The National Park Service issued a statement saying the new end date on the permit offered to the anti-war and anti-corporate greed demonstrators at Freedom Plaza is Dec. 30, which extends their initial, four-day permit by roughly 2 1/2 months.
From the Park Service:
The demonstrators kicked off their occupation of Freedom Plaza with a march last Thursday to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Their initial permit expired at 2 p.m. Monday. Protest organizers came out of a meeting with U.S. Park Police officers late Monday afternoon saying they had been offered a four-month extension.
Crowds from the group have protested at different sites in the city this week. On Tuesday, six people were arrested when a large group filled the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill and unfurled signs.
Organizers issued a news release Wednesday saying they planned to confront bankers attending a health care conference at the Metro Center Marriott Hotel.
