Mellower Occupy movement grows in the suburbs

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Mellower Occupy movement grows in the suburbs

Gerri Field stood with hundreds of protesters in front of Tiffany's in Walnut Creek this week, railing against economic injustice at the top of her lungs and drawing approving honks from passing cars with her sign, "Heal America, Tax Wall Street."

For two sunny midday hours, the crowd did its best to "occupy" the busiest intersection in town, Mount Diablo Boulevard and North Main Street, singing "This Land Is Your Land" and denouncing corporate greed and the ultrarich 1 percent.

Then it was time for lunch. Time to put the signs away.

No thrown bottles at police. No tear gas or cops in sight. And certainly no tents.



Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/19/MNK41M19OC.DTL#ixzz1eHAQwdIW

[lbrtbell]

1. Any Occupy is a good Occupy

The message is getting out, loud and clear!