OWS Latinas, Elders and Ani DiFranco

OWS Round-Up: Latinas (And Other Mujeres), Civil Rights Elders, and Ani DiFranco

 A lot of awesome actions went down at this weekend's Occupy in New York:

- On Sunday, Adelente Alliance—a non-profit serving Spanish-speaking immigrant communities in Nueva York—organized a take-over of Zuccotti Park by women, for the purpose of saying "NO to unfair immigration laws, NO to sexism, NO to racism and bigotry, NO to domestic violence, NO to oppression of male-dominated traditions and cultural practices, NO to an economic and political system that renders us silent, invisible and illegal." Lots of Latinas showed up in traditional dress, marching with colorful bilingual signs, and joined by their non-Latina sisters in unity. Amazing pictures here.

- Also on Sunday, Elders from the Civil Rights Movement symbolically passed their torch to OWS, recognizing it as "the transformative movement of the 21st Century." The Council of Elders, including Rev. James Lawson, Jr., and Dolores Huerta, held an interfaith service in Liberty Square before marching to Washington Square Park for a candlelight vigil.

-Later that night, musician/activist Ani DiFranco, joined by fellow musician Anais Mitchell, left her show at Le Poisson Rouge to march to the nearby Washington Square Park to join the vigil, too. Washington Square Park blog has photos and updates of the vigils.

By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd | Sourced from AlterNet

Posted at November 21, 2011, 7:31 am