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    January 17, 2012

Occupy Protesters Swarm US Capitol in Washington

   VOA News
   Occupy Congress/DC protesters hold a banner in front of the U.S.
   Capitol during a rally in Washington, January 17, 2012.
   Photo: Reuters
   Occupy Congress/DC protesters hold a banner in front of the U.S.
   Capitol during a rally in Washington, January 17, 2012.

   Hundreds of protesters affiliated with the Occupy movement are
   gathering outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to "Occupy Congress."
   The protesters braved cold, damp weather to cluster outside barricades
   in front of the Capitol, chanting "We are the 99 percent." Scores of
   police officers blocked them from moving onto the Capitol steps, and
   police arrested at least one person.
   The [1]Occupy movement began in New York in September under the name
   "Occupy Wall Street". Participants say they represent the "99 percent"
   - those outside the top one percent of wealth holders.
   Organizers of Tuesday's Occupy Congress event say they "came to show
   the one percent Congress what democracy looks like." Unlike some past
   Occupy events in Washington, the protesters seemed ready to confront
   police, yelling "let's be revolutionaries."
   The protest was timed to coincide with the House of Representatives'
   first day back after its winter recess.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

References

   1. http://www.occupytogether.org/

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