A leading women's rights group has joined forces with the Occupy Wall Street movement now gaining steam in the United States and across the world. The International Women's Alliance (IWA) marched with Occupy Wall Street this week and says they are committed to the goals of the protesters, who have faced arrest and crackdowns by police across the US. They became one of the long list of supporters for the movement against corporate greed and the global economic depression most demonstrators say was a direct result of Wall Street's negligence. IWA is a global alliance of North America women's organizations, alliances, institutions and people committed to advancing national and social liberation. According to their October 8 press release, the women's organization has joined the movement's mass rally and march to Zucotti Park, site of the three-week-long Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Wall Street, New York City. The largest demonstration yet, thousands of demonstrators gathered in protest of Wall Street and capitalistic greed. With one of the main complaints about the demonstration being a lack of clarity on what it wants, the growing number of global cities and organizations now showing support all have one thing in common, they are tired of corporate greed—under many names. One demonstrator said, “there is so much the matter with Wall Street, how can we label it under just one problem area?” According to the Nation article, the movement has moral clarity, something corrupt politicians and business men know nothing about—which is why Occupy Together all over the world wants corporate money out of politics. “ The movement also wants immediate meaningful solutions to the jobless crisis instead of continuous bickering between parties. In short, the movement wants a system that works for the 99 percent, not just the one percent. BM
