Indignados take to public squares in Spain during the 15M movement. Photo credit: Wiki Commons

From the Plaza to the Revolution

Over the past decade, millions of people have come together during powerful and dramatic social movement moments, in the occupations in Zuccotti Park, Gezi Park, Puerta del Sol, Syntagma Square and thousands of other plazas around the world. Rather than appealing for concessions from those in power, participants in these movements rejected the “leaders” who have brought on a continuous stream of economic crisis, poverty, war, and…