Roundtable: Occupy Wall Street: Where Did It Come From? Where Can It Go?

In September 2011, Occupy Wall Street captured the imagination of people around the world and transformed the landscape of American politics. Almost overnight the political debate was seized from the Tea Party and the right and re-focused on issues of economic and political injustice. The occupy movement reached incredible heights very quickly. Following the clearing of the encampment at Zuccotti Park, the movement has continued to organize and reach out into new areas, including fights against foreclosures, school closures and more. But it also faces questions of where to go and how to organize. This roundtable of occupy activists will, in the broadest terms, take up two central questions: what made the movement so successful when it did? where does it need to go from here.