Occupy movement attracts support of top authors
Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Noam Chomsky among star names added to online petition at occupywriters.com
As anti-capitalism protests spread around the world, a growing group of almost 1,200 authors including Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and Neil Gaiman has publicly announced its support for the Occupy movement.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 20 October, 2011
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