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Occupy Wall Street updates ala mode
Nov 02, 2011 1:48 am
WGXC correspondent Kelly Benjamin was at Occupy Wall Street on Halloween, and found Ben Cohen, from Ben & Jerry's, scooping free ice cream for protesters and shot this video. WGXC volunteer and training coordinator Cory Fischer-Hoffman was at Occupy Wall Street the day before, and recorded this five-minute audio feature about the conditions there after the rain and snow the night before. She writes:
"After over six weeks of occupying New York's financial district, participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement continue to protest corporate what they consider to be greed, increasing poverty and inequality, and a broken democratic system. Despite the snow storm which hit the northeast Sat., Oct. 30, participants in Occupy Wall Street spent Sunday morning, hanging clothes to dry, re-configuring their gear, and continuing to protest. WGXC reporter Cory Fischer-Hoffman interviewed participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement and here is what they had to say."Cory Fischer-Hoffman is a WGXC volunteer. PLAY CLIP 5:29