They are called Occupiers. But the name hardly captures the unique personal stories of the denizens of McPherson Square.
Timothy McFallon, 21
On leave from his job as an EMT in New York City, originally from Boston.
There are some people who don’t necessarily want to be out here because of the cold… but as soon as it warms up we might have a reinvigoration of people.
~Timothy
Panorama location: Medic tent
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: Arrived on Nov. 5
Mike Golash, 68
Retired bus driver and union officer from Washington, D.C.
We will look for new places to occupy if we are restricted in this or that geographic location.
~Mike
Panorama location: Library tent. Golash is on the left wearing the brown jacket.
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: Volunteers at library from morning until evening each day since October.
“Turtle,” 21, and Jacques, 25
Turtle is from Alabama and is a former restaurant worker. Jacques is from Arizona and a former theater stage designer.
My dream honestly would be just to completely destroy the industrial world.
~"Turtle"
My hope with Occupy is to create a conscious movement of people who are dropping out of society and refusing to participate in commerce.
~Jacques
Panorama location: Art tent
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: 1 1/2 months
Anthony Sluder, “late 40s”
Metro bus driver, union stagehand from Washington, D.C.
We will stay as long as they’ll let us. There’s no reason to move.
~Anthony
Panorama location: Information tent
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: Camping in square since Oct. 10
David Lorig, 50
Unpaid volunteer on a yoga ashram in California for most of the past 20 years.
There is a way that people can stand against injustice and do it outside the normal political process.
~David
Panorama location: The tent was formerly used to meet with media. On this night, it will serve as Lorig’s sleeping quarters.
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: A few nights
Will
From Washington, D.C.
I ain’t going nowhere…until they stop all the bloodshed and war.
~Will
Panorama location: Southwest corner of McPherson Square
Yoel Perez, 49
Moved from Puerto Rico to New York City four years ago before moving to D.C. in June 2011, currently unemployed
The government is not something that should be for sale, and they all are for sale.
~Yoel
Panorama location: Perez, right, stirs a bowl of pasta in the kitchen tent.
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: 1 1/2 months
Soren Powell, 33
From Maryland suburbs outside Washington, D.C., and works as a service technician and manager at a water treatment company.
It’s really about the people taking control of the country back from the corporations.
~Soren
Panorama location: Powell, left of center and wearing dreadlocks, plays chess near the information tent.
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: Six weeks, but doesn’t sleep in McPherson Square every night
Caiti, 19
Is a “world citizen” and calls “Occupier” as her job.
We are a nonviolent, transformative, informative, social movement.
~Caiti
Panorama location: Caiti, wearing yellow police tape around her head, sits with friends in the center of McPherson Square.
Length of stay at Occupy D.C.: Living at Freedom Plaza for two months
NOTE: The panoramic composites were made over six weeks starting in late November.
Panoramic composites and interviews: Ben de la Cruz; Design and development: Grace Koerber; Production assistance: Alexandra Garcia; Additional development: Kat Downs
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