Hartford, New Haven Plan Wall Street Protests

Wall Street protesters are now "occupying" Connecticut.

Groups in Hartford and New Haven are organizing events tied to the ongoing Wall Street protests in New York City and a planning meeting is being held in Bushnell Park in Hartford on Wednesday morning.

The "Occupy Wall Street" movement centers on corporate greed and economic inequality. It began on Sept. 17 with a few dozen demonstrators. Since then, hundreds have set up camp.

In Hartford, organizers are asking people to help them plan their "occupation." According to the group's Facebook Page.

About 50 people attended an "Occupy Hartford" public meeting on Wednesday morning in Bushnell Park to discuss how and when to hold a demonstration in Hartford.

People of all age groups and ethnicities held up signs said they were not happy about the way things are going in this country, including corporate greed, unemployment, the war in Iraq and poverty.

“There's such a divide and such a disparity in the state of Connecticut, “ Joanne Bauer, of Hartford, said.