Occupy Sydney

Occupy Sydney will continue their protest this Saturday with a two thousand strong march through the city.
The group is scheduled to meet at the Sydney Town Hall at midday for speeches then march to Wynyard and Martin Place.
Wenny Theresia, a media representative of the group, said they are expecting there to be over two thousand people marching in the rally.
“I think its important to be here and to support what is going on,” she said.
“The idea of the [rally] is to occupy a physical space as a manifestation of the political space that we are reclaiming.”
Ms Theresia has a law degree from Sydney University and although currently looking for work as a lawyer, is devoting herself to the ‘Occupy’ cause.
Tim Davis Frank, a local high school teacher, has been participating in the movement and when asked what suburb he lives he said: “Martin Place, Sydney”.
Mr Davis Frank said it is not an anti-capitalist movement and there is no simple way of categorizing the concerns of the many people involved.
“We have talked to a lot of people who are staunch capitalists and staunch socialists and everyone has the same complaints,” said Mr Davis Frank.
“The complaint is that the current system is corrupt and it is not working effectively for the majority and for the world in general.”
“I’m very worried about the kind of world that is structured around the needs and interests of the richest people above anybody else,” said Mr Davis Frank. “It just strikes me as making very little sense.”
The rally will take place on the same day as the British celebration Guy Fawkes Day.
The tradition dates back to the burning of Guy Fawkes dummies on bonfires to commemorate the failed attempt by Fawkes to blow up the House of Lords – an act of rebellion against the British Government.
Ms Theresia said the date is a “neat coincidence” and that the rally will be held on Saturday as it’s a convenient time for the movement.
She says the movement will go on until “we see the change we want to see in this world – surely that’s a long term process.”
“All I can say is that I don’t think ‘Occupy’ is going away any time soon.”