▁with ▁the ▁protest s ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁has ▁been ▁" small ▁and ▁co oper ative ", ▁though ▁one ▁arrest ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁" il leg ally ▁camp ing ▁in ▁the ▁pla za ". ▁Some ▁have ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁for ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁Ash land ▁group ▁to ▁work ▁together ▁with ▁local ▁Te a ▁Party ▁members , ▁since ▁they ▁both ▁have ▁goals ▁of ▁reducing ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁" str angle hold " ▁that ▁the ▁upper ▁class ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁on ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁The ▁protest ▁began ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁protest ers ▁hand ing ▁out ▁pam ph lets ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Ch ase ▁Bank . ▁Police ▁were ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁scene , ▁but ▁the ▁protest ers ▁followed ▁the ▁directions ▁to ▁not ▁cl utter ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁no ▁cit ations ▁were ▁issues ▁by ▁officers . ▁Gene ▁Pel ham , ▁CE O ▁of ▁local ▁Ash land ▁bank ▁Rog ue ▁Cred it ▁Union , ▁stated ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁protest s , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁new ▁customers ▁accounts ▁for ▁the ▁bank ▁had ▁double d ▁for ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁October . ▁Several ▁members ▁pos ed ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁local ▁City ▁Council ▁officials ▁at ▁a ▁council ▁meeting , ▁request ing ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁switch ▁their ▁choice ▁of ▁bank ▁away ▁from ▁Bank ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 5 ▁bank ▁protest ers ▁and ▁more ▁later , ▁number ing ▁around ▁ 2 5 0 , ▁showed ▁up