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Too many tents at Zuccotti Park

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Tents are completely occupying Zuccotti Park, and one could think that is to the benefit of all the protesters of Occupy Wall Street. But Josh Ehrenberg, 20, thinks otherwise.

Ehrenberg is from Rochester and has been a part of OWS for a month. He works in the comfort section of the park, which provides protesters with blankets, clothing and toiletries. As of now, he said they have a good amount of donations, but always need more warm clothes, deodorant and chapstick. What he feels the protesters don’t need is more  tents. Ehrenberg said that the tents don’t really keep anyone warm, and that they pretty much only protect protesters from rain.

The biggest problem with the tents to Ehrenberg is that the tents take up so much space, making it hard for more protesters to try and occupy the park. Also, he worries that as the tents become people’s property, it is creating a sense of individual ownership and could cause segregation among protesters. But, he still believes the protesters will be sticking it out as long as possible.

Occupy Wall Street Protests Spread to The Bronx

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Occupy Protesters at Fordham Plaza
Occupy the Bronx General Assembly
Young Protester
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Occu-pie
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NYPD at Occupy the Bronx
Babies Against Greed
Protesters begin March
NYPD march escort
Boarding the Subway

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Dozens of people gathered at Fordham Plaza on Saturday to participate in Occupy Wall Street protests that have spread to the Bronx.

Protesters came together to voice their concerns about a variety of social and economic issues.

“I think that this is a great opportunity for the people of the Bronx to get together and form an alliance with others, for us to really get out there and to be able to start demanding what it is that we should have had all the time, which is our fair share of resources,” said facilitator Lisa Ortega.

Ortega said it was only a matter of time before the movement spread to the Bronx which contains the country’s poorest congressional district.

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Job-talk in Zuccotti Park

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Diverse in ideology and demands, many occupiers of Wall Street agree that jobs and the economy are central issues of their movement.

Protesters have gathered in Zuccotti Park for the last 26 days to express frustrations over a variety of ideas.  Jobs and the economy have been hot topics of conversation amongst the occupiers.

Photo by Alex Robinson

“10 years ago you could select what company you wanted to work for and find a job very easily. Now you have to be on a list and send out 300 resumes without any promise of employment,” said Carlos Cabrera, a 34-year-old Brooklyn man who has been at the protest since its first day, September 17.

Cabrera was a paramedic for 12 years before losing his job. He has been unemployed for the last year and a half. Cabrera said that he has considered going back to school to rebrand himself, but it would put him in debt.

Sharon Kennedy, 62, a retired attorney for the state’s court system attended the protest for the first time today.

“Two of my three children are having trouble finding work. One has actually had to go to Korea to teach English for a couple years because he couldn’t find a job when he got out of college, so there’s a very direct impact on our family,” she said.

Kennedy attributes Occupy Wall Street to the recession and unemployment. She said that the recent economic downturn highlighted the long-standing social inequalities of the country.

“I’m here to express my support for the jobs bill because I think that it will create jobs and reduce some of the income inequity by making the wealthy pay more of their fair share then they do now,” she said.