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Omaha World HeraldBy Maggie O'Brien
Anti-Wall Street protesters are planning to march in downtown Omaha.
About 50 members of Occupy Omaha met Sunday afternoon to discuss the march, scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday. The group is planning to march from the City-County Building, 1819 Farnam St., to the Federal Reserve Bank at 2201 Farnam St. They might also venture farther downtown, into the Old Market, and pass several major bank branches along the way.
Occupy Omaha, like similar groups in other cities across the country, is an extension of the Occupy Wall Street movement that started in New York City last month targeting what members call "corporate greed." Organizers dub it a leaderless movement and say they want the federal government to do something about corruption and profiteering by large corporations.
"We have to stand in solidarity and try to bring about some change here in the Midwest," said Hollie McClay, an Occupy Omaha member who facilitated Sunday's meeting at McFoster's Natural Kind Cafe, 302 S. 38th St.
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