Occupy Frankfurt

I was up in Frankfurt today and saw the Occupy Frankfurt camp. It is located just outside the European Central bank (the big Euro sign belongs to the bank, not the protesters). It looks like the protesters have set up a nice place for themselves there considering that they are living outside. There were tents of different sizes – for one to six people, there are areas for getting together – complete with sofas and ottomans, a kitchen (which I did not see), and even an herb garden. It was raining pretty hard while I was there, so not much was going on in the camp.

The big Euro sign outside the European Central Bank

They made a nice sign to let us know they are still here (according to Wikipedia, the camp has been here in Frankfurt since October 15, 2011)

Source – I think it is pretty nice that they have an herb garden. It looks like it is doing very well too.

A big tent – probably one of the common areas

On the left, you can see the welcome desk – I guess they want to help people have a pleasant stay in their camp.

According to Wikipedia: The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic structure and power relations in society fairer. Different local groups have different foci, but among the prime concerns is the claim that large corporations and the global financial system control the world in a way that disproportionately benefits a minority, undermines democracy and is unstable. Although most popular in the United States, Occupy has seen protests and occupations in dozens of other countries and on every continent. Each Occupy site set up a camp - including tents and outdoor kitchens - in a park or other public space, often near the city or town's financial district, to establish a semi-permanent protest area.