Occupy Sets Wall Street Tie-Up as Protesters Face Burnout

Organizers said there has been more fatigue than fresh thinking this year. Occupy's New York City General Assembly, which oversaw planning by consensus, ceased functioning in April because of infighting, ineffectiveness and low turnout, according to organizers and minutes of meetings. The group's funds were frozen to preserve money for bail, ending most cash distributions, they said.

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Whether protesters ... reach out to Americans who want to improve the system rather than overturn capitalism is a core question facing Occupy as its first birthday approaches, said Paul Getsos, a former lecturer on community organizing at the Columbia University School of Social Work who has been involved in the protests since Zuccotti Park. ''

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The combination of anarchist initiative and widespread revulsion to Wall Street that sparked the movement last year is no longer enough to drive it, according to Gitlin, whose book "Occupy Nation" was published this month. The movement needs to be "more identifiable, more available to people outside the inner circles," he said.