daily images and live streaming video for the 24-hour news cycle. And, despite having created a large network on social media sites, organizers within the movement and social media experts say that online tools alone are not enough to sustain it.
To help propel the Occupy movement forward and prompt discussion across social networks, organizers are planning multiple protests in the coming weeks.
A general strike has been called for Monday at University of California campuses, and a National Day of Action is planned for Dec. 6 to protest foreclosures.
On Dec. 10, organizers are hoping to repeat the huge success they had in October when a call for a global day of action led to dozens of new encampments and protests that rippled from Asia to Europe.
They are urging people to take to the streets on that day for a global human rights day.
Come on, people, we can't let the momentum die down!
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