Wednesday 12 October 2011

Latest from Occupy Wall Street


Business Insider seems to provide as good an idea what is happening as anybody



Occupy Wall Street Has Some Bad News For The Rich Residents Of The Upper East Side

10 October, 2011


Tomorrow, Occupy Wall Street protesters will leave Zuccotti Park at 11 AM and head to the Upper East Side to see how "the 1%" live.

They're calling it, "NYC billionaires Walking Tour" and they'll start marching at 59th and 5th Avenue around 12:30 PM. You can check out the link to their Facebook invitation. Here's a snippet:
Wanna "see how the 1% lives"? Then join us on a walking tour of the homes of some of the bank and corporate executives that don't pay taxes, cut jobs, engaged in mortgage fraud, tanked our economy.....all while giving themselves record setting bonuses!
Occupy wall street will join community groups fighting for economic justice. 

You can meet at Liberty Square/Zuccotti Park at 11:00 am and we will take the subway together or you can meet at 59th and 5th ave at 12:30pm. (please indicate if you will travel with us from the square) 

We'll be meeting at 59th Street and 5th Avenue at 12:30 pm, and then march from house to house, demanding accountability for Wall Street crimes, and an extension of the Millionaire's tax. 

Who will we be visiting exactly? Well....you're just gonna have to come to find out.
That's a really good question. But don't worry, we'll have the answer for you on Business Insider tomorrow



The Wall Street Protesters Are Now In 15 Major Cities Across The Country
10 October, 2011


It's time for us to check in with occupations in major cities across the country. Demonstrations launched in New Orleans, Portland, and Austin (to name a few) yesterday.

And as a sign that this whole movement is gaining momentum, most of these new protests are starting with hundreds, sometimes thousands of protesters showing up on day one.

According to our sources at Occupy Wall Street, people from other cities approached them about how their camp is organized, so you see the same things being done across the country. You see the human microphone, and you see the same chants.

Of course, we'll also check in with cities that have been going for a bit, like San Francisco and Washington DC. And we'll let you know which cities will be seeing occupations in the coming days.

To see what’s going on around the country GO HERE


Occupy Wall Street takes over Los Angeles

10 October, 2011

Occupy Wall Street has expanded to Los Angeles where City Hall is surrounded by a sea of tents under a blue sky and warm sun. While the protest is loud and well organized, clear goals have yet to emerge.


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