Members of Occupy Boston before the march
On December 31, 2011, several Occupy Boston participants, including members of Peace Action Working Group and Veterans For Peace, decided to join First Night’s Grand Procession from Copley Square to Boston Common. They jumped in before the end of the procession, with sirens blaring behind them. They started chanting “Out of the Sidewalks, Into the Streets!” which was responded by with great reception from onlookers all the way down to the end. Some of them even decided to jump into the procession as well. Even the Boston Police Commissioner, whom seemed to recognize the marchers, is noted for waving at the Occupy Boston participants as they made their way to the Common.