One year after its inception, Occupy Tampa returned to Curtis Hixon Park.
About 20 diehards to the cause met in Tampa’s Gaslight Park Monday, where the protesters gathered and made signs. Expecting a larger turnout, those who attended seemed to have made more placards than people actually present, featuring the usual slogans bemoaning “corporate greed” and solidarity with the “99%."
After its first year Occupy Tampa, and the movement itself, has seemed to have lost some of its original populist steam. However, those present thought that the ideals of a year ago are gaining traction, pointing to recent actions by Occupy-affiliated groups in Europe, most notably Spain.
This article appears in Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2012.