After many meetings that occurred at the Children's Park discussing what is happening in Wall Street and the economical struggle that the nation is going through, an estimated amount of 1500 people marched through Market Street which eventually lead up to the stay in front of the civic center.
Winston Tecolote, a 35 year-old gardener, explained how he had been staying and making the Civic Center his home since last Saturday afternoon. "I don't know how much longer I will be here and this whole protest will last but I guess we all will just have to wait and see. All I know is that a lot of people are really pissed off."
A dance competition called World of Dance is scheduled to be presented at the Civic Theatre Saturday, October 15. Many were starting to prepare for Friday morning because word was spreading that the police was going to take action and start taking down tents because of the showcase.
"It will be a sad sad thing if the police try to push us away from what is now our home. We are all here to be heard and to educate others on this world wide problem. I have not had any sleep in the past 33 hours because I am determined to teach others about finance and the monitary policy" said Michael Rodriguez, a 23 year-old entrepreneur.
Many had the need to educate the people of downtown San Diego because they felt that the media is not doing their job. Michael Rodriguez explained how the only media attention they had gotten in he past few days was because of someone had tried to jump off of a three story building. "The media is controlled by the government. They don't care about what we have to say."
"What is going on with Wall Street and our economy is affecting so many people. It put my Mom out of a job and who knows what the future holds for the youth, but our voices need to be heard and whether the police take down our tents or not, we all need to stay strong and stand our ground."
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