#OCCUPYSYDNEY

On Saturday 15th October protesters, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, gathered outside the Reserve Bank of Australia, in Martin Place.

They plan to camp out indefinitely, in the Sydney Central Business District, in an attempt to raise awareness and the support of the 99% of the population and to reclaim the power currently held by the super-rich 1% individuals and corporations. The idea that well being should be put before corporate greed is at the core of their cause.

I personally have been following the movement in New York, where a group of protesters have been (and still are) camping Wall Street since mid September. As I my hotel was a couple blocks away from where the protest was to be held, I thought I would go along, show some support and at least get some photos.

The protest seemed to be quite well organised, they had a PA system and you could tell that for a large majority of the people, this was by no means their first protest. The problem seemed to be that everyone had their own agenda and was just using the movement as leverage for their own socialist ideals. This was a shame because it diluted what is, in fact, quite an important message; the system is broken.