Occupy LA 10-7 address by Dr. Cornel West

Dr. Cornel West addresses Occupy LA at city hall in Los Angeles.
he speaks of corporate greed on Wall Street and in America.

text is as follows;
"I am telling you there's such a sweet spirit here in Los Angeles, because you have consecrated this space by bearing witness to justice ... it's a beautiful, beautiful thing

... when we talk about corporate greed, we say that in the name of our love for poor people, our love for working people, our Love for all of those who are catching hell, don't let anybody say this movement is about hating people ....

We hate injustice, we love people, especially those who are taking hell. when we talk about corporate greed, we draw the connection of corporate greed, not just on Wall St. that has been involved in criminal behavior in the form of market manipulation, insider trading, fraudulent behavior and predatory lending but also the corporate greed in the prison industrial complex, we got a broad vision ...
we got brothers right now on strike, on lockdown, been on solitary confinement for 20 some years, that takes courage, why because we are concerned about the humanity of each and every person, we don't care what colour, what culture, what civilization, what gender, or what sexual orientation, or what religion or non religion they have. We're concerned with the corporate greed and the corporate media complex, with the weapons of mass distraction, try to cultivate addiction and self medication and narcissism, so we're not concerned with public interest and common good, so when we talk about corporate greed,
we don't have one or two demands with all of the creative voices we have here, no we got a cacophony of voices, ... this is democracy in action ON THE GROUND.

We want democratic accountability of the one percent who own 40% of the wealth, and 25% of the income, the 1% who got 80% of all the income growth in the last 25 years, and the 10% that got 100% of the income growth
Which means what ? ... 40% of our children of all colors live in or near poverty, that is a National Disgrace, an abomination, while they ... tackle our trade unions, public unions as well as private as if they have been the source of the financial catastrophe as opposed to what was going on, on Wall Street, let's just tell America the truth, let's tell America the truth ... so don't let anybody tell you that we just a shadow of a Tea Party movement, we're international because corporate greed cuts across national boundaries ...

I'm just one small voice among all of the voices here and we're in this together, and we're gonna fight together, struggle together ... "

dr. cornel west 10-7

shot and edited by walter spencer

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