Occupy Wall Street outperforms Red Cross in Hurricane Sandy relief

[Valley Oak]

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Is Occupy Wall Street Outperforming the Red Cross in Hurricane Relief?
By Katherine Goldstein | Posted Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at 2:59 PM ET
In Sunset Park, a predominantly Mexican and Chinese neighborhood in South Brooklyn, St. Jacobi’s Church was one of the go-to hubs for people who wanted to donate food, clothing, and warm blankets or volunteer help other New Yorkers who were still suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. On Saturday, Ethan Murphy, one of the people heading the kitchen operation, estimated they would prepare and send out 10,000 meals to people in need. Thousands and thousands of pounds of clothes were being sorted, labeled, and distributed, and valuable supplies like heaters and generators were being loaded up in cars to be taken out to the Rockaways, Staten Island and other places in need. However, this well-oiled operation wasn’t organized by the Red Cross, New York Cares, or some other well-established volunteer group. This massive effort was the handiwork of none other than Occupy Wall Street—the effort is known as Occupy Sandy...

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Edward,

Thank you for pointing out the fact that self-organizing groups of individuals outperform large centrally planned organizations. Good article...

Best regards,

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You can go to the "Occupy Sandy" website:
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