The leaderless, hyper-local, democracy-by-consensus approach of the Occupy movement means the makeup, attitudes and behavior of those Occupying Wall Street is far different from those Occupying Oakland, or Occupying Boston, let alone Occupying Albuquerque, according a report from itworld.
The differences aren't purposeful. They depend entirely on the perceptions and decisions of those making up each local movement.
OccupyHarvard, for example, is much different in character than other Occupations because it was organized and comprised first of students at Harvard. Orgnizers make clear the whole Occupation is open to non-Harvard students, non-students and anyone else who would like to join either the protest or the discussions.
There is still something distinctly Harvard crimson about it, though. In most places organizers have to struggle to find space for tents and people and are often in constant negotiations with city officials about where they can camp, in what numbers and under what conditions, but not Harvard….
Read more about this at http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/223351/occupy-harvard-puts-ironic-spin-protest-against-elite
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