▁and ▁many ▁hundreds ▁more ▁activ ists . ▁Several ▁families ▁occupied ▁the ▁space ▁long ▁term . ▁The ▁dem ograph ics ▁consist ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁a ▁large ▁ra cial , ▁gender , ▁and ▁political ▁mix , ▁many ▁people ▁of ▁various ▁ages ▁and ▁class ▁background s , ▁labor ers , ▁profession als , ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁both ▁employed ▁and ▁un emp loy ed , ▁the ▁under emp loy ed , ▁military ▁veter ans , ▁students ▁and ▁teachers , ▁some ▁hom eless , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁diverse ▁sexual ▁orient ations . ▁People ▁have ▁joined ▁from ▁some ▁distance ▁around ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁metropol itan ▁areas . ▁With ▁the ▁exceptions ▁of ▁views ▁prom oting ▁violence ▁or ▁hat red , ▁Occ up y ▁St . ▁Louis ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁political ▁belief s ▁with ▁Democr ats , ▁Republic ans , ▁independ ents , ▁Gre ens , ▁liber als , ▁progress ives , ▁conserv atives , ▁libert ari ans , ▁social ists , ▁an arch ists , ▁commun ists , ▁and ▁the ▁previously ▁non polit ical , ▁among ▁others , ▁represented ▁among ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁movement . ▁ ▁A ctions ▁held ▁by ▁Occ up y ▁St . ▁Louis ▁include ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁Ki ener ▁Pla za , ▁civil ▁dis ob ed ience , ▁demonstr ations , ▁protest ▁march es , ▁and ▁pick eting . ▁Occ up y ST L ▁has ▁acted ▁in ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁strike ▁actions ▁and ▁walk outs ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁supported ▁by ▁various ▁trade ▁un ions ▁and