In this inaugural episode of Leaders and Creators, the NationBuilder interview show, I interview Austin Guest, of ALIGN NY, and Olivia Leirer and Greg Basta, of New York Communities for Change, three of the organizers behind Occupy The Board Room, an online action bringing together more than 70 groups to promote "pen pal" actions directed at the executives and board members of large U.S. banks. In just one week, OTBR gathered a mailbag of more than 6,000 personal stories, which organizers are now emailing to the bank executives in batches of 99 at a time.
 Austin Guest @austingst |
 Olivia Leirer @oliviarising |
 Greg Basta @gbnychange |
We discuss the gift economy in action at Occupy Wall Street, and the role community organizers play in the movement that began on September 17 in New York's Zuccotti Park.
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