Children Around the World Occupy Wall Street
A young boy cleans up with a broom in Zuccotti Park. with demonstrators at ‘Occupy Wall Street’ who have been protesting at Zuccotti Park in New York.
Young children and even months-old infants are joining the ranks of protesters at Occupy demonstrations around the world. The protest, which began in New York City, has spread to hundreds of cities nationwide and abroad. Some children are being used to carry posters demanding the one percent heed to their (parent's) demands, while others are making the Occupy camps their homes.
Police in various cities are demanding that protesters leave their camps and increasing the use of violent means to remove them. And as some protest turn violent, the question remains, is it still safe to bring these tiny protesters out to demonstrate?
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