George Chidi speaks on his reasons to Occupy Atlanta
Occupy Atlanta included inspirational singing. Credit: David Pendered
In his own words: George Chidi explains why he is Occupying Atlanta. Credit: David Pendered
By David Pendered
Occupy Atlanta showed no evidence of shutting down Sunday afternoon.
The group has until the adjournment of the Atlanta City Council meeting on Monday, according to an executive order Mayor Kasim said in an Oct. 12 statement that he signed. A copy of the executive order was not evident on the city’s website.
Here are some sights and sounds of the Occupy Atlanta event.
Reed was scheduled to be in Washington, D.C. Sunday for the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall.
Occupy Atlanta is a companion movement to Occupy Wall St. and is among more than 1,500 similar movements that organizers says have formed around the globe.
Followers appear to be a loosely knit group gathered together to address their individual concerns on a wide array of social, political and economic issues.
In Atlanta, placards addressed matters including child care, health care and corporate greed.
Great that we have freedom of assembly. I wish that the group in Woodruff Park had a mission. From what I’ve seen, they have linked together incongruous issues.
On the other hand, we have a mayor and city council who are not willing to enforce the laws on urban camping.
Which of the OA group will be paying for the police who are accompanying the marches? Which of them will work on restoring the grass in the park?
downtowngal–
have a look at this link:
I’ll spell it for you…
E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C –I-N-J-U-S-T-I-C-E
http://www.credoaction.com/comics/2011/10/what-do-they-want/
(so many folks are incredulous regarding Occupy Wall Street and related movements–so many folks still believe the Iraq War was not a war of choice…
downtowngal, reflect on the shared costs of the last Republican administration– fake war(s), crazy finance laws, corporate tax breaks, lack of anti-trust legislation and/or enforcement etc. –this might help put the grass cost issue that you raise in perspective )