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On the Capitol Steps: Oct. 15th

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Close to 300 Occupy Lansing supporters gathered around the Michigan Capital Building steps for the movement's General Assembly Saturday, Oct 15th. Although this was their first large GA in Lansing, some protesters have been camped out, occupying Reutter Park a couple blocks away since Oct 9th.

People with many political views and interests came from all over Michigan to attend the first official day of Occupy Lansing protests at the steps of the Capitol Building. Anna Kathryn Sulka, Muskegon resident and first woman arrested by the NYPD in New York City during the Occupy Wall Street protests on Sept. 19th, was there as well to offer guidance and knowledge she gained from experiences during her time at the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City.

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Occupy Lansing protesters head up Michigan Avenue after holding a General Assembly on the steps of Michigan's Capitol Building.

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An Occupy Lansing protester holds his sign at the group's General Assembly at Michigan's Capitol Building in Lansing.

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Close to 300 Occupy Lansing supporters gathered around the Michigan Capital Building steps for the movement's General Assembly. Although this was their first large GA in Lansing, some protesters have been camped out, occupying Reutter Park a couple blocks away since Oct 9th.

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Anna Kathryn Sulka, Muskegon resident (right) and first woman arrested by the NYPD in New York City during the Occupy Wall Street protests on Sept. 19th, takes the Megaphone during the Occupy Lansing General Assembly at the Capitol Building. Sulka, also known as "Katt", has been helping the Occupy movement in Michigan get off the ground by offering guidance and knowledge she gained from experiences during her time at the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City.

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An agenda is written out which the Occupy Lansing organizers will follow during their General Assembly at the Capitol.

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Katt pauses to think during a discussion with other organizers on the best way to pursue their agreed upon agenda for the Occupy Lansing General Assembly at the Capitol Building. Anna Kathryn Sulka, Muskegon resident and first woman arrested by the NYPD in New York City during the Occupy Wall Street protests on Sept. 19th, has been helping the Occupy movement in Michigan get off the ground by offering guidance and knowledge she gained from experiences during her time at the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City.

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On the steps of the Capitol Building, Occupy Lansing organizers ask the crowd for a "temperature check" before continuing with the General Assembly's agenda.

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People with many political views and interests came from all over Michigan to attend the first official day of Occupy Lansing protests at the steps of the Capitol Building.

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Kayla from Commerce Township writes out her sign at the Occupy Lansing protest. "True story," she says. "My mother had been saving for a long time and just found out yesterday that she lost a big portion of her investment." Kayla tells that her mother is a single mom, always very careful and conservative with her money and tries not to worry her kids about it.

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Occupy Lansing protesters walk up Michigan Avenue through the streets of the capitol on their way to Reutter Park where other supporters have been camped out, occupying for a week.

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With the Capitol Building behind them, Occupy Wall Street protesters make their way up Michigan Avenue during a march through the city.

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Occupy Lansing protesters and police were on good terms during the march trough the capitol, with the police providing traffic lanes for the protesters to march in.

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Reutter Park, just a couple of blocks from the Capitol Building has been occupied by the Occupy Lansing movement since Oct. 9th.

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Occupy Lansing supporters camp out in Reutter Park, a couple of blocks from the Capitol Building.

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Occupy Lansing General Assembly agenda.

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The Occupy Lansing kitchen at Reutter Park downtown.

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Protesters gather in Reutter Park, where the group has been since Oct. 9th, after the Occupy Lansing General Assembly at the Capitol Building and march through downtown.

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Justin Deboer, of Lansing looks out his tent as other Occupy Lansing protesters make their way back to the camp after a march through the capitol streets. Deboer says he has been camping out in the park for the past week during the occupation.

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Protesters gather in Reutter Park, where the group has been since Oct. 9th, after the Occupy Lansing General Assembly at the Capitol Building and march through downtown.

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A sign on the porta john in Reutter Park, where Occupy Lansing protesters have been camped out since Oct. 9th.

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