Politics & Government

'Occupy' Movement Comes to The City of Alameda

Gathering at City Hall Tuesday echos hundreds of protests across the country and around the globe.

Alamedans gathered in front of City Hall Tuesday evening to protest growing economic inequities in the United States.

" to corporate greed," said organizer Katherine Culberg. "And the excessive influence big business has on our government's policies."

Since its beginnings in New York City in early September, the "Occupy" movement has gathered momentum around the globe, with protests in hundreds of cities worldwide.

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"There's this amazing energy gathering right now — we're taking the conversation out of our living rooms," Culberg said. "It's a movement."

In the Bay Area, cities from to — as well, of course, as , Oakland and San Francisco have been the site of protests.

Find out what's happening in Alamedawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

KTVU's Oct. 18 coverage of the Occupy movement includes shots of Alameda.

You can find Occupy Alameda on Facebook here

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