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The Occupy Wall Street uprising that began one month ago with just 200 protesters has sparked a wave of occupations across the country. In cities like San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Memphis, Baltimore and beyond, people are joining forces in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street to demand an end to corporate dominance of America’s economic and political system that has left the poor and working class suffering under the weight of massive debt, joblessness, foreclosure and an uncertain future.

As Occupy Wall Street continues to bring the struggle for economic and social justice directly to America’s financial district, there is another movement called October 2011 that plans to tackle injustice in the epicenter of political corruption: Washington, DC.

Beginning Thursday, October 6, the energy behind Occupy Wall Street will travel to DC’s Freedom Plaza, between the Capitol and the White House, where thousands of people will gather and follow in the footsteps of Madison, Wisconsin, to demand that America invest “in human needs and environmental protection instead of war and exploitation,” according to the October 2011 Web site. The movement calls on all who are fed up with social injustice, endless war and environmental destruction to unite to put a stop to “concentrated corporate power” through direct and nonviolent democratic action.