, ▁among ▁other ▁organizations ▁particip ating ▁but ▁not ▁necessarily ▁inter co ordin ating . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁march ed ▁from ▁Ki ener ▁Pla za ▁to ▁the ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Bridge , ▁passing ▁by ▁various ▁financial ▁institutions ▁and ▁the ▁regional ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁before ▁ 1 4 ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁blocking ▁traffic ▁on ▁one ▁on r amp ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁highlight ▁neglect ▁of ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁jobs . ▁B ann ers ▁were ▁also ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁area ▁over pass es . ▁There ▁are ▁educational ▁efforts ▁such ▁as ▁daily ▁teach - ins ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁organizations . ▁A ▁food ▁tent ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁feed ▁occup iers ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁hom eless ). ▁An ▁on - site ▁library ▁of ▁pam ph lets , ▁period ical s , ▁and ▁books ▁has ▁also ▁operated . ▁An ▁inter fa ith ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁two ▁chap la ins , ▁creating ▁a ▁space ▁for ▁inter fa ith ▁worship , ▁discussion , ▁and ▁fellow ship . ▁ ▁Occ up y ▁St . ▁Louis ▁initially ▁faced ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁cit ations ▁and ▁arr ests ▁for ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁cur f ew ▁at ▁Ki ener ▁Pla za , ▁a ▁city ▁park . ▁There after ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁however , ▁the ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Police ▁Department ▁and ▁Mayor ▁Francis ▁G . ▁S lay ▁had ▁been ▁relatively ▁less ▁repr ess ive ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁cities ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁large ▁scale