Occupy Oakland Move-In Day (8 of 31) by glennshootspeople on Flickr.
So this happened yesterday in Oakland.
“What we saw in that chamber today was the beginning of a sea change in the way people think about politics in America and I hope that this will be the first day of a long and sustained movement that changes the way we represent ourselves and the way we demand the kind of government that we deserve,” said Council Member Paul Krekorian.
“Every struggle to amend the constitution began as just a group of regular Americans who wanted to end slavery, who thought women should vote, who believed that if you’re old enough to be drafted, you should be old enough to vote,” said Council President Eric Garcetti.
“I could not believe the coalition of energy that filled the council chambers today,” said Council Member Bill Rosendahl. “It made a huge difference. It was democracy at its best.”
Tail End of the March on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
We stopped to rest because our dogs were barking. This stream of people continued to come for at least another five minutes. Long enough for us to eat a sandwich and an orange and a bottle of water and the people were still coming.
