About

This march is being organized by a few us here at OWS. We are communicating with a lot of different working groups, but are recognizing ourselves as part of Mobile Occupation, along with the bus tour, a sub group of Movement Building. We are planning a walking march from Liberty Square in NYC to McPherson Square in Washington D.C. Our aim is to leave Liberty Square on November 9, 2011 and reach D.C. by November 23 to protest retaining the Bush tax cuts for the rich. On the 23rd the super committee will be meeting and this committee has the power to stop these cuts for the wealthy! There will be 2 trillion dollars in revenues saved if the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire.Some  personal incomes of the Super Committee members fall in the 1% therefore it is easy for them to make decisions that affect the 99% as they themselves are not affected by those decisions. The Super Committee may simply extend their deadline (as is often the case), but either way we want to be there to fight for the 99% with Occupy DC!

A major draw for this march is for other people to get on board and start walking; especially outreach to rural communities. Whether for an hour, a day, or the full two weeks, we feel it’s imperative for OWS to respect the historical significance of long distance marches to support, promote, and encourage economic and human equality. We will march on average 20 miles a day from 9am to 5pm (banker hours) and hold nightly GA’s and/or discussions at 7pm in each town where we camp. We will be spending our two “days off” at Occupy Philly and Occupy Baltimore. We are also hoping that a few people from these occupations will join us in the march to the White House and Occupy DC.

Additionally, we hope to, as much as possible, coordinate with OWS and other occupations on planned actions, specifically on Nov 11 and Nov 17. We can do a lot from the road! Additionally, It would be beneficial if a medic(s)(update-we just got one!) and a drummer(s) could join us! Although our preparations will include a crash course with the medical team so we can be prepared for the unexpected as we will be marching unsponsored. Lastly, due to the nature of this march, it is important that each participant understand their personal health and physical condition and feel comfortable walking this distance without a support vehicle or excessive funding. We were given $3,000 by the GA for this march which will be spent mostly on gear, food, media, and as a fund for transportation back to OWS and/or an emergency situation. We do have a medic walking with us! If you would like to support in any way (we are still looking for a few camp spots) send us an email at: owsmarch2dc@yahoo.com

After Nov 23 people can do what ever they choose: stay in DC, return to OWS, or plan another march to further occupied cities. We should have some money to help with transportation costs back to where people came from if they so prefer. This march is to take OWS on the road using nothing more than our feet to spread the word along highways and rural communities. Some of us walking have been at OWS since the beginning and others have joined OWS in the last few weeks. We all have gathered a variety of skills and knowledge (facilitation, principles of solidarity consolidation, media, movement building, comfort, PR, Medical, and SIS for starters) that we can share with these other occupations if needed.

We are formally inviting all of you to join this march. If you cannot march please help to send us off this Wednesday at noon. We will be taking the New York Waterway/Hudson Ferry just south of Liberty Square.

 

Our route is as follows:

11/9/11:    Liberty Square to Elizabeth, NJ

11/10/11:  Elizabeth, NJ to New Brunswick, NJ

11/11/11:  New Brunswick, NJ to Occupy Trenton, NJ

11/12/11:  Occupy Trenton, NJ to Andalusia, PA

11/13/11:  Andalusia, PA to Occupy Philly

11/14/11: DAY OFF AT OCCUPY PHILLY

11/15/11: Occupy Philly to Wilmington, DE

11/16/11: Wilmington, DE to Newark, DE

11/17/11: Newark, DE to Rising Sun, MD

11/18/11: Rising Sun, MD to Bel Air, MD

11/19/11: Bel Air, MD to Occupy Baltimore

11/20/11: DAY OFF AT OCCUPY BALTIMORE

11/21/11: Occupy Baltimore to Laurel, MD

11/22/11: Laurel, MD to Occupy DC

11/23/11: Occupy DC to The White House for Super Committee meeting

 

Here are our specific directions:

