Occupiers Enter Target Store in East Liberty; No Arrests Made

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On the day before they're supposed to clear out of a Downtown park belonging to The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., about 350 members of Occupy Pittsburgh marched on Saturday through Larimer and East Liberty, targeting several businesses.

The protesters briefly blocked the Penn Avenue entrance to Bakery Square yesterday afternoon before marching into the Target store in East Liberty about 3:15 p.m. Chanting as they entered the store, they said they're protesting to bring attention to low-paying jobs at corporate businesses in the city's East End neighborhoods.

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Occupiers Enter Target Store in East Liberty; No Arrests Made

"We want full-time jobs with benefits in our community when you use our taxes to build our store," shouted protester Calvin Skinner, 38, of Homewood.

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