Occupy Wall Street is Growing - Will it Make A Difference

Many people are getting involved with the movement to Occupy Wall Street.

Occupy Wall Street started as a grass roots campaign to fight against corporate greed and government. It is a movement that has been gaining ground with those who want the government to build here at home rather than in other countries. The protest has been getting support from labor unions and people who are out of work and looking for jobs.

It is so popular that people who don't live close to New York City are organizing protests in their cities as well.There are already protest sites in Los Angeles, Boston, Washington D.C, Seattle and Miami.

Several labor organizations have joined in, the most vocal being the Teamsters. The protest is scheduled to begin on October 6th and continue throughout the month. The protesters will be camping out, sleeping in tents and refusing to leave until they make their point. In fact, the occupiers in New York City are saying that they are prepared to stay there through the winter.

Although their numbers declined sharply after the first week, when they were greeted with police action and pepper spray, they have surprisingly been gaining new numbers. For many people who have lost their jobs and their homes, this is the only way they can think of to get their voice heard. They are already coping with homelessness, so instead of quietly going to a shelter, they have decided to bring their tents and camp out on Wall Street.

Support for their movement is still growing and even people who don't want to protest have been expressing solidarity through the movement's Facebook page. Already they have thousands of followers, and the number keeps growing. It may be a grassroots campaign, but it is getting attention.

Do you think that these types of protest can make a difference? Let me know what you think in the comments.