Tag Archives: We are the 99%

Occupy movement inspires Valdosta —VSU Spectator

The VSU Spectator posted the most detailed traditional news media report of Occupy Valdosta,
along with an excellently edited video.
Desiree Thompson wrote 20 October 2011,

Occupy movement inspires Valdosta,



According to Occupy Valdosta’s mission statement, the group exercises
their right to “peacefully assemble, to nonviolently occupy public
space, to create an open process to address the problems they face,
and to generate solutions accessible to everyone.”

In an attempt to raise revenue, Bank of America Corp. plans to charge
customers at the beginning of next year with a $5 fee every month they
use their debit cards outside of withdrawing from the Bank of America ATM.

Protestors demanded an answer from the bank downtown, but employees
refused to comment.

Here’s

the Spectator video:




Occupy movement inspires Valdosta —VSU Spectator

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

Extensive quotes from students:

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At the MLK Monument —Occupy Valdosta



Many people stood up at the Martin Luther King Jr Monument last Friday
and spoke.

Here they are (we may have missed a few).




At the MLK Monument —Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman and John S. Quarterman

for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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WCTV says Occupy Valdosta made No Consolidation impossible to ignore

WCTV gets it right in most of the story:



A familiar scene from the Big Apple reaches Southern Georgia. It’s called
“Occupy Valdosta.” More than 100 protesters take to the streets to fight
corporate greed and social injustice.

Greg Gullberg wrote Friday for WCTV,

Occupy Wall Street Comes To Valdosta,

Chanting before banks, monuments and courthouses, the rally reached its summit at the Chamber of Commerce.



There the crowd cried two familiar words: ‘No Consolidation’.

In a demonstration designed to fight corporate greed and social inequality, the protest ultimately turned to the fate of the school systems and the children of Valdosta.

“My children go to city schools. I live in the county. I can’t vote. That’s not right,” said Susan Smith.

WCTV’s low estimate of 100 who chanted “no consolidation” on
the Chamber’s doorstep is several times

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Police encounter! @ Occupy Valdosta



Words do not describe this:

Here’s

the video:




Police encounter! @ Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

OK, these words might:
Thanks to the Valdosta Police for being completely professional
and courteous throughout!

Just as we were leaving the Chamber of Commerce, they even called back
with the permit for today’s event,

11AM this morning at MLK Memorial Park.

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WALB links corporate greed to school consolidation @ Occupy Valdosta

Jade Bulecza reported for WALB yesterday,



Occupy Valdosta protests issues,

The occupy wall street movement that’s spreading around the country
arrived in south Georgia.

That’s her with the big camera in front of the palm tree,
come to see what democracy looks like.

More than 100 demonstrators marched through the streets


of Valdosta Friday.

They’re protesting issues from corporate greed to unemployment all the
way down to local issues including school consolidation.

There you have it: WALB links school consolidation to corporate greed.

How’s this for an ad linked to Martin Luther King Jr.?





Sam Allen says Vote No School Consolidation at the Martin Luther King Monument

Videos and pictures of Occupy Valdosta by John S. Quarterman

for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange

Back to Jade Bulecza:

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Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta



Erin Hurley spoke for Occupy America to Bank of America.

It’s national Take Your Money Out of Bank of America Day.

Who got bailed out?

They did!

Who did it?

We did it!

All right!

[laughter]

They are the 1%; we are the 99!

Nobody came out to respond.

Here’s

Part 1 of 2:




Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta Part 1 of 2:

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.



Then everyone headed on to the MLK monument.

Here’s

Part 2 of 2:




Take your money out of Bank of America Day –Occupy Valdosta Part 2 of 2:

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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Make the Industrial Authority be accounted —Tony Daniels at MLK Occupy Valdosta



Tony Daniels called for accountability at the MLK monument:

Stand up!
Make the Bank of America be accounted.
Make the Industrial Authority be accounted.
Make the United States government be accounted.

Here’s

the video:




Make the Industrial Authority be accounted —Tony Daniels at MLK Occupy Valdosta

We are the 99%,

Marching to Occupy Valdosta, Occupy Valdosta,

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 14 October 2011.

Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange.

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