Why limit yourself to just one occupation, when you can tour them all?
Lisa McCracken, a library student at the University of North Carolina, tells The Washington Examiner that she enjoys spending time at Occupy D.C. in McPherson Square because of all the world travelers she gets to meet, including those on “Occupy Pilgrimages.”
“We have people coming down here who say, ‘Oh, I just came to visit; I was just at Occupy London yesterday.’ We’ve had people from Occupy Dublin, London, Amsterdam, Portland, Utah, and those are just the ones that I’ve run into. It’s really just connecting people from different locations in a really interesting way.”
Michael Teoh, originally from Malaysia, announced the beginning of an #ows protest in his home country. Teoh is traveling to dozens of countries, not because of Occupy, but because of a competition he won in the United Kingdom, “Your Big Year 2010.” He told The Washington Examiner “they pay for everything.”
He was recently at the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City, and he said that he likes the mission of the movement.
“It is a good example of a grassroots movement that actually got attention from the relevant authorities to tackle the issues that they embrace…movements like occupy, I think, it is a good wakeup call, it is a good check and balance to the authoritative bodies that are concerned.”
With a smile, Teoh ended the interview by asking, “Where is the nearest McDonalds?” before departing McPherson Square.
Peter Jesserer contributed to this article
