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[[File:OTRP 2Constitutions 010212.jpg|thumb|Occupy The Rose Parade Human Float -- "We the People" & "We the Corporations" Constitutional visuals
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''Occupy The Rose Parade'' ('''OTRP''') was a four phase Occupy demonstration and protest by approximately 10,000 Occupy Movement activists that was held on January 1 and January 2, 2012 as part of the [[Occupy movement]] at the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] in [[Pasadena, California]] held on January 2, 2012. The main organizer of the 2012 OTRP, Pete Thottam, is a Los Angeles based Occupy volunteer, attorney and longtime antiwar activist. Phase 1 of the demonstration was on Sunday, January 1. It was organized by a separate group from the Occupy Pasadena group protesting locally, with no affiliation or endorsement between the two although a number of members of Occupy Pasadena actively participated in and helped organize the Occupy The Rose Parade demonstration. Rose Parade and Pasadena officials authorized the Occupy the Rose Parade movement to march at the end of the parade, after all the floats have passed and the phalanx of police cars moves through, but while the crowd is still in place.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19319874 |title=Group planning Occupy Rose Parade protest - LA Daily News<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |access-date=2011-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113063612/http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19319874 |archive-date=2011-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The protest's central human float action was a peaceful and nonviolent protest with no arrests. Organizers worked with the City of Pasadena, Official Tournament of Roses Parade organizers and the [[Pasadena Police Department (California)|Pasadena Police]].<ref>[http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_19303940 Occupy movement plans to crash Pasadena's Rose Parade - Pasadena Star-News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/11/11/Police-ready-for-Rose-Parade-protesters/UPI-71551321021321/ Police ready for Rose Parade protesters - UPI.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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'''Occupy The Rose Parade''' ('''OTRP''') is a four phase Occupy demonstration and protest that was held on January 1 and January 2 as as part of the [[Occupy movement]] at the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] in [[Pasadena, California]] held on January 2, 2012. The main organizer of the 2012 OTRP, Pete Thottam, is a Los Angeles based Occupy volunteer, attorney and longtime antiwar activist. Phase 1 of the demonstration was on Sunday, January 1. It was organized by a separate group from the Occupy Pasadena group protesting locally, with no affiliation or endorsement between the two although a number of members of Occupy Pasadena actively participated in and helped organize the Occupy The Rose Parade demonstration. Rose Parade and Pasadena officials authorized the Occupy the Rose Parade movement to march at the end of the parade, after all the floats have passed and the phalanx of police cars moves through, but while the crowd is still in place. <ref>[http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19319874 Group planning Occupy Rose Parade protest - LA Daily News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On the actual day of the "People's Parade" procession the Associated Press and CBS News both put estimates of participating Occupy participants at approximately 5,000.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} OTRP organizers estimated between 5,000 and 7,000 participants, significantly higher than the original high end estimates of 2,000 to 4,000.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}


