Occupy, An Identity
“Another world is possible, we have lived in the camp“
It has been a year since the first Occupy camp was set up in Zucotti park, New York City, sparking similar initiatives in the United States. The media have described a movement on the decline, but occupiers continue to deny it.
The camp worked as a catalyst for long time demands, and was felt by a lot of people as a democratic utopia. They have found another world, and cling onto it through demands and actions.
A huge part of this utopia was the feeling that the community was one, and that all of the shortcomings and illnesses of the outside world were surmountable.
The occupiers had created a society within the society.This society became the only viable one, and anything outside of it considered misguided.
Occupy wants to change the outside community, to make it resemble the society they had created in the camp.The camps have been cleared by the police, but the community remains.
This community gives an identity to the occupiers. Therefore, reinforcing the community reinforces the identity, which guarantees the movement’s survival.
On September 17th, 2011, protestors decided to Occupy Zucotti park, and many would imitate them in their own cities. A year later, all of the camps have been dismantled by the police.
To celebrate the day when occupiers set their first tent, they organized a day of celebration, attracting occupiers from all over the United States. Other cities in the country did the same for their own anniversaries.
A celebration of a community. The one thing holding everything together.
