Members of the “Fossella Five” before their arrest (Irving Silverstein / SI Advance )
New York, NY – May 1, 2007. Movement for a Democratic Society is a direct action organization that provides a vehicle for organizers who believe in participatory democracy (PD) and a multi-issue approach. In the last few months MDS organizers have been active in a variety of locations: Austin and Arlington, Texas; Baltimore and Bel Air, Maryland; Denver; Orlando; Palm Springs; Philadelphia; Michoachan (Mexico); Louisville, Kentucky; Northwest Arkansas, and; Staten Island, New York. On Staten Island, MDS organizers are working with community members and Peace Action Staten Island (PASI) – for social justice and an end to the permanent war mentality of the current US administration. MDS organizers in Staten Island find themselves in the middle of a very active campaign to raise consciousness in their community – and in their Congressman: Representative Vito Fossella (R, NY). While MDS works in the community, student activists at the College of Staten Island (CSI) are working on their campus – and these two groups of organizers are now supporting each other.