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The Rose Parade, in person, has an annual audience of a million people, and a worldwide television audience on multiple networks.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests-portland-f-idUSTRE7AA30920111111 | work=Reuters | title=Standoff looms at anti-Wall Street camps in Portland | date=November 11, 2011}}</ref> On the day of the event, the worldwide television broadcast cut to the announcers in the booth, eliminating any coverage of the protestors.<ref>{{cite web|author= Mitchell, Greg |url=http://www.thenation.com/blog/165375/occupyusa-blog-special-holiday-weekend-edition |title=The OccupyUSA Blog: Special Holiday Weekend Edition! |publisher=The Nation |date=2011-12-31 |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Terry |url=http://pasadenaindependent.com/featured/thousands-occupy-rose-parades-end/ |title=Thousands Occupy Rose Parade's End &#124; Featured |publisher=Pasadena Independent |date=2012-01-02 |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref> Live streaming presented the event over the internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ustream.tv/embed/9753135 |title=Ustream.Tv |publisher=Ustream.Tv |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
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The protest's central human float action was a peaceful and nonviolent protest with no arrests. Organizers worked with the City of Pasadena, Official Tournament of Roses Parade organizers and the [[Pasadena Police Department (California)|Pasadena Police]].<ref>[http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_19303940 Occupy movement plans to crash Pasadena's Rose Parade - Pasadena Star-News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/11/11/Police-ready-for-Rose-Parade-protesters/UPI-71551321021321/ Police ready for Rose Parade protesters - UPI.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Speakers==
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The Rose Parade, in person, has an annual audience of a million people, and a worldwide television audience on multiple networks.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/11/us-usa-protests-portland-f-idUSTRE7AA30920111111 Standoff looms at anti-Wall Street camps in Portland | Reuters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On the day of the event, the worldwide television broadcast cut to the announcers in the booth, eliminating any coverage of the protestors.<ref>http://www.thenation.com/blog/165375/occupyusa-blog-special-holiday-weekend-edition</ref><ref>http://pasadenaindependent.com/featured/thousands-occupy-rose-parades-end/</ref> Live streaming presented the event over the internet.<ref>http://www.ustream.tv/embed/9753135</ref>
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Among the speakers at the January 1 and January 2 protest and demonstrations included Reverend Bacon (All Saints Pasadena Church), Martin Sheen, [[Ed Asner]], Carlos Marroquin (U.S. Foreclosure Activist), [[Ellen Brown]] (Web of Debt & Public Banking advocate), John Goodman (California Clean Money Campaign), Peter Thottam, Daniel Wayne Lee (Move To Amend Co-Chair), Marcy Winograd, [[Cindy Sheehan]], [[Michelle Shocked]], singer [[Laura Love]] and singer [[Jackson Browne]], and other nationally recognized Occupy activists and their supporters from around the country.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} The speakers and protest action sought primarily to emphasize "Corporate Money out of Politics," "Stopping Foreclosures," and "Ending Corporate Personhood" messages of Occupy Wall Street and, more broadly, to put spotlight on what activists state is a dysfunctional U.S. system with growing economic and social justice concerns that have reached crisis proportions in the U.S.


==Announcements==
[[File:OTRP OctopusShot 010212.jpg|thumb|Occupy Octopus Representing Wall Street Stranglehold over USA -- from OTRP's Jan 2, 2012 Protest]]
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On November 11, 2011, on their website the organizers stated "...we will in no way obstruct the path of the Rose Parade. This will be a peaceful and non-violent but spectacular protest of Occupiers everywhere calling for campaign finance reform and broader systemic reforms."


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That same day, conservative website [[Breitbart News|Breitbart.tv]] reported that Occupy Rose Parade intended to disrupt the Rose Parade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.breitbart.tv/occupyroseparade-plans-underway-to-disrupt-rose-parade-with-human-float/ |publisher=Breitbart.tv |title=#OccupyRoseParade plans underway to disrupt Rose Parade with human float}}</ref>
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Among the speakers at the January 1 and January 2 protest and demonstrations included Reverend Bacon (All Saints Pasadena Church), Carlos Marroquin (U.S. Foreclosure Activist), [[Ellen Brown]] (Web of Debt & Public Banking advocate), John Goodman (California Clean Money Campaign), Peter Thottam, Daniel Wayne Lee (Move To Amend Co-Chair), Marcy Winograd, [[Cindy Sheehan]], [[Michelle Shocked]], singer [[Laura Love]] and other nationally recognized Occupy activists and their supporters from around the country.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} The speakers and protest action sought primarily to emphasize the "Corporate Money out of Politics" messages of Occupy Wall Street and, more broadly, to put spotlight on what activists state is a dysfunctional U.S. system with growing economic and social justice concerns that have reached crisis proportions in the U.S.

