The numbers at the Occupy Tallahassee movement have thinned since the group first appeared outside the Old Capitol on Oct.15.
But those beating drums, shouting into blow horns and just holding signs expressing a desire to eliminate corporate wealth from the political system and marching in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests that have sprung up across the nation, say they have no intention of fading away.
Once people see we are consistently out here on the weekend, Im sure theyll be more willing to come out in numbers, said Gabriel Paez, a Florida State University political science major and one of the leaderless group's many organizers.
The group plans to demonstrate at the Old Capitol every Friday, Paez said.
There is a mass movement going on right now," he said. "If we didnt take part in this, it would be a great loss to our generation.
Withapproximately 60people at the intersection of Monroe Street and Apalachee Parkway just after 5 p.m. Friday, the scene remains very unlike the images on TV of protesters clashing with police in New York and Oakland.
A couple of uniformed law enforcement officers stood on the south side of the Old Capitol, keeping an eye on the group, but otherwise staying out of sight.
On Oct. 15, through social media directed at area college students, the event drew more than a couple of hundred to the steps of the Old Capitol.
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