In the film, University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and reflects failures in the structures of capitalism itself. Wolff traces the source of the economic crisis to the 1970s, when wages began to stagnate and American workers were forced into a dysfunctional spiral of borrowing and debt that ultimately exploded in the mortgage meltdown.

This week's Theme GA has thusfar been cancelled. However plans are in the works, please stay tuned to see what we have in place!

Every Saturday, Occupy LA has special themed General Assemblies (GAs) that focus on important topics that effect disadvantaged communities.

On Saturday, May 19th, Occupy Fights Foreclosures will host a GA focused on foreclosures. Please join us.

More info to come...

Possible proposed agenda:
- 10 mins of personal answers to : What is capitalism? What does it mean? How does it affect you? (either in small group or large discussion, depending how many people show up)
- 10 min deconstruction of capitalism, as defined by Marx/Berkman and how capitalism is intimately intertwined with patriarchy, racism, sexism, homophobia, colonialism, imperialism, and globalization
- stories of capitalism: how has capitalism affected communities across the world? - in Argentina, Iraq, China, Nigeria

Join us for our themed GA at Pershing Square at 4PM. This will be one of the last complete meetings of all the winds and the convergence, Please join us today to see how you can help! Bring a friend!