Occupy Wall Street marches on billionaires' homes

Occupy Wall Street protesters chant outside the Park Avenue home to billionaire David Koch and David Ganek, in New York, on Oct. 11, 2011.

Salon.com:

Labor and community activists joined by Occupy Wall St. targets Dimon, Koch and Murdoch on Upper East Side march

New York progressive and community groups joined by Occupy Wall Street protesters marched through one of the city’s poshest neighborhoods on Tuesday, visiting the homes of several billionaires to pressure Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature to extend the life of a surcharge tax on the state’s wealthiest residents.

Besides being good theater — a giant check representing state tax cuts for the rich was left on the doorstep of hedge funder John Paulson’s Upper East Side townhouse — the march amounted to an attempt by veteran community and labor-affiliated activists to harness the intense media and popular interest in Occupy Wall Street to advance a specific progressive policy goal.

“We’re not trying to grab the steering wheel. We’re not trying to say Occupy Wall Street is all about one issue. But this is a concrete example of the kind of policies that are screwed up,” said organizer Michael Kink, executive director of Strong Economy for All, a coalition of unions and community advocacy groups. “I think public opinion is galvanizing around Occupy,” he added.

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