UPDATE: Ames Occupy Wall Street Meeting Planned

Ames appears to be joining the Occupy Wall Street momentum that suddenly has spread well beyond the financial district in New York City to communities around the country.

A Facebook group called Occupy ISU is planning to meet on  central campus in front of Campanile at noon Thursday. Around 1 p.m., the group will start walking towards Lincoln Way, according to the Facebook page. So far more than 80 people have said they will attend the event.

"We will know who you are if you have a sign, so please hang it up high and proud," the page states. "Please understand that this is an opportunity for everyone that supports the nationwide movement against the state of our current economy to come together ... Consider this the first meeting of a CONTINUOUS PROCESS."

The event in Ames is one of several in Iowa where groups are actively supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement. Protesters, calling themselves the "99 percent" say they will no longer tolerate the "greed and corruption of the 1 percent."

A few dozen people were  in an Occupy event in Des Moines late Sunday and early Monday. Iowa State University police Capt. Aaron DeLashmutt said protesters should be fine on Iowa State property so long as they don't impede pedestrian or motor traffic.

Here is coverage from IowaCityPatch about Occupy Iowa City, which began with about 200 people, including about 50 that stayed overnight, on Friday evening in a local park. Iowa City police also said they would not get in the way of the protest unless problems arise.