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RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum: Zuccotti Park Eviction "Cowardly and Irresponsible" (11/15/11)
Statement from RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum:
The illegal eviction of protestors from Zuccotti Park was cowardly and irresponsible. City Hall knows it was an indefensible act-- that’s why it was carried out in the middle of the night and reporters were kept at arms length and prevented from covering the full story.
Mayor Bloomberg should apologize to the media and to the protestors whose constitutional rights were trampled on by his militaristic misadventure. He has escalated tensions unnecessarily and shown an alarming lack of judgment and leadership.
He needs to recognize that the Occupy movement is not about geography or a specific location. It’s about calling attention to unacceptable forms of economic inequality and injustice in this city, around the country, and throughout the world. It's about allowing long-ignored voices to speak out.
He has grown more defiant and tone-deaf to the concerns of the 99% in recent days precisely because he is governing the city as an all-too-proud spokesman for the 1%. He has yet to learn a simple lesson: how to listen.
The illegal eviction of protestors from Zuccotti Park was cowardly and irresponsible. City Hall knows it was an indefensible act-- that’s why it was carried out in the middle of the night and reporters were kept at arms length and prevented from covering the full story.
Mayor Bloomberg should apologize to the media and to the protestors whose constitutional rights were trampled on by his militaristic misadventure. He has escalated tensions unnecessarily and shown an alarming lack of judgment and leadership.
He needs to recognize that the Occupy movement is not about geography or a specific location. It’s about calling attention to unacceptable forms of economic inequality and injustice in this city, around the country, and throughout the world. It's about allowing long-ignored voices to speak out.
He has grown more defiant and tone-deaf to the concerns of the 99% in recent days precisely because he is governing the city as an all-too-proud spokesman for the 1%. He has yet to learn a simple lesson: how to listen.