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How fast and furious is the world changing before our eyes? We learned police in New York were preparing to clear Zuccotti Park of the two-month old Occupy Wall Street protest late Monday night via-Twitter ... by following Questlove of the Roots. He was tweeting about cops prepping to march in a full hour before the news hit mainstream outlets.

It's an interesting world we live in.

As a society, it seems (and to put it lightly), we've got some things to talk about.

As a community we can start tomorrow with a public forum at the University of Washington Tacoma titled "What is the Occupy Wall Street Movement? (And where is it going?)." Both Occupy Tacoma and Jobs with Justice will have representatives in the discussion.

According to the press release, "This event includes panel presentations, an open forum, and exploration of the goals of the current movement as well as its historical roots and potential political consequences."

[UWT-William Philip Hall, Thursday, Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m., 1900 Commerce St., Tacoma, for information contact Cynthia Howson at chowson@uw.edu]