While y'all were NOT writing about Bum Rush The Vote, our electoral direct action managed to do something more concrete then any of the other Occupy encampments and it came right out of Occupy Wall Street on May 1.
George "Rithm" Martinez was officially certified for the June 26th Democratic Primary Ballot in the race to Occupy a NY's 7th District seat in Congress. In spite of attempted voter suppression by GoldmanSachs Velazquez paid for with her corporate monies.
This accomplishment was done with a very bare minimum amount of monies and makes George the first and only Occupy Activist to successfully reach a ballot as opposed to becoming a write-in candidate. Now for those of you that are ready to come on board, the idea is for more and more Real People to step forward and move the 99% Agenda. The blueprint for getting on the ballot without significant money or corporate money is being written.
For those of you interested in helping us actually Occupy NY 7 #J26OccupyNY7 hit us up at:
@BumRushTheVote
www.BumRushTheVote.net
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