Occupy Everett!

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By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer
The Everett Herald
updated 11/2/2011 1:45:10 AM ET 2011-11-02T05:45:10



LOCAL NEWS — The tents and hand-lettered signs sprouting on the lawn of the Snohomish County government complex are nearly 3,000 miles from New York City's Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.Yet it shouldn't come as any surprise that Everett has now joined the growing list of cities with an "Occupy" movement, said Arthur Esparza, 27, of Everett.The city is the site of the Everett Massacre, he noted, an historic clash between labor and city leaders 95 years ago. "It has a pretty long history of activism."Esparza was among a handful of people who joined in the ongoing "Occupy Everett" demonstration Tuesday. About 120 people have shown up at different times since it was launched last week, he said.Sitting on some steps on the edge of the encampment was 56-year-old Charlie Siefferman, of Everett, who said he also participated in the demonstration Monday.Siefferman, who worked as an electrician, said he has been unemployed for more than two years. During that time, Siefferman said he has been looking for some way to express his opinion about his growing concern over corruption in government, and found it with the Occupy Everett demonstration.Marilyn Shcolnik, 60, who lives in unincorporated Snohomish County near Lynnwood, said she admired those who had slept overnight in the tents. They withstood brisk winds and temperatures that dipped into the 30s.Shcolnik said she had visited the Occupy Seattle demonstration three times. "I was very excited that it was coming to Snohomish County,"

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