Now in its third month and with winter on the way, “Occupy Wall Street” protesters are starting to formulate a game plan for the cold months ahead.
But as CBS 2’s Ann Mercogliano reports, not everyone thinks the movement will make it through a New York winter.
Military tents the size of some New York City studio apartments now sit inside Zuccotti Park. Protesters hope the tents will help them get through the winter. They’re also playing another role – as a safe space just for women.
Yet another may act as a sort of medical tent.
“People come in here with anything from a blister on their hand. We’ve had cases of hypothermia,” protester Pauly Kastora said. “Oh, yeah we’ve had multiple cases of hypothermia.”
Inside this military tent there’s a makeshift first aid station complete with cold medicines, bandages even a wheelchair.
Then, there’s also “pedal power.” The city has been citing safety concerns recently and took out the protester’s generators. They said they’ve found an alternative, though.
Bicycle powered generators.
One woman at the bike station couldn’t show Mercogliano how it works, but assured her it does.
“Yeah, but right now not everything is not completely up and running and three bikes is not enough to power the whole park,” protester Lauren Minis said.
To survive, protesters say they not only need power, but a place for pets. So recently, they said a care center for animals cropped up.
Will the movement make it through the cold winter ahead now armed with pedal power and first aid army tents?
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What a bunch of losers! Why don’t they put all that energy and ingenuity into getting a job and a life!??!
#1 this has become their job and life. People are donating to these malcontents (supplies/money ect) and that just gives them enough incentive to go on. I guess it’s become an attitude of why work when you can protest for a living.
Do they even know what they want? They have a problem with the government why don’t they take their protest to Washington? They are a group of unorganized, unknowledgeable group of unemployed, lazy, inactive and immobile, couch potatoes that have nothing better to do with their time than camp out and look for handouts.
If they were smart they would set up stations with resumes and invite employers to come down and interview them.