It emerged in Cleveland in July 2011 and after several protests in front of Cleveland City Hall its members took camp in tents in a quadrant of Public Square. It was supported by Cleveland Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a Cleveland Democrat and former Cleveland mayor who has been named as a possible contender for next year's Cleveland mayor race among to date Jackson himself, millionaire businessman Ken Lanci, and Community Activist Donna Walker Brown.