Protesters Spend the Night in Niagara Square

[struggle4progress]

BUFFALO, NY - Supporters of "Occupy Wall Street" have taken their commitment to the next level.

Members of the "Occupy Buffalo" movement are now spending not only their days, but also their nights in Niagara Square. They spent Saturday night sleeping in sleeping bags on the lawn and plan to keep the momentum going.

The group first started meeting last Saturday as a general assembly to figure out what their plans were.

The protests across the country are criticized for not having one targeted message, the overall theme is anger over corporate greed. One organizer from the Buffalo movement said, "I think as a group, as a movement, we're trying to keep it vague. We're not trying to make specific demands yet so we can get everybody in the same place to figure out what our issues are as a group." ...

http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/137864/13/Protesters-Spend-the-Night-in-Niagara-Square

[aquart]

1. Outdoor nights in Buffalo? BUFFALO?

[Remmah2]

2. Actually they're doing quite well.

Good handful of veteran all season campers. Mayor Brown is pretty cool and down right supportive.
Lots of off-site support making sure hot meals arrive regularly. No snow yet but the wind is wicked down in Niagara Square.