The Wall Street Movement By: Hope Wilkos, Writer/Blogger Photos: Getty Images, AP Photo, Splash Images
Three weeks ago, it started as a normal yet purposeful protest known as ‘The Occupy Wall Street Movement’. What began with just under 100 people in New York, has garnered support of over 700 marchers including celebrities such as actress Susan Sarandon and filmmaker Michael Moore.
The anti-Wall Street protestors are rising up against home foreclosures, high unemployment, corporate greed and the 2008 bailouts. There have been arrests and the march at one point over the weekend had snarled traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge.
This past Friday, arrests followed a peaceful march to police headquarters by more than 1,000 people to protest the arrest of 80 members of ‘The Occupy Wall Street Movement’ in the previous week in the Union Square shopping district.
The group is depending upon Facebook and Twitter to spread the word and that it has. It’s spreading quite rapidly and gaining momentum across the United States. The campaign is being fueled and energized each day. Protestors camped out in Los Angeles near City Hall, assembled before the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago and marched through downtown Boston with signs condemning greed. New rallies are expected in Memphis, Tn; Hilo, Hawaii; Minneapolis, Baltimore and McAllen, Texas. An encampment is planned for Washington, D.C. in a park near the White House. Europe and Japan could be the next targets of protest sites.
These protestors are truly committed to their cause and have a strong desire for a “more equal economy.” They are non-violent but extremely passionate about their beliefs. Consequently, some professors feel that the movement needs to develop leaders and more clear-cut and stated demands.
This begs the question; is this the beginning of a lasting movement that cannot be suppressed until corrective action is taken? Only time will tell for sure.
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