Over the past four weeks, there have been several thousands of people descending on the Wall Street area protesting in the park. Many of them have been spending the night, going without taking a bath or shower for the first few days.
The group is calling themselves “Occupy New York.” They are outraged at the fact that the upper 1%, made up of the wealthy and rich people, Wall Street corporations, big businesses, and CEOs of banks are not paying their fare share in taxes.
Many of the protesters are young people who have taken out huge college loans, and feel that they will never be able to pay back the money they owe because of the shape the economy is in right now. Jobs, unemployment, high taxes for the middle class people, politics, and outsourcing of jobs are some of the issues on their agenda, as well as bringing awareness and national attention to their cause.
This past Sunday, October 9th 2011, was a day of prayer at the site/ Ministers, preachers, rabbis, priests, and spiritual leaders of many different faiths came together to join the “Occupy New York” protesters. They conducted prayers and sang inspirational songs.
Several labor unions have also joined in with the marchers over the past four weeks, with many union leaders giving powerful messages against the rich getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer.
I have noticed some naysayers trying to downplay the protesters and their message. On many conservative radio talk shows, some of the hosts are calling the marchers drug addicts, alcoholics, crazy people who need a job, or a bunch of people wasting their time with no goal in mind.
Since the start of the 99% rally, people from all over have been coming out to support the cause, the message, and the overall purpose. As a matter of fact, the event that started in NYC down on Wall Street has taken legs, and people in many different cities have even started their own rallies and protests standing up against the upper 1% of the rich, wealthy, and corporations that are making millions but not paying their fare share.
One thing that can be said about the 99% protesters is that they have a commitment to stay the course, courage to stand up, and the heart to speak what’s on their mind, and in this day and age of political correctness that’s not very easy to do if you are worried about what people will say.
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