Occupy Charlottesville
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Occupy Charlottesville is a protest movement affiliated with the national Occupy Movement.
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Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's Lee Park in mid-October and were successful in receiving a city permit to stay until at Thanksgiving of 2011. [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] Tea Party leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the Lee Park overnight. [3]
Removal from the park
The group's permit to remain in Lee Park had its final expiration on November 30, 2011. Eighteen people were arrested when they refused to leave the park upon its 11:00 closing time. [4]
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.
- ↑ Web. Occupy ousted: Cops take naked lady, 15 others, Hawes Spencer, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, December 1, 2011, retrieved December 5, 2011. Print. December 8, 2011 .