Saturday, October 29, 2011

Protesters Left Without Power

{Charleston, West Virginia}...Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement say they defy Charleston's request to halt overnight camping at Davis Park although power was cut off to the park Friday evening. Josh Dolin, a protester from South Charleston, says it's an effort by the city to push the 30 or so protesters out of the park, where they have been assembled for more than two weeks. Charleston assistant mayor Rod Blackstone says the protesters were told their stay at the park could not be permanent and that the power would be cut off because Davis Park is not meant to be supplied with power 24 hours a day. The protesters are assembled at the site in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement that started in New York City in September. Protesters across the country say they represent the "99 percent" of the American people suffering because of the economic policies of the wealthiest "1 percent."