Thousands gather every evening in the Place de la République, and even more during the days and nights of the weekends. Assemblies are held every evening at 6pm, with people of a wide diversity of ages and social classes taking part. The plaza begins to fill around 5pm with circles of people standing and sitting, talking under cardboard signs to identify the theme of their discussion, including groups on economics, education, facilitation, feminism, housing and ecology.

The Indypendent and The Occupied Wall Street Journal have teamed up to publish a special issue one week before New York’s pivotal Democratic primary contest between Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Sat APR 9

4 pm

Late afternoon, on a chilly but sunny day in Flatbush, Brooklyn, I set out to do door-to-door canvassing for Bernie.  About 10 people, mixed in age, met our contact person from Communications Workers of America at the Dunkin Donuts on Church and Nostrand Avenues. It was a quick in and out without much orientation or conversation.  We were there to work.