Monday 10 October 2011

School children too participating in the quest "Occupy Wall Street" (Mian Shakeel Aslam)

Mian Shakeel Aslam---The Rev. Al Sharpton bring his radio show on nationally syndicated in Manhattan Monday as Wall street demonstrations enter their 24th Take days.

Sharpton, an outspoken civil rights activist and talk show host, is of Zuccotti Park, where the protests based broadcast, according to its national network of action.

The organizers of "leaderless resistance" were also charged Monday that "Children Speak Out" day, with school children outside of Columbus Day.

"The banks have saved the American children have seen their parents kicked out of their homes and losing their jobs. Public school children lost art, music and sports," says the website of the movement. "Now our children can look to take the militants on these issues on the road in a democratic forum on Wall Street to fill."

Sunday, have political trouble, lay off the protests in an entirely different angle, with GOP presidential contender two participants is "class struggle" and leading Democrats expressed their support for the demonstrators.

As legislators, the political talk shows, an amount of about 100 people outside the White House, part of a wave of protests spread nationwide movement by the occupying Power, Wall Street is inspired demonstrated.

The Secret Service said one person was arrested and is accused of assaulting a police officer after throwing a shoe at a uniformed police officer.
Lisa Simeone, one of the organizers of the event, said the man tried to throw his glove over the fence of the White House, but missed.

Most of the participants took an anti-war message - something that has happened in other cities also. Many carried signs calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to join them for a "top of the beer."

Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, who attended a demonstration on Saturday in Atlanta, said on Sunday that the demonstrators "want to be heard."

"And at the same time they want to talk to America to speak to the people in power, with the U.S. government, but also for the economy, especially on Wall Street, Corporate America, the bankers. They say, yes, we saved Wall Street and now it is time to help out Wall Street and corporate America bail out the American people.

"The people are suffering. You are in pain and they are looking for work. They want us to humanize the U.S. government, but also to humanize the American companies."

Lewis said he went to the rally near his office in Atlanta, "give my support and encourage people, because I support their efforts in the Americas." He could not speak to the crowd, he said, but not because he was denied. Lewis said the group told him he could talk after they have completed their business, but he had to go.

History opening times: See iReports the protest.

The movement denounced corporate greed and inequality. But the events have developed to also cover such issues as the war in Afghanistan and the environment.

The Democratic campaign committee of Congress a petition on its website, asking people to support the protest and send a message to the "reckless Republican leadership in Congress."

Lewis drew comparisons with his experience in the civil rights movement. "When we march on Washington 48 years ago we marched for jobs and freedom. But we have said. We said we wanted a bill for civil rights. We said we wanted the bill contains a prohibition on discrimination and the social housing and employmentand we get one years later. But these people all across America say, basically, is that banks and other companies are now millions and billions of dollars, and they need to invest in the American population. You have to put people to work. "

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she supported "the message to the office, the Wall Street or the political establishment and the radical changes that must take place."

Posted By: Mian Shakeel Aslam

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/us/occupy-wall-street/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

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