On January 13, 2012, Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar interviewed four people of diverse backgrounds who have been intimately involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement about the origins of the movement, its future and scope:

David Degraw is an investigative journalist, founder and editor of AmpedStatus.com, editorial director of MediaChannel.org and author of The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States. He has been deeply involved in helping to start Occupy Wall Street in New York.

Joan Donovan is a local activist who camped out with hundreds of others in downtown LA since day 1 as part of Occupy Los Angeles. She is also intimately involved in inter-Occupy communication, helping facilitate dialogue with members of the Occupy movement nationally.

Bilal Ali is a long-time activist based in Los Angeles, well-known for his organizing and advocating on behalf of tenants, workers and the homeless in downtown. He is also the co-founder of Occupy the Hood. And,

Delessy, a young woman who has also been active with Occupy the Hood and Occupy LA and working on Latino outreach for the local Occupy movement. Both Bilal and Delessy were among the 300 people arrested on the night-time raid of Occupy LA on November 30, 2011.

Watch the video here:

Special thanks to Margot Paez, Lauren Cottrell, and Chuck Banner for recording this interview.