'Occupy the Tundra': One woman's lonely vigil in bush Alaska LA Times

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/10/bethel-occupy-the-tundra-facebook.html

'Occupy the Tundra': One woman's lonely vigil in bush Alaska
She is standing alone with her dogs with an early frost on the grass, staking her claim as part of the 99%. "Occupy the Tundra," says the sign she holds, hand-lettered on an old piece of cardboard. Thousands of Americans are occupying Wall Street and various plazas, parks and squares across America. Diane McEachern has made sure that Bethel, Alaska -- a town of 6,400 way out in western Alaska -- is among them.




The picture she posted on the Occupy Wall Street Facebook page of herself in a musk-ox neck warmer, standing in the grass with her dogs in silent protest of corporate greed, has become the rural equivalent of a million-man march. The photo has been shared by thousands of people around the world. "I am a woman. The dogs are rescues. The tundra is outside of Bethel, Alaska. The day is chill. The sentiment is solid. Find your spot. Occupy it. Even if it is only your own mind," she wrote as a caption.

McEachern, an assistant professor in the rural human service program at the University of Alaska's Kuskokwim Campus, said she was following the Wall Street protests and wondering how they might be brought home to a town with one main street and no roads out.

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1. How awesome that she made the Times.

Fabulous.

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2. That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

I encourage everyone to read the story at the link. She is amazing.

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3. Evening Kick