Occupy Movement Reaches Beyond Wall Street

A woman taking part in the Occupy Movement in Atlanta was arrested early this morning at Woodruff Park in Atlanta, GA.  She was arrested for being in the park after the 11 p.m. curfew.  The woman was the only protester in the park.  The rest stood silently on the sidewalk.

The woman deliberately sought to be arrested to send a message, La’Die Mansfied, a spokeswoman for Occupy Atlanta said.

"We wanted to send a message that all of resources that (the city is) spending into the arrest of this one person -- who is only asking to be heard -- could be better spent and used to address the reasons why she was sitting in the park," Mansfield said to a reporter.

Four people on bicycles were also arrested for traffic violations near the park, Atlanta police said today.  One of the bicyclists was also charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer, CNN.com said.

Earlier this weekend, police arrested 19 demonstrators in the Occupy Movement in Atlanta.  Two of the 19 people were arrested for refusing to leave Woodruff Park after the 11 p.m. curfew and the 17 others were charged with obstructing traffic, Atlanta Police said.

"Before any arrests were made, people in the park were given several warnings over a loudspeaker, in English and Spanish, that anyone remaining in the park after the 11 p.m. closing time would be in violation of city ordinances," police said in a press statement.

As the Occupy Movement is spreading around the country, so do arrests at the movements.

Protesters in Honolulu, HI were looking for donations yesterday for $1,700 in bail after eight people were arrested during a sit-in at Thomas Square Saturday.

"We are asking support from the community to help raise bail money to pay back those who cannot afford to pay," the group wrote on its website.

The Honolulu protesters returned to Thomas Square last night to raise bail money for one member who had not been bailed out, CNN affiliate KITV said.

Police in Riverside, CA arrested 11 people yesterday after a group of about 40 protestors formed a human chain to stop officers from pulling down tents near City Hall, Occupy organizers said.

Police arrested eight demonstrators on suspicion of resisting an officer and three on suspicion of assaulting an officer.

The Occupy Wall Street Movement has not been contained to Wall Street.  Many cities in the United States, as well as the world, are protesting against financial and social inequality.  Over 80 countries are currently hosting Occupy Movements, The Atlantic said.

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