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Occupy Ann Arbor protests Rep. Eric Cantor
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even referred to Cantor's politics
in Halloween-themed lingo.
"It's supremely appropriate
that Cantor's here on Halloween
because his vision for the country
is pretty creepy," Batterman said.
LSA senior Jordan Harris
was among those adorned in red
and black face paint as part of
the horde of zombie protesters.
Harris said she is currently con-
cerned about a "lack of human-
ity" within the U.S. political
system and a society dominated
by corporate interests.
"I'm alittle disappointed that I
feel like I've been cemented into
the corporate world, and I know
that a lot of people feel that way
also, so I think that we need to
be more open and encouraging of
organizations that have ideas that
are less one-minded," she said.
Also in the crowd of protesters
yesterday was LSA junior Aman-
da Tracy, who held a sign that
read "RIP LGBTQ Rights." Tracy
said student activism helps insti-
gate social change, especially
when it comes to wealth distri-
bution - a major concern of the
Occupy Wall Street movement.
She added that political activism
among young people will help
maintain the rights of LGBTQ
couples, and she expressed her
disappointment with a pending
state bill that could deny same-
sex partners benefits.
"The reasons our politicians
are able to get away with such
an unfair distribution of wealth
is that through our silence, we're
giving them implied consent,"
Tracy said. "But when we gather
together as representatives of
our own economic classes, we
show them that we're not blind.
We can see what they are doing
and ... they cannot govern us like
this. They are not representing
our interests."
Amin Al-Qadi, a junior at East-
ern Michigan University, came to
the demonstration withhis grand-
mother, Carolyn Al-Qadi. He said
that since Cantor comes from a
prosperous family, he fails to rec-
ognize the needs of lower- and
middle-class citizens, particularly
college students facing mounting
debt from student loans.
"He's a younger guy, so you
think he'd be able to understand
that we're going to come out
of college with thousands and
thousands in debt, but he came
from that rich 1 percent ..." Al-
Qadi said.
He added that politicians like
Cantor should make policy deci-
sions with all of their constitu-
ents in mind, particularly the
student demographic, which has
struggled with job and financial
security in recent years.
Ann Arbor resident Paula
Christensen attended the protest
with her friend Cathy Helton,
a fellow city resident and Uni-
versity alum. Helton said she is
frustrated by Cantor's dismissal
of the Occupy Wall Street move-
ment, particularly after he laud-
ed the Tea Party's social activism
two years ago.
"The minute the Occupy
Wall Street people came out, he
changed his mind completely
and said, 'Oh these people are
pinning Americans against
Americans,"' Helton said. "No,
these people are standing up for
Americans."
She added that Cantor has
consistently blocked legislation
the Obama administration has
worked to implement.
"He has done nothing but
obstruct President Obama in
every kind of situation and law
that he's tried to pass to help the
middle class, to help students,
the poor, to give health care for
everyone," Helton said. "I just
can't imagine how these people
have a conscience, I don't even
know how they sleep at night
when all they care about is creat-
ing more wealth for themselves
and their friends."
With the 2012 presidential
election just a year away, Hel-
ton said she is concerned about
ambivalent citizens failing to
cast their ballots and make their
voices heard.
"I've heard people think that
Obama hasn't done enough and
so will just sit at home and not
vote," Helton said. "He may not
be perfect, but look at what your
options are at this point. The
Republicans are just going to
crush our country."
University alum Clare Levi-
joki, who works on Occupy Ann
Arbor's press committee, said
the ultimate goal for organized
protests is to pressure politicians
to act with the interests of their
constituents - rather than their
friends and fundraisers - in
mind.
"I feel that (the Occupy move-
ment shows) there are people
that are so unhappy, they are
willing to live in tents in the
rain to demonstrate that they're
unhappy," Levijoki said. "So I'm
hoping that might push a little
change in Washington."
GRAFFITI
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decrease property values and has
a negative impact on the sense of
safety and security for residents
and visitors," a city of Ann Arbor
press release states.
Under the ordinance, which
was unanimously passed by the
Ann Arbor City Council in 2009,
property owners have seven to
nine days to remove graffiti from
their property after being notified
by the city.
The time frame depends on
whether the notice was posted
at the property or mailed to the
property owner. Owners can
either physically remove the van-
dalism or paint over it. If owners
do not remove graffiti from their
property within the specified
time frame, the city can remove
the graffiti and charge the cost of
removal to the property owner. If
the property owner does not pay
the city for these charges, the city
could add the charges in the own-
er's property taxes.
The Community Standards
Unit, which is working to ensure
residents' compliance with the
graffiti ordinance, works to
enforce city ordinances on public
health, welfare and safety. Offi-
cers enforce parking laws and cite
residents for violations that may
affect the city's "quality of life,"
such as failing to maintain their
lawn or leaving their garbage on
the street.
City Council member Stephen
Kunselman (D-Ward 3) said the
ordinance will ensure that high-
traffic areas like downtown will
be free of vandalism.
"I was around downtown (yes-
terday), and when you look, yeah,
it is noticeable," Kunselman said.
"You can't let that get out of con-
trol."
Kunselman said he believes
graffiti can be a valid form of pub-
lic art, but he thinks "tagging" - a
vandal's trademark image or sig-
nature - is not included in this
definition.
"Certainly, graffiti-style public
art has its place, but I think it has
to follow some protocols," Kunsel-
man said.
Referring to the Graffiti Alley
on East Liberty Street next to the
Michigan Theater, Kunselman
noted that much of the vandalism
there consists of graffiti that cov-
ered up city-sanctioned murals.
AAPD could not be reached for
comment on the new ordinance
after repeated calls.
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