Engel, 23, has been traveling and working odd jobs ever since. She currently lives in Arlington with her younger brother who attends the University of Texas at Arlington. She works as a part-time waitress.
When the protest movement Occupy Dallas began Oct. 6, Engel jumped at the opportunity to join and has been a strong figure in the movement. She is in charge of running the library at the Occupy Dallas headquarters on S. Akard Street. She organizes the books that have been donated and distributes them to people interested in learning about issues involving political science or economics.
She has been camped out at the site since day one, leaving only to work and bathe.
Engel is one of the dozens of people who have joined Occupy Dallas. Their demands aren't completely clear and interviews with a handful of people recently found a wide array of perspectives and goals.
The group on any given day includes people from those who barely graduated fifth grade, to people with graduate degrees and full time jobs.
"Think about it like a family at the Thanksgiving dinner table, when everyone goes around saying what they are thankful for. You are not going to get one consistent answer," Robert Porter, a leader for Occupy Dallas who received his MBA in Management Information Systems from University of Dallas and currently works for the Texas Department of Transportation, said. "A key thread that everyone participating in Occupy Dallas agrees on is fighting injustice."
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