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Week of anti-Wall Street protest in Washington
Hundreds of protesters denouncing social inequalities to Washington on Monday, city scene will be demonstrations of several organizations, trade unions and the anti-Wall Street during the week "of 99 percent," reports AFP.
Over 3,000 people are expected to attend the anti capitalist protests organized by the association of unemployed American Dream Movement, protests held under the slogan "To regain Capitol" and run to tens of meters from the White House.
"There is an economic crisis in the U.S., there are 14 million unemployed, while large companies continue to wax fat and get rich," he told AFP spokesman for SEIU Union of Civil Servants, adding that "it is about 99% and 1% "of the population, a reference to the anti-Wall Street slogan:" 99% of the population declares greed oppressed the remaining 1%. "
"Inequality has never been so pronounced in this country. We urge Congress to represent the 99% of the population and not the 1%. We want the laws to be the 99%," he said.
Tuesday, 99 offices belonging to the Congress will be occupied by protesters peacefully from 11.00 until the end of the day will be organized on Wednesday a demonstration in downtown America, "where groups are working impressionist for the largest companies in world ", according to demonstrators.
Thursday will be reserved for speeches and prayers of some religious leaders with the unemployed.
I wait and representatives of other militant anti-capitalists such as those of Occupy Occupy DC and Washington DC, which are among the last organizations still have protest camps on public land in the U.S..
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