Occupy Omaha protest planned

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Maggie O'Brien

Anti-Wall Street protesters are planning to march in downtown Omaha.

About 50 members of Occupy Omaha met Sunday afternoon to discuss the march, scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday. The group is planning to march from the City-County Building, 1819 Farnam St., to the Federal Reserve Bank at 2201 Farnam St. They might also venture farther downtown, into the Old Market, and pass several major bank branches along the way.

Occupy Omaha, like similar groups in other cities across the country, is an extension of the Occupy Wall Street movement that started in New York City last month targeting what members call "corporate greed." Organizers dub it a leaderless movement and say they want the federal government to do something about corruption and profiteering by large corporations.

"We have to stand in solidarity and try to bring about some change here in the Midwest," said Hollie McClay, an Occupy Omaha member who facilitated Sunday's meeting at McFoster's Natural Kind Cafe, 302 S. 38th St.


Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20111010/NEWS01/710109909#occupy-omaha-protest-planned

[gateley]

1. I'm guessing I'm not the only one who read this as "Occupy Obama". :-) nt

[walerosco]

2. lol, me too

At first I thought it was going to read " ccoupy planned parenthood". This is Nebraska we are talking about where the planned parenthood we have is being picketted almost every other week.

Too back I work every weekend and I may not be able to attend it :(

[bulloney]

3. Beat me to it! A lot of teabaggers will probably be there, thinking it's a protest against Obama.

We all know about teabaggers' impeccable spelling skills.

[No Elephants]

5. It's a protest against the kleptocracy, which is one part rich folks and one part politicians, many

of whom are also rich folks. Obama is a politician who is wealthy and, once out of office will become very wealthy.

His was for the bailout. His jobs bill seeks to expand and extend tax cuts and contains tax incentives.

Of course, this is against Obama and people like him.

For that purpose, it makes no difference how anyone spells anything.

[PatrynXX]

4. yeah ditto that

going there in the middle of November hopefully near the state park Mahoney. not a tent this time though. hope it's still on by then. not sure if the Durham Museum would be open or not. someone said it wouldn't be. have to go to the zoo though..