Even before the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park was forcibly cleared in November, many of the demonstrators were ready to pack it in for the winter and regroup. The bad weather was coming (or so everyone thought) but more crucially, the protesters had already made their point by altering the national conversation. Although winter temperatures never really came, the eviction decided that debate, and in the subsequent months, Occupy mostly fell off the map.
That will all change now that spring is upon us. Protesters showed signs of life during last weekend's anniversary party, as police once again got rough and dozens of people were arrested. With warm weather here to stay, it's showtime for the movement, and while Occupy has ambitious events planned — culminating in a May Day "general strike" — they're going to have to overcome some skepticism and other familiar obstacles all over again...
Find out more at http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/03/occupy-wall-street-big-plans.html
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