In this episode of Café Académique, host Panos Panayotu is joined by Marisa Holmes, a core organizer of Occupy Wall Street and author of ‘Organizing Occupy Wall Street: This Is Just Practice’. Together, they reflect on the legacy of OWS, 13 years after the movement began, and its continued relevance in today’s turbulent political landscape.

Marisa shares her insights on the early organizing process, the global influences that shaped the movement, and how Occupy sought to create a new kind of democracy. The discussion also explores the lessons learned, the challenges faced, and what today’s activists can take from OWS to build movements for the future.