"A dozen arrested in Occupy D.C. clashes over construction of wooden structure in park" December 05, 2011|Associated Press
WASHINGTON - In New York over the weekend, Occupy Wall Street activists said they are not giving up their fight to use public spaces despite police raids in the past week that cleared out encampments in Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
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“The Occupy movement is more powerful than ever, despite a violent and systematic wave of evictions enacted by mayors who fear the power of open and visible dissent,’’ said Laura Gottesdiener, who read a call to reoccupy to about 100 protesters gathered in lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park.
Not only that, they are serving their monied masters.
The protest against economic inequality started Sept. 17 at Zuccotti, a public plaza that is owned by developer Brookfield Properties. At its height, the encampment aspired to be a self-contained community serving meals and providing sleeping bags to those who arrived without them.
Gottesdiener said activists around the country should set up new camps Dec. 17, the three-month anniversary of the movement.
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