13 Oct Naomi's Q&A at Occupy Wall Street

October 13th, 2011
By Nick Pinto

Naomi Klein, the Canadian journalist famous for her anti-corporatist books No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, spoke to the protesters at Occupy Wall Street yesterday evening, telling them their movement can follow through on the promises of the global trade protests she participated in a decade ago.

Speaking through cycles of call-and-response because the protesters have been denied a sound permit, Klein urged the protesters not to lapse into structureless disorganization.

“Being horizontal and deeply democratic is wonderful,” she told them. “But these principles are compatible with the hard work of building structures and institutions that are sturdy enough to weather the storms ahead. I have great faith that this will happen.”

The complete text of Klein’s speech can be found here.