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<h1>Occupy Boston: smart, savvy, and aiming to emulate
Wall Street protests</h1>
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href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/28/occupy-boston-wall-street">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/28/occupy-boston-wall-street</a><br>
About 200 people in Boston express their outrage at
America's economic woes – and promise to take up the
protest baton</p>
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<p>There were socialists, anti-poverty campaigners,
students, anarchists,<br>
computer hackers, the unemployed, and workers ranging from
a<br>
vet to an accountant.</p>
<p>And, numbering around 200 and meeting to plot until late
in the night, a group of Bostonians have decided to
recreate the anti-Wall Street protests that are gripping
New York.</p>
<p>Unlike previous attempts, such as a march that fizzled
out in Chicago with just 20 people, the people behind
Occupy Boston showed a strong dose of media savvy and
organisational skill on Monday night, as they drew a
committed crowd of volunteers to their cause: to occupy a
slice of the city. Local TV crews were in attendance at
the evening mass planning meeting, and it had been flagged
on the front pages of Boston's newspapers. </p>
<p>The move raises the first serious prospect of the Wall
Street protests spreading beyond New York and comes as
other events are also being planned in Los Angeles and
Washington.<br>
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<p>full piece, videos: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/28/occupy-boston-wall-street">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/28/occupy-boston-wall-street</a></p>
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