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'''Occupy Charlottesville''' is a protest movement affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's [[Lee Park]] in mid-October and are asking to be allowed to stay past Thanksgiving, the day their 30-day permit is expected to expire. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Occupiers face balancing act with some who've joined in|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/05/occupiers-face-balancing-act-some-whove-joined-ar-1438082/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 5, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> The ongoing occupation prompted questions from [[Jefferson Area Tea Party]] chair [[Carole Thorpe]] regarding whether the city showed favoritism by granting the group a permit. <ref>{{cite-cville|title= | '''Occupy Charlottesville''' is a protest movement affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's [[Lee Park]] in mid-October and are asking to be allowed to stay past Thanksgiving, the day their 30-day permit is expected to expire. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Occupiers face balancing act with some who've joined in|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/05/occupiers-face-balancing-act-some-whove-joined-ar-1438082/|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 5, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> The ongoing occupation prompted questions from [[Jefferson Area Tea Party]] chair [[Carole Thorpe]] regarding whether the city showed favoritism by granting the group a permit. <ref>{{cite-cville|title= | ||
Jefferson Area Tea Party chair suspicious of Councilor Brown comment|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Blog/This_Just_In/Jefferson_Area_Tea_Party_chair_suspicious_of_Councilor_Brown_comment/?act=post|author=Brendan Fitzgerald|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=October 18, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011}}</ref> | Jefferson Area Tea Party chair suspicious of Councilor Brown comment|url=http://www.c-ville.com/Blog/This_Just_In/Jefferson_Area_Tea_Party_chair_suspicious_of_Councilor_Brown_comment/?act=post|author=Brendan Fitzgerald|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=October 18, 2011|accessdate=November 7, 2011}}</ref> Tea Party leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the [[Lee Park]] overnight. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Political favoritism pre-occupies council|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/21/opinion-political-favoritism-pre-occupies-council-ar-1474433/|author=Carole Thorpe|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=November 21, 2011|accessdate=November 21, 2011|cturl=}}</ref> | ||
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Occupy Charlottesville is a protest movement affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Members of the group moved into Charlottesville's Lee Park in mid-October and are asking to be allowed to stay past Thanksgiving, the day their 30-day permit is expected to expire. [1] The ongoing occupation prompted questions from Jefferson Area Tea Party chair Carole Thorpe regarding whether the city showed favoritism by granting the group a permit. [2] Tea Party leaders have claimed city government has shown favoritism by allowing the group to stay in the Lee Park overnight. [3]
References
- ↑ Web. Occupiers face balancing act with some who've joined in, Graham Moomaw, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 5, 2011, retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Jefferson Area Tea Party chair suspicious of Councilor Brown comment, Brendan Fitzgerald, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, October 18, 2011, retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Political favoritism pre-occupies council, Carole Thorpe, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 21, 2011, retrieved November 21, 2011.