From cursory research the BNE Occupy group is retweeting US stuff, not seeing much at all about Australian issues. It might change after their organisational meeting if they don’t piss off marginalised people first. Who would even attend if they thought they weren’t welcome, let alone be listened to?
I’m not convinced protests even work anymore. Not unless they are inclusive and inspire the passion of thousands and thousands of people. Locally there’s already a culture of lefties that calls people “lazy” for not attending protests, not even fucking considering the fact that taking action is DANGEROUS and not an option for many people. If you’re disabled, a person of colour, queer, trans*, an immigrant without a proper visa … you’re apparently a bad activist for not providing your body to the throng.
Fuck this brogressive fakery.