Occupy Wall Street Movement Enters Eighth Week with Continued Arrests Around the Country

The Occupy Wall Street encampment and protest movement has entered its eighth week. Here in New York City, protesters will be hosting their first spokescouncil meeting today, a development in the decision-making process for the movement. Meanwhile, police continue to crack down on Occupy protesters across the country. In Florida, 13 people were arrested on Sunday while attending a First Amendment teach-in in Orlando. At least 24 people have been arrested over the last two days in Atlanta, Georgia, including five people early this morning. In California, police arrested 11 protesters in Riverside while breaking up the protest encampment.