An Occupy Columbia protester is arrested on Nov 16th.By Ben Rutkowski
Bruce Springsteen releases his new album "Wrecking Ball" on March 3rd. He says several of the tracks are directly inspired by the Occupy Movement and he believes the "people on the streets" have set the political tone for this election year.
But the Occupy Movement has seen its fair share of trouble. Just look at Occupy Columbia and its fight with Governor Nikki Haley that resulted in arrests and the movement's eviction from the capital grounds.
So where has the local movement gone? Members posted on OccupyColumbiasc.org/ that protesters will be meeting in front of the State House near Gervais Street Monday morning. But no one showed up!
Occupy Columbia members say movement members spent so much time and energy in their short lived encampment at the Statehouse that many members are burned out.
Some students who were involved with the movement stopped going to meetings to concentrate on their schoolwork and efforts to start Occupy USC.
The Occupy Columbia movement has not taken action lately and does not plan to unless someone brings them an issue.
