Although the Occupy the Rose Parade action was not officially endorsed by Occupy Los Angeles or Pasadena General Assemblies, myself and thousands of others were more than happy at the opportunity to spread the message of the movement at the Rose Parade, an event that would be covered by mainstream and independent media alike. More importantly, however, was the fact that many people who have not been exposed to the message of the Occupy Wall Street movement would be in attendance, and would be able to see the unified, non-violent message that the movement stands for.

The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Our financial system is hanging loosely on the edge of collapse and millions of Americans are loosing their jobs and their homes. And who is to blame for all of this? For a lot of folks, the answer to that question is capitalism. For that reason, today, many of us believe that the sad state of our economic and social system is prove that capitalism doesn't and will not work as a viable economic system.