The Beginning of the American Fall : A Comics Journalist Inside the Occupy Wall Street Movement

Can a cartoonist and millions of random strangers change the world? The initial stages of their attempt are chronicled in this book of comics-journalism and written observations. Stephanie McMillan, long-time activist and cartoonist, has waited her entire life for the American people to rise up. Sparked by uprisings around the world, a new movement bursts onto the national scene against a system that denies the people a decent life and puts the planet at risk. With delightful full-color drawings, interviews, dialogue, description, and insightful reflections, this book chronicles the first several months of the fragile and contradictory movement. It situates detailed personal experiences and representative narratives within the broad context of a truly unique and historical global conjuncture. This book will stand as a record of the emerging movement in accessible comics form. Study history and political theory relentlessly. We do ourselves no favors by being ignorant of the past experience and summations of those who came before us. And understand that we learn best by doing. Theory and practice have a mutually reinforcing (dialectical) relationship; and of the two, practice is determinate and proves the validity of theory. New possibilities develop through taking action. We can’t conjure strategy out of isolation; only through collective engagement—trying and failing, learning together from our mistakes. revolution,anti-capitalist,protest,seven stories press,occupy wall street,leader,group,stephanie mcmillan,political,environment,september 17,beginning of the american fall,economy,mass mobilization,social,99%,revolutionary,comics,journalism,capitalism,1%,populism,organization,movement Stephanie Mcmillan, Long-time Activist And Cartoonist, Has Waited Her Entire Life For The American People To Rise Up. Sparked By Uprisings Around The World, A New Movement Bursts Onto The National Scene Against A System That Denies The People A Decent Life And Puts The Planet At Risk. With Delightful Drawings, Interviews, Dialogue, Description, And Insightful Reflections, This Book Chronicles The First Several Months Of The Fragile And Contradictory Movement. It Situates Detailed Personal Experiences And Representative Narratives Within The Broad Context Of A Truly Unique And Historical Global Conjuncture. This Book Will Stand As A Record Of The Emerging Movement In Accessible Comics Form--amazon. Stephanie Mcmillan.