The day started out with an encounter on Broad and High (the center of our little corner of the universe) with folks protesting at the capitol. It was 7 in the morning, so it was dark. We could barely make out what the structure we saw was. My friend figured it out first: "Occupy Wall Street" protesters.
The woman was cordial and invited us to come under their shelter (a welcome relief from the wind). She explained to us that they had gotten a permit to be there. She said they had a team of lawyers working for them, and that among their projects was finding legal squatting grounds for homeless students. She said there were hundreds of them. We signed their petition to be able to stay there.
The woman was cordial and invited us to come under their shelter (a welcome relief from the wind). She explained to us that they had gotten a permit to be there. She said they had a team of lawyers working for them, and that among their projects was finding legal squatting grounds for homeless students. She said there were hundreds of them. We signed their petition to be able to stay there.
It was encouraging to see political activism so closely tied to social activism. Basically making acts of compassion and love political acts.
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