Occupy Unveils 'Spring Awakening'

http://www.thenation.com/blog/167401/occupy-unveils-spring-awakening


During the long winter months, Occupy protesters kept reassuring those of us in the media still covering their actions that the spring would prove to be a time of resurgence for Occupy Wall Street. If the "Spring Awakening" meet-up at Central Park this past weekend is any indication of future turnouts, OWS organizers may be correct in their predictions.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at New York City's most famous park, an inspired location that placed Occupy in the heart of tourist alley, guaranteeing the group's activities attracted the attention of curious passersby.

Two women walking by the "People's Assembly" that took place during the tail end of the day's festivities were heard remarking, "That's the group that occupies shit" - a not entirely inaccurate statement.

"Today is about coming together in a space that's going to allow us to be less confrontational than we often are downtown and kind of bond, and also engage the Saturday, Central Park-going public," said Scott, an OWS protester.