Occupy St. Pete’s senior citizens brave rain to “move their money”

Though some Occupy movements across the country are losing steam, Occupy St. Pete still attempts to bring energy to their community.

On Friday, about a dozen demonstrators gathered outside the local Bank of American branch located in downtown St. Petersburg on Third Street South. Fighting the rain with umbrellas and even their posters, the demonstrators were made up of predominately senior citizens.

This demonstration was Occupy St. Pete’s latest installment of their “Move Your Money” campaign, a strategy of the national Occupy movement targeting “megabanks,” including Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase

This article appears in May 31 – Jun 6, 2012.