PDF Petition Against the Daily Closure of Senator Beth Johnson Park
At present, tens of thousands fo people from around our country are standing together against corporate greed, corporate person-hood, and corporate influence in governmental processes. Our government must return to representing its citizens rather than its banks and big businesses.
This movement has spread out from Wall Street to over one thousand cities in the United States. Proudly, we can say Orlando is one of those cities. On October 15, 2011, over 1,500 Orlando citizens gathered in Senator Beth Johnson Park at 59 South Ivanhoe Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32801, to march in solidarity and begin the occupation movement here in Orlando.
Orlando citizens are suffering the same plight seen throughout the country — unemployment, underemployment, unaffordable education, lack of healthcare, a skyrocketing cost of living, and insurmountable debts. Occupy Orlando is working for the betterment of the lives of Orlando citizens, and striving to be a constant reminder to those in power that the average citizen will not be discounted, marginalized, and taken for granted any longer.
It is critical that this occupation be allowed to continue uninterrupted. Unfortunately, the park is closed from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., which hinders our First Amendment right of free speech, and by extension, inhibits the voice of the American People.
We the undersigned agree that Senator Beth Johnson Park must be kept open twenty four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, to accommodate Occupy Orlando participants. I endorse their right to a venue for concerned, hurting citizens to use their freedom of speech to peacefully demand that their grievances be redressed.
Latest Signatures
| 541. | Valerie Rojas | Jan 30, 2012 |
| 540. | Edgar Peralta | Jan 29, 2012 |
| 539. | Micheal Hankins | Jan 25, 2012 |
| 538. | Matthew Fennell | Dec 27, 2011 |
| 537. | RAIN MCCORTON | Dec 27, 2011 |
| 536. | nena weinsteiger | Dec 11, 2011 |
| 535. | Michael Karkovice | Dec 11, 2011 |
| 534. | Tiffany Bailey | Dec 11, 2011 |
| 533. | Eden Wetherell | Dec 11, 2011 |
| 532. | Dennis Woodcum | Dec 10, 2011 |
| 531. | Katie Langella | Dec 09, 2011 |
| 530. | michael bailey | Dec 08, 2011 |
| 529. | Amanda Hall | Nov 28, 2011 |
| 528. | neil toor | Nov 28, 2011 |
| 527. | Kevin Ashcraft | Nov 27, 2011 |
| 526. | Mike Lutzko | Nov 26, 2011 |
| 525. | Calice Newkirk | Nov 26, 2011 |
| 524. | Vicki Whitton | Nov 25, 2011 |
| 523. | Jordan Stills | Nov 25, 2011 |
| 522. | Jamie Purvis | Nov 25, 2011 |
| 521. | Page McKay | Nov 24, 2011 |
| 520. | Larry Milligan | Nov 23, 2011 |
| 519. | Christina LaBella | Nov 22, 2011 |
| 518. | Leonardo Rodriguez | Nov 22, 2011 |
| 517. | Roger Kayser | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 516. | Janet LIne | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 515. | Steven Estes | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 514. | Susan Keller | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 513. | Jeannette Quintana | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 512. | Kathryn Homblette | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 511. | Ann McGregor | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 510. | Jim Belcher | Nov 21, 2011 |
| 509. | garry pepin | Nov 19, 2011 |
| 508. | sandi hoha | Nov 18, 2011 |
| 507. | Frank Tenorio | Nov 18, 2011 |
| 506. | Sarah Antonelli | Nov 18, 2011 |
| 505. | Robert Mauro | Nov 17, 2011 |
| 504. | Jeff Hole | Nov 17, 2011 |
| 503. | Leona Semizian | Nov 17, 2011 |
| 502. | michael daniel | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 501. | Straun Wagner | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 500. | christine henry | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 499. | Patricia Moore | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 498. | Richard Higgins | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 497. | Virginia Nancarvis | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 496. | Alice Acri | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 495. | Delores Rutherford | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 494. | Omar Gadafi | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 493. | Heinrich Himmler | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 492. | Janet Jackson | Nov 16, 2011 |