Occupy Rose Parade
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Occupy Rose Parade is a planned protest as part of the Occupy movement
at the Tournament of Roses Parade
in Pasadena, California
on January 2, 2012. It is organized by a separate group from the Occupy Pasadena group protesting locally, with no affiliation or endorsement between the two. By the announced plans, protesters are attempting to field 40,000 protesters as a human float in the parade. This plan is not for a disruption in the parade. Organizers are working with the parade organizers and the Pasadena Police.
The Rose Parade, in person, has an annual audience of a million people, and a worldwide television audience on multiple networks. On November 11, 2011, on their website: http://www.occupytheroseparade.org/, the organizers say " . . . we will in no way obstruct the path of the Rose Parade. This will be a peaceful and non-violent but spectacular protest of Occupiers everywhere calling for campaign finance reform and broader systemic reforms."
That same day, conservative website breibart.tv reported that Occupy Rose Parade intended to disrupt the Rose Parade. Which was echoed in other conservative media.
Occupy movement
The Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality. The first Occupy protest to be widely covered was Occupy Wall Street in New York City, taking place on September 17, 2011...
at the Tournament of Roses Parade
Tournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
on January 2, 2012. It is organized by a separate group from the Occupy Pasadena group protesting locally, with no affiliation or endorsement between the two. By the announced plans, protesters are attempting to field 40,000 protesters as a human float in the parade. This plan is not for a disruption in the parade. Organizers are working with the parade organizers and the Pasadena Police.
The Rose Parade, in person, has an annual audience of a million people, and a worldwide television audience on multiple networks. On November 11, 2011, on their website: http://www.occupytheroseparade.org/, the organizers say " . . . we will in no way obstruct the path of the Rose Parade. This will be a peaceful and non-violent but spectacular protest of Occupiers everywhere calling for campaign finance reform and broader systemic reforms."
That same day, conservative website breibart.tv reported that Occupy Rose Parade intended to disrupt the Rose Parade. Which was echoed in other conservative media.