Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie Join Occupy Wall Street Protests
Folk music legends Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie have become the latest famous names to join the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators.
On Friday, the pair met up with demonstrators at Symphony Space arts center and marched with them to Columbus Circle in Manhattan, over thirty blocks away.
The 92-year-old Seeger met protestors with his grandson, musician Tao Rodriguez Seeger, and used a pair of canes as he marched with the throngs through New York City’s tony Upper West Side.
The activist musician then sang a series of acoustic numbers to a crowd of nearly 1,000 demonstrators, before he was joined by Guthrie for a round of “We Shall Overcome,” a protest anthem made popular by Seeger.
Seeger has a long history of protest music, with his back catalog including songs about the Spanish Civil War and the Vietnam War. Emphasizing the bipartisan nature of the protests, Guthrie is a registered Republican.
The Occupy Wall Street protests are now 37 days old, and a recent Associated Press-GfK poll revealed they were supported by more than one-third of the country. 58 percent of U.S. citizens, recorded the poll, are ‘furious’ about America’s politics.
Copycat protests have now spread to over 500 cities across the globe … and even some not quite of this world.
Tags : arlo guthrie, Occupy Wall Street, pete seeger
Posted: October 24, 2011
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Oct 24, 2011
No, I don't agree with this so called "Occupy The wall Street'. This is waste of time.
Oct 24, 2011
Never supported them, they are a bunch of clueless idiots.
Oct 24, 2011
If they are MAD about The Way Things Are Being Done On Wall Street , WHY ARN'T THEY IN WASHINGTON TELLING THE MONEY BACKERS ABOUT IT , Instead of Hindering The WORKING CLASS MAN ON THE STREET?
Oct 24, 2011
Occupy Wall Street is a historical movement I would love to be a part of. I can't understand what would keep anyone who is part of the 99% from wanting to be a part of this peaceful movement to make our country a better place. We all can contribute by demonstrating, avoiding spending our money or keeping it banks that are part of corporate America… Especially those banks responsible for foreclosing on people's homes and all the upside-down mortgages. We can't all spend the night in a park but we can bring blankets, tents, food, coffee, etc, to those who can.
Oct 24, 2011
Pete Seeger is one of the 12 Just Men who keep God from destroying the world.
Oct 24, 2011
They are Americans utilizing their right to protest, remember the 60's?