Occupy Wall Street has swept the globe gaining strength in various major cities across the world. In particular, Occupy has ignited strongly on the Wes Coast where Oakland protestors are expanding their occupancy to foreclosed homes in the northern part of California.
This “broad-based call-to-action” was explained further in the Washington Post:
“Protesters hope to shut down the Port of Oakland, the fifth-busiest shipping container port in the U.S., on Wednesday. Organizers say they also plan to march outside banks, corporations, foreclosed homes, schools and libraries in what they are calling a broad-based call to action.”
Occupiers, some who have faced foreclosures, are joining the movement to reclaim their homes in pure “occupy” fashion; a move to hopefully spur the protests further and also provide warm shelter for the upcoming cold weather months.
In the Bayview area of San Francisco, a foreclosed home was re-occupied by its former owner, as reported by msn.com. Over 1,400 homes have been foreclosed in the area and occupiers are using their numbers to draw media attention to the unfortunate issue.
Banks have been charged millions of dollars for faulty loans and mis-lending; investigations are still underway. How much are the banks to blame is still the question that remains. It’s evident that Congress is to blame, as pointed out also by Mayor Bloomberg and former NYC mayor, Ed Koch.
What are your opinions on the “occupy” movement? Will anything real be accomplished from these protests which are turning violent? As seen in Oakland, reasons for protesting are growing beyond student loans, unemployment and the overall disgruntled sentiment of the crowds.
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