The Liberty Square Blueprint was an
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manifesto
consisting in a collection of loosely defined goals authored by about 250 protesters. It was started around the beginning of October 2011 as a wiki style document. As of October 18, 2011, the Blueprint had 11 core visions including:
*embracing
open-source technology
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,
*ending all wars,
*eliminating "discrimination and prejudice," and
*reappropriating "our business structures and culture, putting people and our
Earth
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before profit.
It also had specific goals for
New York City
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.
Supporters of the Liberty Square Blueprint saw it as an alternative to the
99 Percent Declaration which they regarded as too specific and short term.
References
Further reading
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External links
Liberty Square Blueprint Freenetworkmovement.org (archived version, April 25, 2012)
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