Michael Premo

thumb|Michael Premo in 2010 Michael Premo is an artist who lives in Brooklyn. He played a significant role in Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Sandy's hurricane response effort. Quotes Mound Bayou was an oasis in turbulent times. While the rest of Mississippi was violently segregated, inside the city there were no racial codes ... At a time when blacks faced repercussions as severe as death for registering to vote, Mound Bayou residents were casting ballots in every election. The city has a proud history of credit unions, insurance companies, a hospital, five newspapers, and a variety of businesses owned, operated, and patronized by black residents. Mound Bayou is a crowning achievement in the struggle for self-determination and economic empowerment. Mound Bayou, Mississippi – The Jewel of the Delta (November 10, 2007). storycorps.org. The occupation was always about values, it was about reconfiguring the relationship between people and profit so that people are privileged instead of profit. There's a natural affinity between those values and struggles over housing and land. About Occupy Wall Street, as quoted in The itinerant US left has found its home in the Occupy movement by Gary Younge, 26 February 2012, The Guardian External links Michael Premo Michael Premo - We Need to Shift the Balance Towards People Salzburg Global Seminar - Home https://www.salzburgglobal.org//topics/article/michael-premo-we-need-to-shift-the-balance-towards-people.html Category:Living people Category:Political activists Category:Activists from the United States Category:People from New York City Category:Artists from the United States Category:Film directors from the United States