99 Percent Declaration

99 Percent Declaration
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CreatedOctober 7, 2011
Author(s)99% Declaration Working Group
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The 99 Percent Declaration or 99% Declaration is a not-for-profit organization based in Kentucky that originated from a working group of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement in Zuccotti Park, New York City, in October 2011. The organization published a document calling for a "National General Assembly" to be held beginning the week of July 4, 2012 in Philadelphia,[1][2][3] which was rejected by the general assemblies of OWS and Occupy Philadelphia. The Declaration includes demands for an immediate ban on all monetary and gift contributions to all politicians,[4] implementation of a public financing system for political campaigns, and the enactment of an amendment to the United States Constitution overturning the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC decision.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ Alesh Houdek (Nov 16, 2011). "Has a Harvard Professor Mapped Out the Next Step for Occupy Wall Street? Lawrence Lessig's call for state-based activism on behalf of a Constitutional Convention could provide the uprooted movement with a political project for winter". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  3. ^ Quan Nguyen (October 19, 2011). "'Occupy Philadelphia' keeps growing as move looms". Philly.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  4. ^ Ed Feulner and Billie Tucker. "Feulner & Tucker: Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street Contrary to Obama's assertions, movements are poles apart". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  5. ^ Walsh, J. (October 20, 2011) "Do we know what OWS wants yet?" Salon
  6. ^ Mike Dunn, (City Hall Bureau Chief) KYW Newsradio (October 19, 2011). "'Occupy' May Hold National Assembly In Philadelphia". CBS Philly. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  7. ^ "99% Declaration site". Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-01-13.