Occupy's Rose Parade float: 70-foot octopus of corporate greed - will appear at end of parade

[Liberal_in_LA]

Occupy's Rose Parade float: 70-foot octopus of corporate greed

Occupy protesters are busy finishing their float that will run at the end of the Rose Parade: a 70-by-40-foot octopus made of recycled plastic bags.

The octopus, said activist Mark Lipman of Los Angeles, represents Wall Street's stranglehold on political, cultural and social life, with tentacles "that reach into your pocket to get your money and a tentacle to get your house."

"This is the real Rose Parade, and the other is the Rose Charade," said Pete Thottam, 40, an Occupy activist.

Protesters will march the parade route after the floats and marching bands have passed. The group has been working with Pasadena police and Tournament of Roses officials on how not to disrupt the parade.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/occupys-rose-parade-float-70-foot-octopus-of-corporate-greed.html

[JI7]

1. i always found the Rose Parade boring so this is something that might make it interesting

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. hopefully the media will show it. might have to see it online.

[cbayer]

3. This is getting increasing amounts of coverage out here.

I wonder how they will handle the coverage of the actual parade. My father is involved and will be part of the occupy group, so I am hoping to see him on the teevee!

[jberryhill]

4. It is not always fatal to work this stuff out in advance with the city

Good on Pasadena

[provis99]

5. yay! Saving the best for last.

[freshwest]

6. Very cool, great way to get the word and working with the system there.

It should be a real eye-opener, but I expect MSM will turn the feed off at that point. Great creativity by Occupy.

[Blacksheep214]

7. The parades always go directly to replays.

That's why the wrap up is so fast.

YouTube or the news will have it

[CanonRay]

8. The Corporate Media will never show it for a second.

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. I think you're correct. It's sort of a no-brainer.

"But what do they want? Do they even know?"

[Larkspur]

9. Is this float covered with flowers or organic material?

I thought that the requirement to have a float in the Rose Parade was that the exterior had to be made entirely of organic material. Recycled bags aren't organic.

The Rose Parade is my favorite one of the year. I'll be TiVoing it Monday on the HGTV HD channel because I have to return to work Monday.

[jwirr]

11. I also wondered about that but it does make for a great contrast to the mostly corporate themes

in the parade.

[pinboy3niner]

12. It's a post-parade demonstration, not part of the official event

As it's not part of the Rose Parade, it is not subject to its rules.

[IcyPeas]

13. volunteers work on these floats

for months doing painstaking work.

I am kind of sorry the Occupy people decided to do this to this particular parade.

Wrong time, wrong place, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.

I live in L.A.

[quakerboy]

14. There is never a right place or right time.

Its always going to bother someone.

That said, this seems like a strange thing to be bothered by. Its not like they tore someone elses float down to make room for theirs, nor that they did anything to anyone else. They are just adding their own unofficial float after the end of the official parade. Not sure how that materially harms anyone, or even inconveniences them.

[Matariki]

15. No one is disrupting the parade

so your concern is misplaced.

[2pooped2pop]

18. they are not interupting the parade

They have an agreement to be allowed to march after the parade. They could have staged an interuption.

It is the right place and the right time.

Occupy all things, all ways, always.

[unkachuck]

16. "...70-foot octopus of corporate greed..."

....beautiful!....I'm tuning in to see what a '70-foot octopus of corporate greed' looks like....I already know what it feels like....

....when is the parade?

[pinboy3niner]

17. It starts at 8am PST/11am EST

Links to broadcasters here:
http://www.tournamentofroses.com/TheRoseParade/TheParade/BroadcastPartners/IntheUS.aspx