==Announcement==
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On November 11, 2011, on their website the organizers stated "...we will in no way obstruct the path of the Rose Parade. This will be a peaceful and non-violent but spectacular protest of Occupiers everywhere calling for campaign finance reform and broader systemic reforms."


==See also==
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That same day, conservative website Breitbart.tv reported that Occupy Rose Parade intended to disrupt the Rose Parade.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.tv/occupyroseparade-plans-underway-to-disrupt-rose-parade-with-human-float/ Breitbart.tv » #OccupyRoseParade: Plans Underway To Disrupt Rose Parade With ‘Human Float’<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 3 April 2024

Occupy The Rose Parade (OTRP) was a four phase Occupy demonstration and protest by approximately 10,000 Occupy Movement activists that was held on January 1 and January 2, 2012 as part of the Occupy movement at the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California held on January 2, 2012. The main organizer of the 2012 OTRP, Pete Thottam, is a Los Angeles based Occupy volunteer, attorney and longtime antiwar activist. Phase 1 of the demonstration was on Sunday, January 1. It was organized by a separate group from the Occupy Pasadena group protesting locally, with no affiliation or endorsement between the two although a number of members of Occupy Pasadena actively participated in and helped organize the Occupy The Rose Parade demonstration. Rose Parade and Pasadena officials authorized the Occupy the Rose Parade movement to march at the end of the parade, after all the floats have passed and the phalanx of police cars moves through, but while the crowd is still in place.[1]

The protest's central human float action was a peaceful and nonviolent protest with no arrests. Organizers worked with the City of Pasadena, Official Tournament of Roses Parade organizers and the Pasadena Police.[2][3]

The Rose Parade, in person, has an annual audience of a million people, and a worldwide television audience on multiple networks.[4] On the day of the event, the worldwide television broadcast cut to the announcers in the booth, eliminating any coverage of the protestors.[5][6] Live streaming presented the event over the internet.[7]

Speakers

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Among the speakers at the January 1 and January 2 protest and demonstrations included Reverend Bacon (All Saints Pasadena Church), Martin Sheen, Ed Asner, Carlos Marroquin (U.S. Foreclosure Activist), Ellen Brown (Web of Debt & Public Banking advocate), John Goodman (California Clean Money Campaign), Peter Thottam, Daniel Wayne Lee (Move To Amend Co-Chair), Marcy Winograd, Cindy Sheehan, Michelle Shocked, singer Laura Love and singer Jackson Browne, and other nationally recognized Occupy activists and their supporters from around the country.[citation needed] The speakers and protest action sought primarily to emphasize "Corporate Money out of Politics," "Stopping Foreclosures," and "Ending Corporate Personhood" messages of Occupy Wall Street and, more broadly, to put spotlight on what activists state is a dysfunctional U.S. system with growing economic and social justice concerns that have reached crisis proportions in the U.S.

Announcements

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On November 11, 2011, on their website the organizers stated "...we will in no way obstruct the path of the Rose Parade. This will be a peaceful and non-violent but spectacular protest of Occupiers everywhere calling for campaign finance reform and broader systemic reforms."

That same day, conservative website Breitbart.tv reported that Occupy Rose Parade intended to disrupt the Rose Parade.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Group planning Occupy Rose Parade protest - LA Daily News". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  2. ^ Occupy movement plans to crash Pasadena's Rose Parade - Pasadena Star-News
  3. ^ Police ready for Rose Parade protesters - UPI.com
  4. ^ "Standoff looms at anti-Wall Street camps in Portland". Reuters. November 11, 2011.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Greg (2011-12-31). "The OccupyUSA Blog: Special Holiday Weekend Edition!". The Nation. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  6. ^ Miller, Terry (2012-01-02). "Thousands Occupy Rose Parade's End | Featured". Pasadena Independent. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. ^ "Ustream.Tv". Ustream.Tv. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  8. ^ "#OccupyRoseParade plans underway to disrupt Rose Parade with human float". Breitbart.tv.
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