(((PICS))) Occupied Wall Street - A City Within a City

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Vernon Supreme from Baltimore, Md. hands out free Occupy Wall Street newspapers called "The Occupied Wall Street Journal" near the gathering site on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 in New York.

Compost heaps are seen in Zuccotti Park, where the "Occupy Wall Street" protests are currently taking place, Friday, October 7, 2011, in New York. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city.

A man washes coins donated to protestors while participating in the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park, Friday, October 7, 2011, in New York. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city.

A woman helps unpack boxes of donations in the "Shipping and Receiving" section of Zuccotti Park, where "Occupy Wall Street" protests are taking place, in New York, Friday, October 7, 2011. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city.

Becky Wartell, center, from Portland Maine, helps unpack boxes of donations in the "Shipping and Receiving" section of Zuccotti Park, where "Occupy Wall Street" protests are taking place, in New York, Friday, October 7, 2011. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city.

Ellen Rios, right, donates a vegan lasagna she made to a protestor at the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park, Friday, October 7, 2011, in New York. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city.

Cate Nolan, from Brooklyn, New York, holds up a shirt that says "I Am A Revolting Citizen" while participating in the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park, in New York, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. Nolan and her husband, Jim Leonard had 100 of the shirts made to hand out to people, for free, at the protest.

People who are occupying Zuccotti Park play with hula hoops, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, in New York. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags. But volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the Occupy Wall Street protest functioning.

images and captions liberated from www.daylife.com

[Earth_First]

1. Does anyone know what those numbers may mean on the arm of the man in the third image? n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Sometimes protesters write phone numbers on their arms

in the event they are arrested.

[Earth_First]

4. Bah! That makes perfect sense!

Thanks!

[barbtries]

14. in the seattle photo slide show

one caption stated that protestors were writing the phone numbers of lawyers on their arms in the event of arrest.

[me b zola]

3. Probably the phone number for the lawyers guild

It is wise when attending an OWS activity to have written in sharpy on your arm.

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Yes, the police aren't letting people call out of the area code and won't help you find #s.

I believe it was an early recommendation by the General Assembly.

[JVS]

5. Washing coins?

[xchrom]

6. They carry germs & bacteria. Nt

[formercia]

12. Have you not heard of Laundering Money?

Never mind.....

[Kadie]

7. Awesome!

:hi:

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. Great pics, K&R!

[ZombieHorde]

10. Mohawk woman is super cute. nt

[simmonsj811]

19. name!

what's her name?:shrug:

[lunatica]

11. Thanks.

[JBoy]

13. The pic of the woman donating the lasagna brought tears to my eyes.

It doesn't get more grassroots than that!

[renate]

17. yes, wasn't that thoughtful?

:)

I love that it was vegan... extra thoughtful since even among those protesters, who are probably less likely to be meat-and-potatoes eaters than the general population, there may be a short supply of vegan food.

[krispos42]

15. K&R n/t

[Lochloosa]

16. This pic just warms my heart....

Ellen Rios, right, donates a vegan lasagna she made to a protestor at the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park, Friday, October 7, 2011, in New York. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city.

[Gin]

18. warms my heart also....