Occupy Flint group to hold demonstration downtown Friday; call for change to

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Published: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 4:30 PM
Roberto Acosta | Flint Journal

FLINT, Michigan — The Occupy Wall Street movement is spreading to Flint.

Demonstrators will gather at noon Friday in front of the Bank of America building at Saginaw and First streets.

Flint resident Patrick Hardin, spokesman for the Occupy Flint group, said the main reason for the local demonstration is to show solidarity with protesters on Wall Street where demonstrations started Sept. 17 to speak out against corporate greed and economic inequality. Protests have since spread to Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and other cities ...

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