The towers that block the skies from the streets of Manhattan are impressive to look upon. At first I marveled at these structures, however now it feels more like a gloomy obstacle to overcome in our struggle towards peace, and social equality.
On the streets below, people are struggling. Wages are too low, jobs are scarce, and debts are too high. Homes are empty yet people are forced to live in the streets. The system we thought gave such great opportunities, seems to be the bars and chains that are holding us all back from fulfilling our dreams.
We get out of the rat race for a moment and we choose to assemble. To demonstrate in hopes that our fellow brothers and sisters can take notice, and hear our call. A call for righteousness; a cry for help. An invitations to unify as peaceful warriors of truth. A call to humanity for the re-evaluation of the values praised in our society. A call for change; not change a single person can give to a nation, but change that together we can work towards to give ourselves.
People were motivated to take action towards the change they want to see in the world. That is why so many all around the world are marching in the streets. Not to disrupt business as usual so you can be pissed off about the inconvenience, but to disrupt business that is preventing the progress of humane evolution.
However, our efforts to create a better world for humanity are met by some adversities.
Don’t know if you are aware of it, but the police lead the Occupy Wall St., hereinafter OWS, protestors off of their planned route and into the streets of the Brooklyn Bridge to corral and arrest them.
This photograph proves it. The police are on the road leading the crowd onto the ramp to meet vehicular traffic on the bridge. The OWS protestors on the overpass walkway look back and witness this trap taking place:
What followed was the mass arrest that made history and motivated more people to get involved with the occupation of Wall Street.
I was amazed that so many people, exercising a constitutional right, were herded like animals to be charged and processed as criminals. My perspective of a criminal is not a non-violent activist who marches for positive change in our society. I’m not judging, but aren’t the activities of our most powerful corporations the more likely criminal suspects? However, they do not violate the laws of Man do they? As members of a corporation, they have limited liability, and the corporation can only be sued. You can’t put Ronald McDonald in prison; doesn’t matter if he puts toxic ingredients in his happy meals. These laws being broken are Gods laws, and only God can judge them.
As a long standing activist in the Occupy movement, I do not believe it is our role to judge who is causing the injustices in our society. Nor do I believe that we should scold and yell at, persecute, or condemn any person or group of people committing acts of injustice; not with our thoughts, words, or our actions. Karma will give justice when the hour is perfect. I feel our roll is to learn what doesn’t work in our society and what is causing diseases, deaths and inequality. Once we have learned what the problem is, it’s our role to develope the solution and to live towards the manifestation of those solutions; one step at a time, day by day. Activism isn’t a one day, two week, or three month role. Activism is a lifestyle.
I believe the marches and occupations should remain peaceful and focused on the positive change it wants to create in the society. Not to seek an eye for an eye, but to create a new model that will operate in such a way as to eliminate the possibility of the source of our struggles to ever resurface. Marches and activists events are meant to gain attention and to educate. Following through and leading by example by living the change we want to see is the next step. Thats how I choose to think about it. I’m not trying to force anybody to think of it my way. I’m intent is to express my completely and give you a my perspective. I hope that sharing these thoughts can help us in some way.
NAMASTE!
Photographed and Written By:
-Jose O. Mediavilla
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