▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁demonstr ators , ▁including ▁children ▁and ▁adult s ▁of ▁various ▁ages , ▁peace fully ▁march ed ▁through ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁before ▁setting ▁up ▁camp ▁at ▁Burn side ▁Park ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Prov idence , ▁R I . ▁The ▁march ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Prov idence , ▁p aus ing ▁outside ▁such ▁institutions ▁as ▁Bank ▁of ▁America , ▁Prov idence ▁Place ▁Mall , ▁and ▁the ▁State house . ▁Though , ▁their ▁numbers ▁have ▁dw ind led ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 6 0 – 1 0 0 ▁protest ers . ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Occ up y ▁Prov idence ▁had ▁continued ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁organized ▁meet ings , ▁events ▁and ▁actions . ▁ ▁Occ up y ▁Prov idence ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁" Occ up y " ▁protest s ▁across ▁the ▁glo be ▁to ▁be ▁inspired ▁by ▁Occ up y ▁Wall ▁Street ▁( which ▁began ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁Stat ement ▁of ▁Pur pose ▁as ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁Prov idence ▁website ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁participants ▁seek ▁so cio e conom ic ▁change ▁" by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁truly ▁dem ocr atic ▁General ▁Assembly ." ▁The ▁" Occ up y " ▁protest s ▁are ▁concerned ▁with ▁furn ishing ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁corpor ate ▁and