Occupy DC

Hundreds gathered in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza to "Occupy D.C.," a movement started in NYC named "Occupy Wall Street" and has been held in other cities throughout the United States. Included are New York City, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Providence, Rhode Island, and Houston, Texas. The protests have, in fact, spread to seventy cities in the US and as far away as Hong Kong, China. The participants of the event are mainly protesting against social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government, among other concerns.