News of the anti-wall street protests and the recent arrest of 700 people for occupying the Brooklyn Bridge during the weekend has been circulating. The protest, also known as Occupy Wall Street, had originally started with around ten college students in a plaza near New York’s financial center. However, after the mass arrest Saturday, hundreds more of protesters as well as groups in other cities are joining in to speak against corporate greed, social inequality, global climate change and other concerns during these rallies.

Across the US in 21 other cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston, similar demonstrations are staged in front of  the Federal Reserve buildings of those cities; here at home in Canada, plans for similar “Wall Street” rallies are in place for major cities like Toronto and Vancouver later this month.

In my view, the will and determination of these protesters are admirable. Many of them are youths, and by coming together, they’re able to take a firm stance and point out to corporations the changes that need to occur. However, I don’t think that drastic changes would take place immediately after these demonstrations, but they are beginning steps towards this much needed change.

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