Civic Participation

Why I'm going to Davos - and why I'm hoping my peers don't find out

A lone Occupy Wall Street protester sits in front of Federal Hall, across the street from the New York Stock Exchange, in New York June 8, 2012. More than eight months after Occupy Wall Street stormed the global stage, decrying economic inequality and coining the phrase "We are the 99 percent," the movement appears to be losing steam. Donations to the flagship New York chapter have slowed to a trickle. Polls show that public support is rapidly waning. Media attention has dropped precipitously.

An Occupy Wall Street protester in New York City, 2012 Image: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Micah White
Co-Creator, Occupy Wall Street
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