http://occupyatlanta.org/2011/11/12/to-treat-all-persons-with-respect-and-dignity-2-pm-sunday-press-conference-and-rally/ We are the 99% We will no longer remain silent! Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:48:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://occupyatlanta.org/2011/11/12/to-treat-all-persons-with-respect-and-dignity-2-pm-sunday-press-conference-and-rally/#comment-228 jamienye Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:18:27 +0000 http://occupyatlanta.org/?p=747#comment-228 The laws criminalizing poverty and homeless have been proliferating for decades. Only recently have the affluent come to appreciate the extent to which all of these ordinances and petty rules can be used to crush civil protest as well. Perhaps it's a little sad that we casually disregarded what was being done to the homeless until we found ourselves inconvenienced by the rules, but in fairness, it's not often that people can appreciate the full consequences of things that seem like good ideas at the time. Now that we <i>are</i> aware, we have an obligation to stand with these people and help them maintain what little safety and dignity they have managed to pull together for themselves. The laws criminalizing poverty and homeless have been proliferating for decades. Only recently have the affluent come to appreciate the extent to which all of these ordinances and petty rules can be used to crush civil protest as well. Perhaps it’s a little sad that we casually disregarded what was being done to the homeless until we found ourselves inconvenienced by the rules, but in fairness, it’s not often that people can appreciate the full consequences of things that seem like good ideas at the time. Now that we are aware, we have an obligation to stand with these people and help them maintain what little safety and dignity they have managed to pull together for themselves. ]]> http://occupyatlanta.org/2011/11/12/to-treat-all-persons-with-respect-and-dignity-2-pm-sunday-press-conference-and-rally/#comment-225 kmarie Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:46:16 +0000 http://occupyatlanta.org/?p=747#comment-225 All these homeless people are doing is trying to keep warm wihout hurting anybody else. To deny them this meager resource for sustainng themelves is shameful denial of their rights as human beings. The just thing to do, having become aware of their plight. would of course be to try to HELP them, not further HURT them! All these homeless people are doing is trying to keep warm wihout hurting anybody else. To deny them this meager resource for sustainng themelves is shameful denial of their rights as human beings. The just thing to do, having become aware of their plight. would of course be to try to HELP them, not further HURT them! ]]>