Baaba Maal Occupies Wall Street

Baaba Maal Occupies Wall Street

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Above, the legendary Baaba Maal speaks out about his solidarity with the 99% and the new youth-led global movement for change. The Occupy movement has spread across the world - as of today it has representation in 1,769 cities.

In many ways Africa is at the core of the Occupy movement - what other continent is as besieged with poverty and centuries of corporate f*ckery?

So it's time: we're reclaiming the concept of occupation, and Occupy'ing Africa. Let's go.

​Photo illustration by Kaushik Kalidindi, Okayplayer.
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