On Saturday, 3000 people from all walks of life marched from Park Street Station to Dewey Square as part of the October 15 Boston Antiwar Rally, which was sponsored by the Boston branch of the United National Antiwar Committee. While not officially endorsed by Occupy Boston, many member of Occupy Boston were in attendance.
After the Antiwar Rally, hundreds of people joined Occupy Boston in a second march to call for greater accountability on Wall Street and greater responsiveness in Washington.
Both events were part of the October 15 Global Day of Action that included demonstrations in more than 80 countries around the world. Here are some pictures of the Boston events:
[Photographs courtesy of Jon Pack and WEBN-TV]
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Pissed Off girl is Cute! Even more in person
Great Job Everybody, even Eric Cantor is changing his tune
Keep it Up!!! We ARE the 99%
Yuck
Eric Cantor no more believes what he said yesterday than the man in the moon. But Occupy is beginning to be taken seriously and that’s good.
WHAT EVERYONE HAS TO TAKE MOST SERIOUSLY IS THE BPD BILL FOR OVERTIME. WHATEVER MONEY WOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE, OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN BORROWED TO FIX THE NORTH WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE IS BEEN SIPHONED OFF BY THE POLICEPEOPLES’ UNION
^^ To the above commenter — if Boston is spending tens of thousands of dollars on police overtime…why don’t they stop? The unnecessary and overwhelming shows of force they’ve put on are probably the most expensive ones. The movement is non-violent and peaceful. I bet a single beat cop hanging around Dewey Square would be more than enough to keep the peace.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! FOR EVERYTHING including great coverage and updated continuing emails about OB and the other OCCUPY sites.
THANKS for great coverage and email updates!
i never knew 99% of americans wear dirty flannel.
THE REST OF THE 99% WILL BE LUCKY TO WEAR ANYTHING AT ALL IF WE DON’T CURB THE PREDATORY BEHAVIOR OF WALL STREET, THE BIG BANKS, AND ALL THE OTHER CRIMINALLY SOCIOPATHIC MEGACORPORATIONS. JUST AS BOOTLEGGING GANGSTERS HAD A BONANZA WHEN AUTOMOBILES MADE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OBSOLETE IN THE 1920’S AND 1930’S, THE INTERNET AND CYBERSPACE ARE MAKING STATE REGULATION OF BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES OBSOLETE TODAY. WE NEED TO GET THIS THROUGH THE THICK SKULLS OF TEAPARTY PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL LIVING IN THE 18TH CENTURY WORLD OF ADAM SMITH, THANKS TO BIG MONEY OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF EVERYTHING THEY SEE AND HEAR.
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OWS does not have to have a single message, but I think It is important to state what they don’t represent/believe in. Until this is done the media is going to continue to freely report false information and no one would be able to call them out on it.
Please send emails to both the OWS and OB organizers because I very much agree with you and have expressed this myself. OWS – especially; they should lead the publication of a clear and concise Statement of Purpose that is distributed to all Occupy hubs/sites around the country so everyone has a unified voice. I sent this to the OB organizers:
In my opinion, when it comes to the SOP there is a sense of URGENCY. It should be stated upfront that this is a non-partisan movement.
The people of Boston have the same grievances as those in the rest of the country which have been expressed since DAY 1 of the Occupation – so don’t waste anymore time and publish a clear and concise SOP. One of the complaints that just about sums it up is that – “Corporations have more of a voice and more rights than individuals”
The themes have been published and need to be summarized to – ONE root cause that may be “END THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY AND CORPORATIONS ON OUR GOVERNMENT”.
Agree. Also there seems to be a push by politicians and pundits for the Occupy movements to define specific policy changes but that would be a mistake. In my opinion, that would be painting the movements into a corner.
Look, PhD’s and Nobel Prize winners have been debating how to fix this mess since 2008 and there are still as many theories as there are economists. The politicians who ignored or mocked OWS last week are now asking for policy solutions? That’s like sobebody coming into your house, throwing your lamp on the floor and then demanding to know how you’re going to fix it!
For a public statement of policy I’d suggest something like, “Washington, Wall Street and Corporate America all co-operated in driving the country into the swamp we find ourselves in today. We’re not going to take it anymore. We demand that you effect systemic changes to redress the economic disparities that exist in the United States today. You broke it, You fix it. We are watching closely.”
Grow grow grow! We are too big to fail! We are never too strong together!
Chicago site has a list of 12 suggested demands which are a pretty good place to start, and I could add a few, I think.
it was an amazing day. I was so happy to see US there and I hope we grow and grow.
Someone needs to send a message to CSpan because they had on some “National Review” guy who was pisha-ing and going the “they have no message” route again. The message is clear.
I think “they” are trying the “let’s ignore them and hope they go away” route again.
KEEP GOING, STAY STRONG! they can’t ignore us!
The problem with the media and all those who are looking for a concise statement of demands just do not understand this movement. There are as many ideas as there are voices. The MSM is so inept that they can only function by using ‘soundbites.’ They don’t report real news or events important to the people, they dwell in the land of ‘three words or less.’ If they can’t summarize something in the briefest, most superficial way, it is just too overwhelming for these newsreaders (not to be confused with true journalists).
I would say to them, be patient, this movement is @ one month old, give or take. We are just getting off the ground and we will be heard. Stay tuned.
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heres a video i made if anyones interested