FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“OCCUPY HARRISBURG PREPARES TO MEET THE LEGISLATURE”
Contact: Jefferson Pepper
717-315-5432 or 717-938-4332
occupyharrisburg@gmail.com
jeffersonpepper@aol.com
(Harrisburg, PA) October 16:
Occupy Harrisburg has voted to continue their occupation of the Capitol steps and will meet the PA legislature on Monday morning.
The occupation began at 12:01 am on Saturday, October 15th. In the forty-eight hours since the occupation began, hundreds of supporters have rallied on the Capitol steps and thousands more have expressed their solidarity.
A media representative from Occupy Harrisburg said, “We will be here as long as it takes. Our faces may change, but we will remain."
Occupy Harrisburg stands in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and the hundreds of other movements taking place in cities across the United States. Those who want to join protesters in standing up for change are urged to come to Harrisburg’s Capitol steps at Third and State streets in the coming days.
Occupy Harrisburg stands in solidarity with all members of the 99 percent against the current system of economic injustice. They encourage all who stand for economic fairness and justice to join them in front of the Capitol at any time.
ENDS
Notes to editors:
Photographs available upon request. Members of the group would be
happy to give interviews; to request one, please contact the number below.
Jefferson Pepper
OCCUPY HARRISBURG E-mail: occupyharrisburg@gmail.com
Phone: 717-315-5432 or 717-938-4332
Website: www.occupyharrisburg.org
www.facebook.com/occupyharrisburg
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Good afternoon… When will the next GA be, and where?
7PM. I think we’re having them 7PM every day. I’ll double check to make sure… at 7PM – Brett
hi im very interested in becoming very involved in the movement to take back our country and rights. i attended my first protest this evening on the capital steps and i was very moved by the people around me, it appears to be well organized and civil as far as protest’s go. i’m a pa. state constable and work primarily for the minor judiary which is the local magisterial district judge’s. i see on a first had basis the way people are living and the struggle they face just getting by working a full time job and still not having enough to pay the bill’s and put food on the table. after taxes the pay check is just not enough. the government has to be abolished and if that means blood shed then thats what must happen to take back our country.
I’m all for taking back our country and our rights and finally putting into place rules and laws that protect the people. This is, however, a nonviolent movement. There will be no blood shed. There should not even be discussion of blood shed. Very few movements, if any, have been successful after they turn violent. We need to stay calm, rational, and most importantly, peaceful.
Whoa, let’s make it clear that NO ONE at Occupy Harrisburg is talking about doing ANYTHING with bloodshed. We are a peaceful movement – entirely peaceful. We want the government to start considering the 99% before the 1% of richest people in the country, but the best way to make our message heard is through non-violent, peaceful protests and occupations. Anyone who is part of the 99% (or who is in solidarity with them) is more than welcome to join, but only if they agree with out non-violent message and tactics.
Whoa, let’s make it clear that NO ONE at Occupy Harrisburg is talking about doing ANYTHING with bloodshed. We are a peaceful movement – entirely peaceful. We want the government to start considering the 99% before the 1% of richest people in the country, but the best way to make our message heard is through non-violent, peaceful protests and occupations. Anyone who is part of the 99% (or who is in solidarity with them) is more than welcome to join, but only if they agree with our non-violent message and tactics.
Ack – sorry for the double post. Second one is minus the mistake
Hey man,
Let’s never use he word “blood shed” in the same sentence with Occupy, again. Never. Ever.
This is all about a peaceful movement of revolution. Please keep such comments far from what were trying to accomplish.
I don’t even agree at all with the idea of abolishing the government. We need our government or we wouldn’t have such things as what I survive on every month… Medicare, Disability income, medical assistance, food stamps. I don’t know where I’d be without those 4 items right there. This government may never have been perfect, even from the very beginning, but this is OUR democracy to make of it what we will. That is what I love so much about the Occupy movement, this is our democracy, and we’re taking it back from those who have been buying it away a piece at a time.
All of you “Occupy Anything…” people have all the catchphrases and good sound bites but you really don’t appear to know what you are actually talking about. Where’s the BEEF? What kind of “change” do you want and how do you propose implementing “change”? “CHANGE” was the catchphrase that Obama used when he was campaigning. The problem is that change is not always a good thing (as we have found out since Obama took office).
I was also wondering what percentage of you actually vote. If you don’t vote, you don’t deserve to Occupy Anything.
I attended Saturday and very much was impressed by the event. I’ll be in touch to see if there’s anything I can do to help. I appreciate the effort and hard work everybody.
~Josh
im a believer that the proof is in the pudding, if you look back over history there has been violence in almost every protest nation wide. how do you think wars start. if you people think your going to change the way things are without some kind of violence or bloodshed you better think again. this government will not back down. and have never backed down before. they must be abolished. we would be better off with local county government than big out of control government. and for the person just sitting around collecting welfare and unemployment and getting all the freebies on the tax payers dime, i say to you get a job.
Admin note: James and Frank have the same IP address. And as usual, we are a nonviolent movement.
peoples votes do not count anymore anyway because all of the candidates rely on corporations and companies that contribute money to their campaigns so they are loyal only to them. It seems as if its a u scratch my back i’ll scratch yours kind of world these days so if u think your vote counts think again.
Same guy. it now appears hes arguing with himself. on the internet. – Brett
That’s pretty great the dude is arguing with himself… I wonder how many other people use the same IP address but different names? [guilty as charged - Cobarde El Desertor - =P]
you people didnt have anything to say about my post except for childish remarks, due to the simple fact that you have not a foot to stand on. and behind all that show that you people are putting on, you know im right. so just say it. you people need me no lead you and show you how to organize the right way.
and by the way i use the computer at the library
We’re not interested in being organized into violence. -Brett
Hi,
The constitution protects rights to form militias. That is in the 2nd Amendment. With that being said I, personally am more interested in getting my message out there rather than my fists. Fists will take the place of positive media coverage overshadowing the change we want. If we resort to violence we are no better than those whom we feel are holding us down with their own brand of violence and control. We have a voice and it will be heard. I know we will get further if we are the peaceful squeaky wheel. The peaceful squeaky wheel gets the grease where the violent squeaky wheel get the handcuffs.
Now as a man of the law Mr constable I would love you to be a person who will lend their face and story to a billboard we are working on. As a member of Occupy Harrisburg’s PR group as well as the photographers and graphic designers group you being a constable is of great interest to us. I know we welcome you to come down and share your views. Anything you say will be listened to and taken in to be considered by the group. As a minority in the group (a republican) we need more moderate to right leaning individuals like myself to help protest. Since it wasn’t said yet, please do come down to help out in any way you can. As the great city of Harrisburg we are closer to the legislators and law makers than any other city in Pennsylvania so the idea of violence is foreign to us since I feel in my opinion A) we will get sit-downs faster without turning violent B) we represent our capital city and all of our statewide occupations will be watching us and keeping tabs on how we act.