グラフィティアーティスト、シャパード・フェアリーの有名なピースをリミックスしたもの(Mike Estee作)。「もはやオバマに「チェンジ」など期待できない、いまや希望はテント」ということだろう。テントといえば、強制撤去の前にズコッテイ公園の「ピープルズ・ライブラリー」にかけられたテントは、パティ・スミスが寄付してくれたものだったらしい。そのテントが強制撤去されて、がっかりしていた人たちにパティ・スミスが、こんなはげましのメッセージを贈ってくれたらしい。いい話だ。

　i am with you all from across the sea
　every concert, interview etc
　i call out to occupy and support those
　that do.

　what you are doing is only a beginning.
　if it gets too tough in the winter
　get healthy regroup and come back.
　don’t be sorry about anything.

　give everyone a salute from me

　people have the power

　patti




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[追記]　一方、こちらはシェパード・フェアリーの新しいピース。シェパードにとっても、いまや希望は、アノニマスらしい。


▼Occupy HOPE
This image represents my support for the Occupy movement, a grassroots movement spawned to stand up against corruption, imbalance of power, and failure of our democracy to represent and help average Americans. On the other hand, as flawed as the system is, I see Obama as a potential ally of the Occupy movement if the energy of the movement is perceived as constructive, not destructive. I still see Obama as the closest thing to “a man on the inside” that we have presently. Obviously, just voting is not enough. We need to use all of our tools to help us achieve our goals and ideals. However, I think idealism and realism need to exist hand in hand. Change is not about one election, one rally, one leader, it is about a constant dedication to progress and a constant push in the right direction. Let’s be the people doing the right thing as outsiders and simultaneously push the insiders to do the right thing for the people. I’m still trying to work out copyright issues I may face with this image, but feel free to share it and stay tuned…
-Shepard Fairey