Syracuse in focus (SIF)

“What is a city but the people?”    William Shakespeare

Ground Zero for Occupy Syracuse

For nearly a week 50-100 people occupy and some spend the night at Perseverance Park on South Salina Street to protest corporate greed and income inequality.

The Syracuse movement began Saturday as a show of  solidarity to the Occupy Wall Street Movement in NYC, which began last month.

Matt Figueroa, who first visited Occupy Syracuse on Tuesday, works on a sign at the site

Shara Jean, a student at OCC who has visited the site since Monday, said, “I am passionate about change. I have children and I want them to have a future.”

Shara Jean, student

Similar protests are also happening in Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Albany.

Tags: 2011, Occupy Syracuse, Occupy Wall Street, Perseverance Park, Protest, Shakespeare, Street Photography, Tragedy of Coriolanus

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