http://wagingnonviolence.org/2012/11/occupy-sandy-from-relief-to-resistance/#more-19879
"At the same time, Hurricane Sandy has brought new networks to life and
put thousands of people in the streets to rebuild communities with an
explicitly political framing. It’s now widely agreed
that, despite setbacks, Occupy Sandy’s organizing has put the official
agencies to shame. Equity, solidarity and mass participation have been
at the center of the effort from the get-go, driven forward by committed
organizers with deep politics and foresight. All along the intention
has been to see this as an organizing project rather than just a
volunteer effort. Still, the question remains of whether those networks
in motion now can rise to the occasion and begin to address the
underlying crises."
A nice close-to-hand account of how Occupy Sandy is working.
Internet Collective Action is people organizing in a nonhierarchical manner to accomplish a particular goal. The reward is in the doing, and how much or how little anyone participates is completely voluntary, depending on their abilities and commitment to the goal. By this process amazing things can be accomplished. ICA will grow so long as the Internet is free. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/pc.htm is an example of ICA.
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