St Pauls protest camp

My speech written for Nathan to address the St Pauls Cathedral Protest Camp

Hello my name is Nathan – thank you for letting me speak

Looking around here at all the people camping out on this protest, I am amazed at the sacrifice that many of us have been prepared to give in order to make a stand for what we believe in. I hear of some who have taken time from jobs and sacrificed their holiday days to come here. Others have sacrificed time away from family and friends. I see stalls of food and drinks that many have also sacrificed in order that we all can make a stand here against those people who are greedy and not prepared to sacrifice for the greater good.

I, like you, am just one man, one voice, in a sea of many. As one person I cannot make much of a difference. But we are many, and we are growing. As a united body we can make a difference. We can stand up and say ‘there is another way, we don’t have to be greedy, and we don’t need to be’. By our sacrifice here today we are showing that we stand with the millions of people worldwide that are discontented with this current system.

As we speak people in Wall Street are having to endure the backlash from the authorities there. All around the world we have seen a move by people who are willing to sacrifice time, money, and effort to stand up for what they believe. Some sacrifice even to the point of losing their own lives. People who are willing to lose their own lives so that others may benefit. What greater sacrifice is there than to give ones life so that your fellow man can benefit.

I am privileged to be able to stand here today and say that for the past 10 years I have lived in a community of over 600 people who share all we have and all are equal. I am standing here as a witness to the fact that we don’t have to live in a greed driven society. There is an alternative. Like you here today we have sacrificed to achieve this – it has not been easy – but it has been rewarding and it works. So I applaud you all for your sacrifice and endurance.

Again thank you for letting me speak.

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