George Martinez is running for office in New York's 7th Congressional district, which covers Brooklyn and the Lower East Side. Mr. Martinez is a well known and respected occupier. As Kopecassociates.com reports:
George Martinez is considered “the ambassador” of Occupy Wall Street. He is an adjunct professor of political science at Pace University. Along with that, he is a cultural ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. Martinez’s goal is to expand the movement beyond Zuccotti Park and into other parts of New York City, such as the Bronx. Martinez is an accomplished hip-hop artist and is a founding board member of The Hip-Hop Association
Interesting, as many young occupiers have talked about hating the system and not participating that a mature occupier steps forward to fight for change through the political system, using means that would be approved by the general public (regardless of whether they support his political views. Mr. Martinez's campaign is called Bum Rush the Vote. Mr. Martinex explains his core issues here.
Bum Rush The Vote
My name is George Martinez
And I am running for Congress in New York's new 7th Congressional District.
I am the child of a single mother.
I have been stopped and frisked many times, in New York City and elsewhere.
I have outstanding student loan debt and have been in default.
I do not have health care insurance.
I have experienced housing displacement.
I am a husband and father.
I am the 99%.
More info on Martinez's background can be found on Down With Tyranny's blog.
With the recent dissolution of occupy's previous structures, it will be interesting to see if occupy can gather around formal leadership. Recently, occupy launched a new website, www.occupy.com The new website visually is much better than the previous one, and it takes content from writers and other artists. It appears some individuals in occupy are well aware of the limitations and failures of the previous system and are moving forward. To what, we'll just have to see.
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