Donors provide food in support of Wall Street protesters
Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:18AM
Gary Anthony Ramsay, Press TV, New York
While hundreds take part in the daily marches, protesting against what they say is corporate domination.
More than a thousand remain at the home base of the occupy Wall Street protest to practice what they call representative democracy.
In Liberty Park, the various coalitions continue to grow. Whether they are promoting peace in the Middle East, a safer environment, a better or at least different government…Now people are more than just taking notice of the group and they noise they make.
Daniel Halloran is a Republican New York City Councilman. His political party is considered much more conservative than these groups but he say he came to be apart of the dialogue.
Two weeks ago this protest seemed almost at an end with just about 50 people sitting in the rain. But after two major confrontation with police this protest is now in the international spotlight.
There are roughly about fifteen hundred people in this square right now and even though the number of people goes up an down every single day, one thing that has remained consistent in over the last two and a half weeks is that this square has become a small city.
A city with many of the issues any small city would have including getting food, maintaining power, providing security and cleaning up the garbage.
Food continues to come in from donors and celebrity appearances help drive money contributions. Inside the square, there is a media center that gets the various points of view from here, out into the worldwide web. There are meetings to delegate duties or provide guidance.
City officials say they have not plans to clear this square as long as the demonstrations remain safe. People here remain skeptical about who determines what is safe but for now they say they'll do what they can to keep their little city going - so the world can hear their message.
