The Occupy Movement - The Media reports what it wants.

Most Occupiers have realized that their local media isn't reporting accurately. In many ways they have tried to put the Occupiers in the worst light imaginable. Whether it be in New York City, Oakland, Quebec City or Montreal. 

In New York City, they have encouraged the homeless to go to the Occupy camp. Then they complain about the violence that goes on in the camps. Well the violence isn't a problem of the occupy camps but a problem with the fact that large cities, like NYC and Montreal have way too many homeless. How do our cities deal with it?

They impose stupid laws like no one is allowed in parks between 11pm and 6am. This way they can arrest people for loitering. Actually giving them services and helping them off the street doesn't seem to be a priority. In Montreal we also have issues with the homeless which have also been encouraged to join the Occupation. Some of the workers of Occupy Montreal are coordinating with social workers to help deal with the homeless who cause problems at the Occupy camp.

In Oakland, despite having HUGE numbers that joined the protest, in the 30,000 to 50,000 range, the media reported a measly 3000!!!

In Montreal, it's the newspapers saying the Occupiers are taking away vital resources from the cities poorest. Not only has the media done a huge disservice to the Occupy Montreal movement, BUT also to the food banks around Montreal. At this time of year they need to collect food for Christmas and by the Gazette and other media suggesting that the Occupiers are taking away from the needy is going to cause a backlash where people won't give to the food banks if they fear the cities neediest are not benefiting from it.

I find it sad too that many of the 99% have not realized they are the 99%. I went to lunch with my co-workers the other day and they were discussing many of the points that are behind the Occupy movement, but when I brought up the fact that they were aligned with the Occupy Montreal movement, the co-workers said "Well the Occupy Montreal is too disorganized and they have no platform". 

I also have friends who feel that they rush enough going from work, to home to taking care of kids that they are willing to help only from their couch. For them I have this article called "11 ways to support the occupy movement without sleeping in a park".

This also includes helping out with the letter writing campaign to Montreal and Canadian Media. This link is to a Facebook group with form letters and emails of all main Canadian media, so you can send them your views and experiences with the Occupy Movement and get them to report the truth instead of making up stories that make the Occupiers look bad.

The most positive news I heard about the Occupy Movement was that of the Occupy London [UK] movement linked up with the Syrian protesters in Damascus and Homs via live stream and marched together.  This had me in tears.

If you want to get up to date news about the occupy movement, one blogger writes a daily resume of what went on the previous day.