‘Here as long as it takes’
Protesters set up tents on Memorial
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This article was published 17/10/2011 (5076 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Hardcore participants in Occupy Winnipeg swear they’re in this for the long run.
About a dozen tents and 40 protesters took up their positions on Memorial Boulevard this weekend and prepared to spread their message of corporate greed and financial inequality as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
“We’re going to be here as long as it takes to get the issues out there,” said Jonathan Barkley, who wore several layers and a white hat to protect him from howling winds on Sunday afternoon. “If we’re not committed, it discredits us.”
Barkley said he doesn’t believe the small group of protesters and countless others around the world can change financial markets immediately, but they’re taking a step in the right direction.
“We want to be a thorn in the side of the system. All of society will see us,” he said.
A construction worker by day, Barkley said it’s easy for him to pick up work in a bustling economy when he needs it.
Jesse, who requested that his last name not be used, said their biggest complaint is that too much corporate wealth is being spread among a miniscule part of the total population.
He plans to be on Memorial as much as possible but he’ll be spending his nights in his St. Vital home.
“I’m a bit of a suck when it comes to the cold,” he said.
Marches took place in a number of Canadian cities over the weekend, including Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, as part of a global event that called for 900 marches in 82 countries.
— staff
