OCCUPY JACKSONVILLE
http://www.OccupyJacksonville.com
Occupy Jacksonville Assembly Set for Hemming Plaza
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Occupy
WallStreet demonstrators aren't just in New York.
The movement has gone from there to Washington,
DC, to Los Angeles and now Jacksonville.
A website called OccupyJacksonville is calling for people to meet at noon Saturday in Hemming Plaza for a peace and solidarity meeting.
Geno Burch is a supporter. "With the people joining together then we can have our voice be heard because the top corporations have ignored us for so long," said Burch.
The leaderless group is spreading its message using social media.
It has more than a thousand followers on its Facebook page and 300 plus on Twitter.
The demonstrators say they stand against corporate greed, social inequality and global climate change.
"Our deficit is at an all-time high, our dollar is at an all-time low, unemployment rates aren't going anywhere...people are mad and they're not going to take it anymore," said Burch.
The Occupy Jacksonville folks say Saturday's meeting in the Hemming Plaza is just to organize what is expected to be an even larger, national movement come October 15th.
Despite more than 700 demonstrators being
arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge this past weekend, Occupy Jax supporters say their meetings will be peaceful showing of solidarity.
First Coast News