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October 15, 2011. When I exited the T-station in downtown Boston on the day of global actions in support of# Occupy Wall Street and the burgeoning# Occupy Everywhere movements, 2 I immediately opened my Twitter account. The latest tweets displayed on my android phone indicated a large group of protesters was on its way from the# Occupy Boston camp at Dewey Square, and would soon turn a nearby corner. Minutes later hundreds of mostly young energetic marchers appeared in an array of styles ranging from jeans and brightly colored tees to black and khaki army surplus attire to various shades of plaid. I eagerly jumped in and joined in chanting,“Banks got bailed out, we got sold out!” followed by the emblematic,“We are the 99%! We are the 99%!” We soon turned to onlookers and began interpellating them,“You are the 99%! You are the 99%!” After a few minutes I moved to the sidewalk to take photos …