Occupying Salt Lake City is a collaboration that began on October 6, 2011 at Pioneer Park in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, and has included protests and demonstrations. The protest was based on the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17, 2011. The Salt Lake City Occupy mission is to stand in solidarity with those who are also protesting on Wall Street, the United States, and around the world.
As of June 2012, the Occupy Salt Lake City continues to engage in organized meetings, events and actions.
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The protests in Salt Lake City started with two demonstrations on the same day, one starting at 10 am and another at 6 pm. The protest begins in front of the Utah State Capitol and marches through the city center by the financial district, past Merrill Lynch office buildings, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and the Federal Reserve. The movement in Salt Lake City began with an organization meeting at the amphitheater in the Salt Lake City library with about 80-300 people attending. On the day of protest, the Facebook page of Occupy Salt Lake City has nearly 7000 followers. Utah public officials showed support for protesters of peaceful protest rights and freedom of speech, such as Congressman Jason Chaffetz and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker. The camp was officially evicted by police on November 12 when a homeless man was found dead in his tent due to a drug overdose.
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Cooperation with city officials
City officials are facing a recent rumor that they will not renew the city's permit for demonstrators to camp in Pioneer parks. After one of the Occupy Salt Lake City committees received a letter from the city, he published a post expressing concern over the possible forcible removal from the camp site by the city police. However, after discussions with city officials and occupying the organizers, the rumor turned out to be wrong. The problem is miscommunication and quickly resolved. The head of the Salt Lake Police Department commented on the issue and stated that there was never any intention to stop the protesters, and praised the Occupy SLC organizers for their tremendous cooperation with police and city officials. One of the organizers commented and hoped to avoid civil disobedience, however, stating that non-compliance would occur if protesters were forced to leave.
Conflict
There are some concerns over security reports among the protesters at Pioneer Park. One of the protest organizers stated that there was an internal conflict that developed during a fight between people, sexual harassment, threats, and graffiti. Also, over the past month there have been concerns over whether protests will hinder the local farmers' markets held every Saturday at Pioneer Park.
Expansion
The Occupy movement in Utah began to grow in October and November 2011 with new campsites in Salt Lake City in front of the Federal Reserve Bank Building and new demonstrations emerging in the cities of Ogden and Park City.
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Occupying a Salt Lake City Mouth History Interview
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