Occupy Charlottesville
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Occupy Charlottesville is a protest movement affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's Lee Park in mid-October and are asking to be allowed to stay past Thanksgiving, the day their 30-day permit is expected to expire. [1] The ongoing occupation prompted questions from Jefferson Area Tea Party chair Carole Thorpe regarding whether the city showed favoritism by granting the group a permit. [2] Their leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the Lee Park overnight. [3]
References
- ↑ Web. Occupiers face balancing act with some who've joined in, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 5, 2011, retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Jefferson Area Tea Party chair suspicious of Councilor Brown comment, Brendan Fitzgerald, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, October 18, 2011, retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Political favoritism pre-occupies council, Carole Thorpe, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 21, 2011, retrieved November 21, 2011.