Ohio Occupy Group Asked To Move For Tree-Lighting

[The Straight Story]

Ohio Occupy Group Asked To Move For Tree-Lighting


An Occupy protest group in Ohio is holding off on a saying yes to a request that it move out of the way of a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony.

Occupy Dayton demonstrator John Tall tells the Dayton Daily News the group will discuss the issue on Saturday before making a decision.

The protest is going on in downtown Dayton's Courthouse Square, where the ceremony called the Grande Illumination is planned for Nov. 25. President Sandy Gudorf of the Downtown Dayton Partnership on Thursday asked the group to relocate around the time of the event, which tends to draw large crowds.

Gudorf says that while the Occupy Group has a right to protest, the kickoff of the holiday season isn't the right place to make a political statement.

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