“Occupy Wall Street” NY Salon Dinner
| November 17, 2011 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
What started off as a fairly small “occupation” has now gained international attention and spurred similar spontaneous proceedings in several parts of America. The protestors at Zuccotti park present the issue as 99% of people against 1% of people in society. Is this a new radical movement that promises to upend the contemporary consensus in mainstream politics? Is this a new dawn of a 1960’s style series of demonstrations? To what extent does the extensive media attention given to OWS reflect a sympathy more broadly in society for them? Is there a need for leadership in such situations?
The New York Salon invites you to a dinner, with international journalist Nathalie Rothschild, who recently reported from Israel on the “J14 tent” demonstrations and has written about OWS.
The wannabe tyrants of Wall Street: http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/11145
Please RSVP to alanvibe@aol.com or nysaloninfo@yahoo.com if you would like to attend and venue details will be released.
The NY Salon has partnered with The Battle of Ideas 2011, organizing this event in NYC in November as part of an international series of Satellite events that spans Europe, India and the US.
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