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Occupy Activists Stage Massive Banner Drop Across Northeast U.S.

HeadlineSep 17, 2012

Occupy activists are claiming to have carried out the largest series of banner drops in U.S. history under the slogan of “Get Money Out of Politics.” Activists say 99 banners were dropped along roadways from Albany, New York, to Washington, D.C., on Friday listing 99 individual reasons in support of campaign finance reform. The banners were hung at locations in five states including the Capitol, the George Washington Bridge, the Macombs Dam Bridge, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge.

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