Wall St. Protesters Say They’re Settled In - ABCNews

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Wall St. Protesters Say They’re Settled In
Erin McLaughlin - ABC News
Sep 18, 2011 5:28pm

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Protesters who vowed to “occupy Wall Street” are holding their ground in downtown New York, and say they have no plans to leave anytime soon. The protest started Saturday with a “Day of Rage,” when thousands of people gathered in the Financial District and vowed to stay on Wall Street as long as it takes to make their point that they will “no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%.”

Organizers have said they hoped for as many as 20,000 people to join the protests, but estimates Saturday were that the crowd peaked at around 5,000. Although the number has dwindled since Saturday, those remaining seem to be in it for the long haul. According to tweets sent out by Occupy Wall Street, the group has blankets, food, and space heaters available for protesters. The New York Police Department says that even though the demonstrators don’t have a permit for the protest, they have no plans to remove those protesters who seem determined to stay on the streets.

According to the Occupy Wall Street website, the effort was inspired by the lasting demonstrations of “our brothers and sisters in Egypt, Greece, Spain, and Iceland.” Organizers of the protest told ABC station WABC-TV in New York that they are hoping the crowd will grow as the work week begins Monday. Like the protests that inspired this one, the demonstration is being fueled by social media, with supporters using the Twitter hashtag #takewallstreet to organize meetings of the so-called “General Assembly” and to advertise the effort. The event is also streaming live online: http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

According to a statement on the Occupy Wall Street website, supporters of the movement are angered by what they call the principle of “profit over and above all else.” “The one thing we all have in common is that We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%,” the statement said. Demonstrators at the event echoed that sentiment.

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:kick:

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. 5,000 ergo the 500

that CNN reported...

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Gonna try and join 'em tomorrow after work.

Ya see.... I'm a NYC teacher and the oligarchs are tryin' to bust my union.


What do they need? Food? Clothes? Blankets? Money$$?

[Bennyboy]

3. Your colleagues mostly....

Seriously.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. I hear ya. n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. ...

:thumbsup::hi:

[Ilsa]

8. Thank you and good luck! nt

[Arctic Dave]

11. Right on!

Bring friends.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Web site to feed protesters:

https://www.wepay.com/donate/99275

website to find info:
http://usdayofrage.org/

[annm4peace]

16. thanks for posting how to feed them

I think it is amazing when these protests and now occupation happen without the media help of corporate media and voices.

If we could even get all the progressive radio and tv to even mention and support this occupation maybe there would have been more.. but the fact they ddin't I think if there is 3000 or 5000 there it is amazing.


The Oct06 protest and occupation in DC has large peace and antiwar group support unlike this Wall STreet occupation.

Those camping should be proud. I hope more join them. If I was unemployed i would be heading there.

[Ruby the Liberal]

15. It is getting crisp at night.

Blankets may not be a bad idea. If you have transportation and not on foot for too far, you may want to consider a few gallons of water. Dehydration is a danger even in the cool fall air.

Hoping to get the time to catch a train in this week as well.

:hi:

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. K&R!

[Coexist]

6. :)

[cyberpj]

7. NYPD says no plans to remove protestors

If this is and will remain true....
WOO HOO!

"The New York Police Department says that even though the demonstrators don’t have a permit for the protest, they have no plans to remove those protesters who seem determined to stay on the streets."

[Smarmie Doofus]

10. Absolutely zero mention of it on ABC ( tv) Nat'l News.

Just watched all 30 minutes of it. Lotsa stuff about Iraqi GI paraplegic heros, Berlosconi sex scandal , the usual $$$media nonsense.

Nothing about Tiananmen Square on Wall Street.

I wonder why.

[Ruby the Liberal]

17. The weekend for one and not enough people

...yet

[brooklynite]

12. Two reasons...

There aren't a lot of them (I saw a couple hundred in Zucotti Park at 5 PM)

They don't have a coherent message about what they want

[Ruby the Liberal]

18. I can sum it up in one word.

Jump.

:D

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. Organizer Justin Wedes said :

"More than having any specific demand, per se, I think the purpose of September 17th, for many of us who are helping to organize it and people who are coming out, is to begin a conversation, as citizens, as people affected by this financial system in collapse, as to how we’re going to fix it, as to what we’re going to do in order to make it work for us again."

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/9/16/headlines#15

[butterfly77]

14. K&R..

[SlipperySlope]

20. 5000 today, 6000 tomorrow, keep it coming!

Zow!