Occupy DC camps remain as deadline passes
avatar

From CNN

Defiant but festive, Occupy DC protesters hunkered down early Tuesday as a deadline passed for U.S. Park Police to begin enforcing a ban on camping in two Washington parks.

“We’re just having a great party,” said Occupy DC representative Sara Shaw. “We’ve camped since October so it’s a lot like any other night. We’re all staying awake and looking out for each other.”

Until now, Occupy protesters have been allowed to remain under a Park Service interpretation that considered the activity a “24-hour vigil.” [...]

Read the entire story