The Wall Street Protesters Are Now In 15 Major Cities Across The Country

It's time for us to check in with occupations in major cities across the country. Demonstrations launched in New Orleans, Portland, and Austin (to name a few) yesterday.

And as a sign that this whole movement is gaining momentum, most of these new protests are starting with hundreds, sometimes thousands of protesters showing up on day one.

According to our sources at Occupy Wall Street, people from other cities approached them about how their camp is organized, so you see the same things being done across the country. You see the human microphone, and you see the same chants.

Of course, we'll also check in with cities that have been going for a bit, like San Francisco and Washington DC. And we'll let you know which cities will be seeing occupations in the coming days.

Seattle

On Wednesday two dozen protesters were arrested for illegally putting up tents in Westlake Park. Most have been arraigned and released without bail.

Now the Mayor is going to allow protesters to camp out in City Hall Park, which has bathrooms, during the night.

But they'll still march in Westlake, and according to Fox News, they'll be getting a boost from the city's unions when they do. We'll see what happens when they march to protest the Afghan War this afternoon.

 Check out a local news station's coverage of the arrests here:

Portland

Occupy Portland started yesterday with 10,000 marchers. 600 of them stayed over night. They're occupying Chapman Square, which is annoying Seattle marathon runners. The Mayor is trying to find a solution to that problem, but the protesters say they are confident that they can all share the space.

Occupy DC

Yesterday, the Stop The Machine protest was held in DC. Its an anti-war protest, and while the Occupy DC protesters expressed their solidarity with (and some attended) Occupy Wall Street, they want to keep it clear that they are a separate movement.

They also have a sense of humor. They made this video pretending to be The 1% riding the DC metro. They play a pretty awesome song at the end too.

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