Thursday, October 13, 2011

Occupy Indianapolis

I walked a bit around Indy yesterday with the men, women, and kids of Occupy Indianapolis. They marched from the state Capitol building to the Columbia Club where Gov. Rick Perry was speaking.

"We have a question for Gov. Perry" they shouted at the side of the building.

"Why is he speaking at the most expensive club in Indy when he could have spoken at a free public venue?"

Though Perry didn't answer (or likely hear) the question, it's a good one.

The Occupy movement has gotten off to a rocky start. Indy's group is small and during our stroll, largely derided by the downtown population. As a whole, they have suffered from disorganization and media sidelining.

General American cynicism hasn't helped.

Still, let's listen to the voices, find those good questions, and ask a few of our own.

In our broken political system, at least it's a good way to stay occupied.

A few pics:

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