“Hey, Wall Street you can’t hide – we can see your greedy side,” yelled hundreds of Occupy Boston protesters on Thursday as they marched through the rain in recognition of the National Day of Action.
Grace Morris, an employee at Corporate Accountability International, said the march and the National Day of Action were a larger call for Americans to take back democracy.
“It’s exciting that there are people that are in engaged in challenging corporations that are ruining our society,” Morris said. “It’s exciting that people are fighting corporations that put profits before public health.”
Bill Walker, a local cab driver, said he attended the march to support Occupy Boston’s goal.
“The march is about the economy, jobs and the 99 percent,” Walker said.
MassUniting volunteer Minnie Ramos said the demonstration was about stopping the cuts in spending in neighborhoods.
Ramos said she remained confident in the march’s efficacy.
“I think that everyone knows why they are here or they wouldn’t be here in the rain,” Ramos said. “I think that it’s going to take everyone.”
Winslow Myers, a 1968 Boston University alumnus, said he was just curious to see what Occupy Boston was all about.
“One of the things that interested me about the stories is that they say that they have no demands,” Myers said. “I have very specific ideas.”
Jack Cole, a retired New Jersey State Police officer, said he remained optimistic about the march and the movement.
“I think this is the best thing that happened to us in years,” Cole said.
Cole said the National Day of Action is an important catalyst to inform people about current problems, but that he would have marched regardless.
“I would have come no matter what because of what happened in New York,” Cole said, referring to the clearing of the encampment in Zucotti Park in Lower Manhattan.
As the march progressed, more protesters joined the trek, including bagpipers and drummers who joined the front of the line and played in tandem with the protesters’ chants.
Ramos said she applauded the protesters’ gusto and that the most important thing for the Occupy movements is to get organized through public action.
“Organize and organize,” Ramos said. “We can’t sit at home and talk about it. We have to do something.”
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