Zuccotti Park Broadway & Liberty Street New York

	1. Head northwest on Liberty St toward Trinity Pl
		180 ft
	2. Turn right onto Trinity Pl
		285 ft
	3. Continue onto Church St
		0.1 mi
	4. Turn left onto Vesey St Take the stairs
		0.4 mi
	5. Turn left onto North End Ave
		56 ft
	6. Turn right
		433 ft
	7. Take the New York Waterway/Hudson River Ferry to Grand Street
		1.5 mi
	8. Continue straight onto Henderson St/Luis Munoz Marin Blvd
		49 ft
	9. Continue onto Marin Blvd
		0.3 mi
	10. Turn left onto Grand St
		1.4 mi
	11. Turn right onto Communipaw Ave/County Rd 612
		1.2 mi
	12. Slight left to stay on Communipaw Ave/County Rd 612
		472 ft
	13. Continue onto US-9 Truck N/US-1 Truck N
		1.9 mi
	14. Continue onto Raymond Blvd
		0.2 mi
	15. Continue onto Ferry St
		1.5 mi
	16. Turn right to stay on Ferry St
		0.1 mi
	17. Turn left onto Van Buren St
		0.2 mi
	18. Turn right onto Elm St
		0.6 mi
	19. Turn left onto NJ-21 S
		0.6 mi
	20. Turn right onto Parkhurst St
		0.2 mi
	21. Slight left onto Sherman Ave
		0.1 mi
	22. Slight left onto Frelinghuysen Ave
		2.6 mi
	23. Continue onto Newark Ave
		1.0 mi
	24. Continue onto N Broad St
		0.7 mi
	25. Turn left onto E Jersey St
		0.2 mi

15.4 mi – about 4 hours 35 mins

Elizabeth, NJ

	26. Head northwest on E Jersey St toward Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
		52 ft
	27. Turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
		0.1 mi
	28. Turn right onto Elizabeth Ave
		0.2 mi
	29. Continue onto Rahway Ave
		0.5 mi
	30. Turn left onto Dehart Pl
		400 ft
	31. Dehart Pl turns right and becomes Fay Ave
		0.7 mi
	32. Continue onto E Elizabeth Ave/State Route 514 Continue to follow E Elizabeth Ave
		3.8 mi
	33. Turn left onto Irving St
		0.1 mi
	34. Turn right onto Broad St
		0.4 mi
	35. Turn right onto W Hazelwood Ave
		459 ft
	36. Turn left onto Jaques Ave
		0.6 mi
	37. Turn left onto St Georges Ave
		0.2 mi
	38. Slight right onto NJ-27/Lincoln Ave Continue to follow NJ-27
		5.4 mi
	39. Continue onto County Rd 531 N/Middlesex Ave Continue to follow Middlesex Ave
		0.6 mi
	40. Turn left onto Bridge St
		0.1 mi
	41. Turn right onto NJ-27 S/Middlesex Ave Continue to follow NJ-27 S
		4.2 mi
	42. Slight left onto Raritan Ave
		0.2 mi
	43. Continue onto Albany St
		0.2 mi
	44. Turn left onto County Route 527 S
		0.2 mi
	45. Turn right onto Livingston Ave
		0.7 mi
	46. Turn right onto Delavan St
		72 ft

18.4 mi – about 6 hours 6 mins

New Brunswick, NJ

	47. Head southeast on Delavan St toward Livingston Ave
		72 ft
	48. Turn right onto Livingston Ave
		1.9 mi
	49. Turn right onto Co Rd 680/How Ln
		0.3 mi
	50. Turn left onto Jersey Ave
		1.3 mi
	51. Turn right onto Orchard St
		210 ft
	52. Turn left onto Arlington Ave
		0.2 mi
	53. Turn right onto Co Rd 608/Cozzens Ln Continue to follow Cozzens Ln
		0.3 mi
	54. Turn left onto Hartland Commons
		1.2 mi
	55. Turn left onto Aaron Rd
		0.1 mi
	56. Turn right onto US-1 S
		8.9 mi
	57. Take the pedestrian overpass
		6.5 mi
	58. Turn left onto Bakers Basin Rd
		0.2 mi
	59. Turn right onto Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail
		2.2 mi
	60. Turn right toward Whitehead Rd
		187 ft
	61. Turn left onto Whitehead Rd
		0.9 mi
	62. Continue onto E State St
		1.3 mi
	63. Turn left onto Chambers St
		0.5 mi

