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My name is Brendan Bishop and I am 27 years old. I have no college debt, my house has not been foreclosed on and I have a job, but I too am part of the 99%. This movement is about everyone, not about me. I was born in San Francisco and have lived in Sacramento for 3 and ½ years. The Occupy Wall Street movement that is quickly spreading throughout the world and here in Sacramento has the potential to actually change the way Wall Street gamble’s our money. It is not that we hate corporations; the issue is that we do not like how they are unfairly treated as a person, with the same rights as a human being. The media claims Occupy Wall Street is disorganized with no message, plan of action
February 16th, 2009 State Capitol No on 8 Rally Reactions to Marriage Equality March and Rally on the Capitol Steps After going to many Prop 8 rallies, this one truly resonated with me. The rain and cold made the event even more powerful; seeing people from San Jose to San Francisco and beyond while braving the forces of Mother Nature. Yes, Margaret Cho and Wanda Sykes were among the celebrities to give speeches; Wanda's by far was one of the more humorous. Monday's rally still gave me a different outlook at the future of our movement. And when I say our, I mean everyone who is fighting for equality. Proposition 8 sometimes seems like a decade ago, but rallies like this remind me that