Occupy Movement 'In Their Own Words'

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Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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Revolution Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'It's about time we had this Revolution' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Give me your sick, your poor, your tired, your hungry, your wretched, your tired mosses yearning to be free!' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'We are approaching a new dawn find a way to be the light.' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'We have more in common than we don't!' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace...Jimi' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Police violence shall never break my peace.' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'I am not a model minority, I am not a minority sob story. I am part of the 99%!' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'The people demand a change in the system.' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'1776 not 1984' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Occupy the system, not Afghanistan' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Equality for all...and free ice cream Jerry Greenfield of Ben and Jerry's ice cream' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'I am a 24 year old college graduate. My single mom helped put me through school because she believed the American dream. After college I moved back in w/ her so my childhood home would not be foreclosed on. We continue to struggle. I am the 99%'

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'Be outraged. Be alert. Be kind.' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'I was promised change' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'The media + politicians say that we 99% have no single message. That's because they still aren't listening: Human Needs above Corporate Greed!' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Abolish Federal Reserve Banks! Divest Wall $t. assets to the 99%!' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Please Vote Democrat 2012!' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'People not Profit!' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Do you feel it trickle down?' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Se Vende, Education Publica' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'I am here because I am the 99 percent.' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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'Occupy love.' Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages.

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Portraits of various Occupy Movement participants next to their hand-written messages. The Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality. 15th November 2011

Participants were photographed in the field with studio equipment after they spent time writing their message which was photographed and placed next to their portrait.
Includes various Occupy movements in:
Seattle, WA
Olympia, WA
Berkeley, CA
Oakland, CA

Editorial content, no model releases
larger sizes and more portraits available