Oct 282011
Our train arrived to Penn Station just before 8PM and we took the subway down to join the protest. A day’s worth of rain has finally stopped but heavy wind is whipping up tents and tarps. Zuccotti Park is only one square block, entirely packed with people and their belongings. A protester named Lilly from Ohio offered us a tour then we found a tiny space near the protest perimeter to set up our tent. A shipment of tents was distributed to the protesters shortly after our arrival and caused some drama among those who were not able to get a tent before the supply ran out. One man just stood on a pedestal screaming that he deserved a tent, then a group of protestors surrounded him, chanting, “We are not entitled!”.