Fat Cat Tax Day Rally

Occupiers and activists of all shapes, colors, sizes, and genders marched the streets of Spokane on Tuesday to protest the tax breaks for the rich and advocate for the opposite.

The "Fat Cat Rally" brought together groups like Occupy Spokane, the Service Worker's Union, Progressive Democrats, PJALS, and WashingtonCAN! The march began at Riverfront Park and continued throughout the streets of Spokane, finally ending in Riverfront Park, with all of it very reminiscent of any previous Occupy Spokane Saturday march.

Two men, known only as Ziggy and Justin, spoke through the megaphone at Wells Fargo, condemning bad practices and anything else that has to do with wealth and oppression.

“The men that run these places pay next to nothing, while the rest of us have nothing,” he shouted.

Young men and women hung a sign that read, "Occupy 99%," from Bank of America's parking garage as the march zigzagged through the streets. They dropped leaflets that read, "We're going to Occupy the shit out of you!"

Perhaps the greatest part of the march was the "Fat Cat": an inflatable, 25-foot high cat in a business suit, strangling a construction worker, being towed by a car like a parade float. It certainly was as big as a parade float.

Then the singing group infiltrated Wells Fargo, singing anti-capitalism songs in the lobby of the bank.

Harpman Hatter, one of the most visible of the Occupiers, did his usual sidewalk chalk art.

Towards the end of the march it was clear that May Day is going to be big.