Occupy DC takes to sidewalks to protest banks

Published April 16, 2012 4:00am ET



By now, it’s a routine for Occupy DC: Spread sleeping bags on the sidewalk outside the Bank of America on Vermont and L. Fend off disgruntled security guards and harried passersby. Wake up, get arrested by D.C. police, post bail, return to the sidewalk.

Occupiers call it the “Sleepful Protest,” and it’s specifically targeting some of the nation’s biggest banks, which Occupiers blame for the foreclosure crisis.

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