Despite the anti corporate rhetoric of some occupiers, the fact is that some members of the 1% have allied themselves with occupy, for their own reasons. And as whole occupy has accepted these funds.
While the general fund is low, there are well funded Affinity Groups. Chief among these are Movement Resource Group. MRG was founded by Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry's and several other business people. It funds various forms of peaceful protesting, messaging, and recruitment.
There's been a lot of controversy in occupy about MRG, and the potential for this to influence the movement. Regardless, a quick check on proposals submitted on the Movement Resource Group's site reveals that a number of occupiers have already submitted proposals for funding. MRG is organized as a (501)(c) non profit organization. Funded affinity groups and the influence they have on OWS are here to stay.
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