Occupy Wall Street Completes Historic Walk to Atlanta

Saturday, January 28th, 2012 marked the end of a long march that started in Zuccotti Park, New-York, three months ago. The destination was Atlanta and the mission of the march was to reconnect with the country outside the confines of mainstream media. During the march many others joined in Philadelphia PA, Richmond VA, Greensboro NC, Winston-Salem NC, Greensboro SC and Athens GA. Twenty walkupiers arrived in Atlanta. They marched to Woodruff/Troy Davis park where they met other activists from Occupy Atlanta, and from Egypt and Syria. They then marched together to the CNN’s studio’s where they would protest together for the cause of justice and representative democracy.

The pictures also show a few members of Occupy Atlanta that had joined the walkupiers during the last 10 miles of their march.

Trumpet player at the Decatur Ghost Tower

Daniel Hanley distributing protest signs to Walkupiers

Photoshoot by photographer Jerry Burns of Walkupier “Kid”

Daniel Hanley and Walkupiers shutting down Wells Fargo

“Kid” as Captain Occupy

Daniel Hanley, Occupy Atlanta, holding sign in front of Wells Fargo

Peter Grotticelli holding sign in front of Wells Fargo

Turtle drapped in Peace floag

Darrin Annussek picking up debris from accident caused by rubber-necking

Walkupiers and Occupy Atlanta supporters in front of Welcome to Atlanta sign

Turtle in front of Welcome to Atlanta sign

Daniel Hanley shutting down Exxon

Walkupier Ronnie Kanape with Texas flag

Peter Grotticelli in front of disaffected historic building

Daniel Hanley from Occupy Atlanta shutting down McDonald

Walkupier “Kid” meeting local business owners

Daniel Hanley from Occupy Atlanta shutting down Texaco

Walkupiers Nathan Stueve and Dylan Bosley

Walkupier Turtle with Daniel Hanley from Occupy Atlanta

Daniel Hanley from Occupy Atlanta shutting down Chevron

Turtle, Nathan Stueve, Sara Handyside, Cologino Rivera,Tyler from Winston-Salem NC, Garth Kiser and Bo Han

Daniel Hanley at the Bank of America Plaza

Turtle, Nathan Stueve, Dylan Bosley and Darrin Annussek at Pine and Peachtree, Atlanta

Diana Eidson with walkupier Sarah Handyside

Diana Eidson walking with Walkupiers

Walkupier Darrin Annussek with Oliver Beinlich from Occupy Atlanta

Daniel Hanley from Occupy Atlanta shutting down Suntrust

Dylan Bosley

Walkupiers Lyndon from Boston and Bo Han

Daniel Hanley from Occupy Atlanta shutting down Bank of America

Walkupiers Garth Kiser, Ronnie Kanape, Bo Han and Sarah Handyside (left to right)

Walkupiers about to enter Woodruff Park

Walkupiers entering Woodruff Park

Walkupier Darrin Annussek in Woodruff Park, Atlanta

Daniel Hanley from Occupy Atlanta shutting down Wells Fargo

Occupy Atlanta marching in solidarity with Egypt

Egyptian protester

Bo Han marching with Occupy Atlanta

Pre-occupied policeman

Syrian protesters

Occupy Atlanta meeting Syrian protesters

Syrian protesters

Kid protesting with the Syrians

Charismatic Walkupier Bo Han

Veteran John Ahearn II holding Peace sign with Syrian Freedom sign

Kid with Syrian protesters at the CNN building

Matt Magnuson from Occupy Atlanta

Walkupier Lyndon from Boston supporting Syrian protesters