Occupy the Tri holds its first meeting today in Midland, attracting many supporters

Dozens of supporters gathered today for the first Occupy the Tri assembly held at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland, 6220 Jefferson Ave. Occupy the Tri is an entity of Bay, Saginaw and Midland counties in accord with the national Occupy Wall Street movement. The movement began in mid-September and has spread to more than 100 U.S. cities and 1,500 cities worldwide, according to www.occupywallst.org. The general assembly is being used throughout the country at other Occupy sites to share opinions and information about issues and for establishing agendas and policy positions.The movement was created to address issues at both the national and local level. The three county-based Occupy organizations held separate rallies and meetings over the last few months. The proposal to merge the three groups was made earlier this month.

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