Feb 29th was organized as a big day of action. As much of the public has begun to think occupy is over, the occupiers decided to do a big day of action to inform the general public that occupy is still in business.
Reporters on twitter have shown a number of arrests, as occupiers in NYC have tried diverse actions such as attempting to shut down a Bank of America branch, apparently protesting outside the New York Public library in Bryant Park, and protesting outside Pfizer.
Vocal New York, an HIV advocacy group that has affiliated itself with OWS, protested outside the home of HRA Commissioner Robert Doar's home. They were protesting the cutbacks in funding for the welfare programs that support HIV clients, the drug testing requirements recently instituted, and the fact that said clients will be referred to jobs programs. For more info, go to Vocal New York
There were protests in Los Angeles as well, and arrested, according to posts from twitter.
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