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June 21, 2011

New Yorkers Camp Out to Protest Bloomberg Budget Cuts 
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In New York City, members of the group New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts
are continuing to camp out near City Hall to protest the administration
of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Today marks the start of the second week at
the "Bloombergville" encampment. Emily Turonis is an activist with New
Yorkers Against Budget Cuts.

Emily Turonis, New Yorkers Against Budget Cuts: “I personally had been
at the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, in their tent city experience, and as
soon as I got back to the States, I was involved in planning for
Bloombergville, which was very serendipitous. It's obviously been a very
different experience than what's going in Madrid. Namely, the police
force has been very different here. We often have more police officers
than protesters. However, I would say that it's been amazing to have -
to fight these austerity measures here, which are, in New York City, are
affecting every single community imaginable. So, while it's been a
different struggle, it's been absolutely inspiring to see the same type
of tactics being used successfully in different global scenarios.”



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