25.8 mi – about 8 hours 27 mins

Trenton, NJ

	64. Head west on Hamilton Ave toward Franklin St
		0.9 mi
	65. Turn right onto S Broad St
		190 ft
	66. Turn left onto Ferry St
		0.2 mi
	67. Slight right onto Bridge St
		276 ft
	68. Turn right to stay on Bridge St
		272 ft
	69. Turn left to stay on Bridge St
		246 ft
	70. Keep right at the fork Entering Pennsylvania
		1.4 mi
	71. Slight right onto PA-32 S/W Bridge St
		0.5 mi
	72. Continue onto US-1 BUS S
		0.5 mi
	73. Slight left onto US-1 BUS
		0.5 mi
	74. Turn left to stay on US-1 BUS
		1.0 mi
	75. Turn left onto Arleans Ave
		0.3 mi
	76. Turn right onto Trenton Rd
		5.3 mi
	77. Continue onto PA-513 S/Hulmeville Rd
		5.3 mi
	78. Turn right onto Bristol Pike
		0.1 mi
	79. Slight left onto US-13 N/Bristol Pike
		0.6 mi
	80. Turn right onto Ellwood Ave
		0.1 mi

17.0 mi – about 5 hours 37 mins

Andalusia Bensalem, PA

	81. Head southeast on Ellwood Ave toward US-13 N/Bristol Pike
		0.1 mi
	82. Turn right onto US-13 S/Bristol Pike Continue to follow US-13 S
		3.2 mi
	83. Turn left onto Ashburner St
		344 ft
	84. Turn right onto Walker St
		256 ft
	85. Continue onto Enfield Ave
		0.1 mi
	86. Turn right to stay on Enfield Ave
		0.2 mi
	87. Turn right onto Torresdale Ave
		3.1 mi
	88. Turn left onto Harbison Ave
		0.2 mi
	89. Continue onto Aramingo Ave
		3.8 mi
	90. Slight right to stay on Aramingo Ave
		0.4 mi
	91. Continue onto N Delaware Ave
		1.1 mi
	92. Continue onto N Columbus Blvd
		0.5 mi
	93. Turn right onto Race St
		0.4 mi
	94. Turn left onto N 5th St
		0.1 mi
	95. Turn right toward Market St
		115 ft
	96. Turn left toward Market St
		0.1 mi
	97. Turn right onto Market St
		0.7 mi
	98. Turn left onto E Penn Square/State Route 611
		0.1 mi

14.2 mi – about 4 hours 44 mins

Philadelphia, PA

	99. Head east on S Penn Square/State Route 611 toward Avenue Of The Arts
		118 ft
	100. Sharp right onto Avenue Of The Arts/S Broad St Continue to follow S Broad St
		2.4 mi
	101. Turn right onto W Moyamensing Ave
		0.6 mi
	102. Continue onto Penrose Ave
		2.7 mi
	103. Continue onto PA-291 W
		1.2 mi
	104. Turn right
		0.2 mi
	105. Turn right toward Industrial Hwy
		0.2 mi
	106. Slight right toward Industrial Hwy
		0.1 mi
	107. Turn right toward Industrial Hwy
		164 ft
	108. Slight left onto Industrial Hwy
		0.8 mi
	109. Continue onto Bartram Ave/S Governor Printz Blvd
		0.3 mi
	110. Turn left onto Scott Way
		43 ft
	111. Turn right onto PA-291 E/S Governor Printz Blvd/Stevens Dr Continue to follow PA-291 E
		8.2 mi
	112. Continue straight onto Price St
		0.2 mi
	113. Turn left onto US-13 S/Post Rd Continue to follow US-13 S Entering Delaware
		3.2 mi
	114. Continue onto Victory Hwy
		0.5 mi
	115. Continue onto US-13 BUS S/Philadelphia Pike Continue to follow US-13 BUS S
		6.1 mi

