▁ 5 0 ▁people ▁att ending ▁and ▁they ▁march ed ▁from ▁the ▁SO U ▁campus ▁to ▁dow nt own ▁Ash land . ▁The ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land ▁speak ers ▁told ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁" spe ak ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁high ▁amount ▁of ▁student ▁loan ▁deb t ." ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁march ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land ▁members ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Day . ▁ ▁After ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁local ▁residents ▁sign ▁a ▁pet ition ▁that ▁requested ▁the ▁city ▁use ▁a ▁local ▁bank ▁for ▁its ▁financial ▁endeav ors , ▁the ▁Ash land ▁City ▁Council ▁" v oted ▁un anim ously " ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁" con duct ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁criteria ▁for ▁selecting ▁a ▁financial ▁institution ▁for ▁city ▁bank ing ▁needs ". ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land ▁member ▁E van ▁Las ley ▁stated ▁on ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁group ' s ▁campaign ▁against ▁using ▁big ▁banks , ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁conv ince ▁" about ▁ 5 . 6 ▁million ▁people ▁to ▁move ▁their ▁money ▁from ▁big ▁banks ▁to ▁community ▁bank ing ▁systems ▁and ▁credit ▁un ions ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 6 ▁months , ▁more ▁than ▁all ▁trans fers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ." ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 5