The unrest that started in lower Manhattan three weeks ago has spread the opposite corner of the country.
Occupy San Diego will follow the lead of Occupy Wall Street protestors Friday evening, staging a protest that will move through downtown San Diego.
The movement has established a general message of frustration regarding economic inequality in the U.S.
Protestors in San Diego have adopted one of the Occupy Wall Street mottos as their own: “We are the 99 percent,” their Facebook event image reads. The percentage refers to what they call the “lopsided distribution of wealth.”
The protest begins at 3:30 at the Children’s Park on 1st St and Island Ave., and will move to Civic Center Plaza at 4 p.m. The group will deliver a list of demands at Civic Center Plaza, which they said will be in sync with Occupy Wall Street’s demands.
A photojournalist from media partner VoiceOfSanDiego.org attended a planning meeting for Occupy San Diego Wednesday night, where the protest group’s “general assembly” gathered to share goals, strategies and resources.
The assembly debated the level of communication they would like to have with San Diego police. Former City Attorney Mike Agguirre offered his experience with protests and suggested the group establish a police liaison.
Check back here Friday night for images and updates on the Occupy San Diego protest.
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