26.8 mi – about 8 hours 52 mins

Wilmington, DE

	116. Head southwest on N King St toward E 10th St
		0.6 mi
	117. Turn right onto E Front St
		0.2 mi
	118. Continue onto Martin Luther King Blvd
		0.2 mi
	119. Turn left onto DE-4 W/Maryland Ave Continue to follow DE-4 W
		3.0 mi
	120. Slight left onto DE-4 E/E Market St Continue to follow DE-4 E
		2.6 mi
	121. Turn right onto Telegraph Rd
		0.5 mi
	122. Slight left to stay on Telegraph Rd
		0.4 mi
	123. Continue onto Old Capitol Trail
		0.9 mi
	124. Turn left onto DE-2 E/Kirkwood Hwy
		3.3 mi
	125. Turn right onto E Cleveland Ave
		59 ft
	126. Turn left onto Capitol Trail
		371 ft
	127. Continue onto E Main St
		0.7 mi

12.7 mi – about 4 hours 12 mins

Newark, DE

	128. Head west on E Main St/State Rd 2 Bus toward S College Ave Continue to follow E Main St
		0.9 mi
	129. Continue onto DE-273 W/Nottingham Rd
		1.3 mi
	130. Continue onto MD-273 W/Telegraph Rd Entering Maryland
		10.3 mi
	131. Keep left at the fork Continue to follow MD-273 W
		5.5 mi
	132. At the traffic circle, continue straight onto MD-273 W/Rising Sun Rd
		0.8 mi
	133. Slight left onto US-1 S/Conowingo Rd
		16.4 mi
	134. Slight left onto US-1 N/Conowingo Rd Continue to follow US-1 N
		1.5 mi
	135. Turn left onto US-1 BUS S/Conowingo Rd Continue to follow US-1 BUS S
		1.8 mi
	136. Continue onto N Hickory Ave
		0.4 mi
	137. Turn right onto Courtland Pl
		367 ft

39.0 mi – about 13 hours 4 mins

Bel Air, MD

	138. Head southwest on Courtland Pl toward S Main St
		135 ft
	139. Turn left onto S Main St
		0.1 mi
	140. Turn right onto Fulford Ave
		0.1 mi
	141. Slight right onto US-1 BUS S/Baltimore Pike
		2.5 mi
	142. Continue onto MD-147 S/Harford Rd Continue to follow Harford Rd
		19.5 mi
	143. Continue onto Ensor St
		0.2 mi
	144. Continue onto Hillen St
		0.5 mi
	145. Turn left onto Guilford Ave
		0.2 mi
	146. Turn right onto E Fayette St
		328 ft

23.3 mi – about 7 hours 48 mins

Baltimore, MD

	147. Head west on E Fayette St toward N Calvert St
		52 ft
	148. Turn left onto N Calvert St
		0.1 mi
	149. Turn right onto Water St
		459 ft
	150. Turn left onto Light St
		75 ft
	151. Turn right onto E Lombard St
		0.5 mi
	152. Turn left onto S Paca St
		0.1 mi
	153. Turn right onto Washington Blvd
		6.0 mi
	154. Slight right onto US-1 S/Washington Blvd
		5.9 mi
	155. Slight right to stay on US-1 S/Washington Blvd
		2.5 mi
	156. Slight right to stay on US-1 S/Washington Blvd
		3.7 mi
	157. Turn left onto Talbott Ave
		131 ft
	158. Sharp right
		85 ft

18.9 mi – about 6 hours 30 mins

Laurel, MD

	159. Head west toward Washington Blvd
		121 ft
	160. Continue straight onto Washington Blvd
		0.4 mi
	161. Continue onto US-1 N/Baltimore Ave
		1.3 mi
	162. Slight right onto US-1 S/Baltimore Ave Continue to follow US-1 S
		11.5 mi
	163. At the traffic circle, take the 5th exit onto Rhode Island Ave Entering District of Columbia
		4.1 mi
	164. At the traffic circle, exit onto Vermont Ave NW
		0.3 mi
	165. At the traffic circle, take the 4th exit onto 14th St NW
		328 ft
	166. Turn right onto Vermont Ave NW
		0.2 mi
	167. Slight right at K St NW Destination will be on the right
		249 ft

18.1 mi – about 6 hours 5 mins

McPherson Square Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20005