It’s not certain whether anyone showed up to the anti-capitalist Occupy Charlotte event while wearing a T-shirt promoting an investment firm (investment of capital, that is), but WBTV reports that all is not well in the land of the Queen City occupiers.
On Sunday, Occupy Charlotte protestors clearly expected to carry their momentum into Monday.
Organizers said they were making plans to march on City Council then and at Duke Energy on Tuesday.
But when we showed up at the group’s campsite Monday afternoon to check on their progress, protestors were quiet. They declined to comment on their status or plans. They stood in small groups without signage.
We were told a couple of Occupy members had left to join postal workers at Representative Sue Myrick’s office in Southpark. Tim Rorie, president of the local chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers had compiled a press release this morning, claiming Columbus Day the start of a nationwide week of action to urge Myrick and other Congress members to pass the American Jobs Act.
But only a handful of people showed up.
“I’m disappointed,” Rorie said.
Monday evening, we showed up at a 7pm meeting of Occupy Charlotte supporters at their uptown camp site. That’s when the group went temporarily silent.
One group member proposed a vote, and the group of about 50 appeared to unanimously agree not to say another word for the time being.
Ah, it’s a rare pleasure to read about well-cast votes.
