Occupy Boston: Smart, Savvy, and Aiming to Emulate Wall Street Protests

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/09/28-5

There were socialists, anti-poverty campaigners, students, anarchists,computer hackers, the unemployed, and workers ranging from a vet to an accountant.

And, numbering around 200 and meeting to plot until late in the night, a group of Bostonians have decided to recreate the anti-Wall Street protests that are gripping New York.

Unlike previous attempts, such as a march that fizzled out in Chicago with just 20 people, the people behind Occupy Boston showed a strong dose of media savvy and organizational skill on Monday night, as they drew a committed crowd of volunteers to their cause: to occupy a slice of the city. Local TV crews were in attendance at the evening mass planning meeting, and it had been flagged on the front pages of Boston's newspapers.

The move raises the first serious prospect of the Wall Street protests spreading beyond New York and comes as other events are also being planned in Los Angeles and Washington.

Video and more at the link --

[EFerrari]

1. I read there were 1100 demonstrating in Tapa today.

Can't even keep up with how this is spreading. :bounce: