Clarksville is about to launch its own chapter of the “Organize” movement — a protest that started as a Wall Street event in New York City and is now taking root nationwide as ” the other 99%” of America — and angry America — speaks out. Occupy Clarksville, a new chapter in the “Occupy” that started on Wall Street and is now sweeping across America’s cities large and small,  will hold their First General Assembly on October 9 at 3 p.m. in the  Ampitheatre at McGregor Park on Riverside Drive.On Thursday, angry protestors marched in Nashville. Earlier in the week, Move On.Org and numerous unions signed onto the battle in New York City, where hundreds of protestors have been arrested.The Occupy groups, referring to themselves as “the other 99%” of the American people, are voicing opposition to the issues facing ordinary citizens: unemployment, taxation, the spiraling economic downtown, an increasingly unpopular war  — essentially, all the headline news that has left millions feeling disenfranchised. Some chapters of the Service Employees International,  the New York Transit Workers Union, Strong Economy for All Coalition, Working Families Party, Alliance for Quality Education, New York Communities for Change, and the Coalition for the Homeless have all lent their support to the Wall Street.What is most interesting about this movement, though, is the fact that this movement is firing up a debate — and potentially a massive voting block — just in time for the 2012 presidential election.The minimalist numbers at the top of the economic ladder  (including corporations) are facing an exponentially growing horde of angry citizens that is starting to look like scenes from the era of Vietnam protests; marches, signs, chants, and considerable debate that at first seemed to draw random people moving through a somewhat random and multi-faceted agenda. Social media — as it has in several countries overseas –is now being used as a tool of communication and connectedness, and that is changing the shape of this initially localized protest. Occupy groups (indentified nationwide as “Occupy (City Name)” are now found from Atlantic to Pacific coast and from northern to southern border. Clarksville is one of the newest editions.While the movement is gaining steam in Nashville and other cities, it is a newcomer to Clarksville; hence the organizational meeting slated for Sunday afternoon.For more information on Occupy Clarksville, visit their website or Facebook page. Category: Clarksville, Government, News, Politics Share this article: