WALL STREET PROTEST

The “Occupy Wall Street” movement taking place in the neighborhoods surrounding Wall Street is creating fear among Mexican immigrant workers due to the constant demonstrations and the police presence in the area trying to maintain order in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.“Since they started, we have seen a lot of movement, and last week it scared me a little because there were a lot of arrests. Sometimes you could get mixed into the protesters,” said Alejandro Galindo, who delivers food for a restaurant located on Pearl Street, which is heavily-guarded by police near the exits of the 2 and 3 subway station. Mexicans who work near the protest zone said that despite the demonstrations, they haven’t had any issues yet. “There were a few delays on the train that I take to my house, but nothing more than that,” said Carlos Torres, a Mexican immigrant who delivers pizzas to the protesters near the stock market. It should be mentioned that if you do pass through this area, it is necessary that you follow the instructions of those policing the area. Failure to do so could result in arrests for disobeying the authorities, officials said.

Occupy Wall Street protesters 2011 after police mace or pepper spray them )

NEW YORK –  Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Wall Street and elsewhere in lower Manhattan Saturday to protest the influence of money in U.S. politics and decry what they perceive to be the injustices of the financial system.

The mostly peaceful protest, called “Occupy Wall Street,” was spearheaded by the activist magazine Adjusters and promoted through TWITTER, FACEBOOK and other social media networks. Organizers have said the protests are modeled on the “Arab Spring” wave of uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere.

By Saturday morning, the New York City Police Department had taken action to prevent protesters from wreaking havoc by blocking off sections of Wall Street, including the famous bull statue where demonstrators had planned to rally, CNN said.

In a statement, the NYPD said they created a protest area next to the New York Stock Exchange, but the demonstrators “elected not to use it.”

The NYPD said the group that formed at the Wall Street bull was blocking traffic and also noted that no one associated with the demonstrations had sought permits.

Barry Bull says… That is the American spirit at its finest .  Wall Street should be aware that a “Financial Spring” could rise and destroy their corrupt greedy system.  I encourage American people everywhere to stand up for what they believe in.  “Arab Spring” is a derivative of past protest in American history, such as the Vietnam War and Civil Rights demonstrations.  Rise up main street, because it is time to take action against systems which exploit hard-working American citizens and their money.

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