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Fitzhugh says she was surprised by all the attention.

Very Veronica: Unclothed Occupy protester explains why

The woman whose nude protest and arrest sparked questions in the final moments of the Occupy Charlottesville encampment says she's a little surprised by the attention but definitely not regretful. While over 7,000 online viewers may know her as "the naked lady," she is a 33

Occupy ousted: Cops take naked lady, 15 others

MORE PHOTOS The night after their permit to remain in downtown's Lee Park expired, members of the Occupy Charlottesville movement, an ardent band of peaceful campers and protesters made a last stand as scores of supporters arrived to encourage their effort. But in the end,

Hooverville

I caught the last hour of speechifying before Charlottesville City Council by the Occupiers. Peace, love, and social transformation. Justice! Drunks cured by love and community, abandoning the bottle. The group coming together in support of one another. Liminality and co

Speakers expressed solidarity with Occupy Charlottesville by wearing red.

Occupy talk: Council wants campers moved, not ousted

With its seats filled and with huddled masses of humanity lining the aisles and anterooms, City Council Chambers had never in recent memory appeared so crowded. But in the end, the literally dozens of pro-Occupy Charlottesville speakers didn't get exactly what they wanted,

Photographed at 8:55am Friday, November 11.

Silent sentry

This woman stood at the front of Lee Park along Market Friday morning, presumably part of the Occupy Charlottesville movement with her hands tied around a wooden beam. With her mouth covered in duct tape, however, we weren't able to get any information from her beyond the c

Encampment

Occupy Charlottesville folk at the feet of old trooper, R.E. Lee, in late October. This not a bivouac; rather, a convenient place to camp.

Wells Fargo divest protest on the Downtown Mall, Friday, October 14

Dang money: Protests on the Mall, UVA, Lee Park

Taking a page from the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that has been sweeping the nation, a small group of protesters occupied Central Place on the Downtown Mall Friday, October 14, encouraging passersby to withdraw their money from nearby Wells Fargo Bank and deposit it in l