Organizers Of Rose Parade prepare On "Occupy"

Volunteers are currently finalizing a flower-festooned hands, the musicians polishing tools and managers prepare horses are their fees as they turn the annual parade Monday.

But this year, hundreds of extra police officers from several agencies in law enforcement also moves in the region due to the expected visibility of the anti-Wall Street at the end of the procession of their own in March.

"We want to avoid the serious potential," said the lieutenant of police in Pasadena. Phlunte "mystery.

Police, Parades, and city officials held several meetings with the organizers keep the Rose Parade to keep protesters at the end of two hours in a long procession, with viewers and other groups wishing to make political statements on a regular tag along.

Hundreds of activists are expected to be 70 feet symbol of range of puppet Octopus profound influence of the Society Constitution giant U.S., "Goldie Sachs wheel of fortune as well as banners, placards and drums.

Activists are planning to stay calm, but to use their First Amendment rights to free speech, said Pete Thottam, enter the organizer Rose Parade.

Increased security is nothing new in the parade, which occurs in January 2 this year because of New Year's Day falls on a Sunday.

Police also stepped up measures to the 9 / 11 and the threat of Y2K, and regularly dealt with in the coming year to protest the Vietnam War against the Indians, enraged protesters choice of a descendant of Christopher Columbus as Grand Marshal.

Around 700 000 spectators, some camped in sleeping bags at night in a secure area of ​​greatest expected to line 5.5 km route through the city of Pasadena. Additional 40 million people looking for leads in the hands of 44 parades, 16 marching bands and 22 equestrian sport in U.S. television troops.

Among other things, this year's parade shows the Iraq war veteran JR Martinez, such as the Grand Marshal, children and grandchildren of Roy Rogers in memory of the float, the cowboys and the parents of Christina Taylor-Green, 9-year-old woman died in a shooting that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gifford last year, and to offer life float honor organ donors. Playing golf is wanted by the corneas of their daughters.