The protesters
occupying Wall Street are settling in for the long haul. In a development reminiscent of the Wisconsin protests, food donations are coming in from around the country, and the world:
Food has been donated to the plaza from supporters all over the world. Online donations for pizza, falafels, and other food are coming in from supporters in Omaha, Madrid, Montreal, and other cities, and have exceeded $8,660.
That update came on Monday, and the total has likely significantly increased since then.
Police are stepping up arrests:
Four people have been arrested so far (as of 1:28 PM EST) on day 5 of the Occupy Wall Street protest. The first arrest took place this morning during Opening Bell March. At 10:10 AM, Isaac Wilder was taken into police custody and is being held at W. 154 St. New York, NY. One firsthand witness has informed us he was at the front of the peaceful march taking place on a public sidewalk when police demanded protesters turned left. When Isaac asserted his right to continue marching forward in public space, he was immediately arrested.
Some arrests are being made on including charges for violating an obscure, 150 year-old law:
New York City police monitoring a social media-fueled protest in Manhattan's Financial District have charged demonstrators with violating an obscure, 150-year-old state statute that bans masked gatherings.
Since Saturday, five people connected with the protest to "occupy" Wall Street have been issued a violation for running afoul of the antimask law, according to police.
Occupy Wall Street writes that there have been solidarity protests in several cities:
On September 21st, 2011, we stood in solidarity with Madrid, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Madison, Toronto, London, Athens, Sydney, Stuttgart, Tokyo, Milan, Amsterdam, Algiers, Tel Aviv, Portland and Chicago.
Here is a video of the Seattle satellite rally:
While there is still the invariable grumbling that the media isn't covering this enough, given the size of the event it is actually a spectacular communications success. Google News is rapidly approaching 1,000 articles on "Wall Street protests." That is a level of coverage that should make any protest organizer drool, much less one that currently has less than 1,000 participants.
Pictures and videos remain the best way to capture what is happening. If you want more coverage of this event, just keep talking about it and sharing images like these.
Food station for the protesters in Zuccotti park. (Twitpic/
@jopauca)
Homemade music video montage: