Occupy Louisville Moves Locations to Make Room for ‘Light Up Louisville

COMMENTARY | The “Occupy Wall street” movement began September, 17, 2011, and has now spread to over 100 cities in the United States alone. One of those cities being Louisville, Kentucky. The “Occupy Louisville” movement has amassed over 7,000 “likes” on Facebook , and is rallying to expand their numbers daily.

There have been reports of violence, civil disobedience among the “occupiers” in different cities. There have been injuries and arrests reported on several occasions. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case in Louisville, Kentucky. So far, there haven’t been any reports of disruption coming from the “Occupy Louisville” moment. Though some thought asking the protesters would be outraged when they were asked to move locations.

The “Occupy Louisville” protesters were asked by Kentucky state officials to relocate in order to make room for Louisville’s annual holiday celebration “Light up Louisville.” Despite having to completely breakdown their entire camp the protesters agree to the move. They applied for a new permit for a new location, and scheduled the move for November, 11, 2011. The protesters were previously located in downtown Louisville at sixth and Jefferson. Their new location is just a block away at fifth and Muhammad Ali in “Founder’s Square.”

Some protesters believe this move is a good thing for their cause because the permits for their new location allows them to protest 24 hours a day. Having unlimited time on site will allow them to spread the word to more citizens.

While the idea of the move went smoothly, the move itself didn’t go untarnished. On the day of the move, the “Occupy Louisville” Facebook page was abuzz with pleas for “occupiers” to come help complete the move. Some protesters said it seemed like only the homeless members were there to help. Leaving them to wonder if there was another 99% inside their original 99%.

“Light up Louisville ” is scheduled to kickoff November, 26, 2011 and will run through the new year. It is unclear if the “occupiers” will stay at their new location with the better permits, or return to former location after the holiday celebrations are concluded.

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