Occupy D.C. protesters rang in April Fools Day and the sixth-month anniversary of the Occupy D.C. movement with what they described as “political theater.”
The group marched around downtown Washington to places members of the ultra-rich “1 percent” frequent — like the White House and Bank of America — stopping at each locale to raise a ginger ale-filled champagne flute to groups — like “our friends, the Chamber of Commerce” — that are responsible for helping them accumulate their wealth, explained Michael Basillas, one of the participants.
Many members of the group donned formalwear in an effort to impersonate the wealthy Americans they usually protest while they chanted, “We want our money back!”
The march, which interrupted traffic on several major thoroughfares in downtown D.C., was followed by a “Carnival of Resistance,” featuring live music, hula-hoop performances and a “pie a politician” booth.
