by Maya Lennon ’14

After almost two months of protesting, the protesters  in New York City’s Zuccotti Park  were all cleared out. They were cleared out for safety concerns and sanitary reasons.  They keep themselves alive through the Internet, and they’re only allowed to be there during the daytime. They’re restricted from sleeping there at night to prevent them from camping there. The protesters tried to go to a judge and state that their right to freedom of speech should allow them to stay. But the judge disagreed and ruled against them.

It’s clear that these protesters in Zuccotti Park are frustrated, but about what? There isn’t a clear message that they send. These protesters, who are there day and night, don’t state what they want from the government, so how is the government supposed to solve the problems that the people want solutions for? These protesters need to figure out what they really are asking of the government and make sure their message is clear to everyone. They should protest for one thing at a time. In order to make progress they have to be more organized.