Occupy Protesters Plan 300-Mile March from NYC to Washington D.C.

[Hissyspit]

Source: Guardian (UK)

Occupy protesters plan 300-mile march from NYC to Washington

Protesters to set off from Wall Street to meet up with other Occupy movements on the way to DC

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The group will set off from Occupy Wall Street on Wednesday and walk 20 miles a day en route to the capital, their arrival planned to coincide with the Congressional deficit reduction super-committee meeting on 23 November.

Protesters will pass through other occupations during the course of the 'Occupy the highway' action, which they say will encourage people in rural communities to get involved in the movement.

"One of the people that is helping organise the march has wanted to do this since the first week," said Jason Coniglione, who was present at Occupy Wall Street's birth on 17 September.

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Coniglione, 24, said "10 or 12" people are due to take part in the full journey from New York to Washington DC, but marchers expect more to leave from Zuccotti Park tomorrow for the first leg and anticipate many fellow protesters will join in for certain stretches of the march.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/08/occupy-wall-street-washington-march

[global1]

1. Occupiers In Other Cities Around The Country Should Set Out To Meet Up In D.C.......

with them. It should be coined "Occupy Super Committee".

[burrowowl]

2. Bravo Brave OWers!

Bravo!

[EvilMonsanto]

3. I'm planning to be there with my wife

Me and my wife have decided to join in
We'll go to NYC and stay with our trekkie friends, LOL and then go march with these guys

Should be fun, i'll try and bring a video camera, it's just I hate carrying things and i'll have a picket sing already
we'll see

[freshwest]

4. Ah, great. Just please upload it to youtube!

[rgbecker]

5. Please keep us updated. And know we are with you.

Good luck, have a nice trip.

[valerief]

6. Excellent!!! Thank goodness for the Occupiers and the Guardian! nt

[FirstLight]

7. too fuckin' cool!

Someone here said not too long ago they needed a new tactic...and here we are! woohoo!