VIDEO/PHOTOS: Residents of Gainesville denounce corporate greed at Occupy rally
Students and residents living in Gainesville joined the Occupy Wall Street movement this week. Occupy Wall Street has been gaining momentum all over the country, including in Florida
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Students and residents living in Gainesville joined the Occupy Wall Street movement this week.
Occupy Wall Street has been gaining momentum all over the country, including in Florida. Last week Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Miamiand others saw demonstrations in solidarity with the New York-based movement.
Paul Crucet, a student at the University of Florida who attended parts of the Gainesville event, tells The Florida Independent that the rally consisted of about 50 people standing on the sidewalks — many holding up signs. The event got started early on Wednesday, at around 8 a.m., with the protesters picketing City Hall.