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The Occupy Wall Street protests are now in their fourth week and continue to spread. Locally, some MSU political science majors are bringing a similar event to Bozeman called "Occupy Bozeman."

"It's kind of like what's going on with Occupy Wall Street," said cofounder of the "Occupy Bozeman" movement Shawn Sheppard.

MSU students, Sheppard and Mark Bond, are organizing an event called "Occupy Bozeman." It's a non-partisan event that aims to open up the political dialogue on campus.

"There are obviously a lot of problems that students our age are inheriting," said Bond. "And we need to figure out not only what the problems are, but also what the solutions to those problems are."

The march will begin at Montana Hall on MSU's campus on Friday at noon.

"We just want our citizens to come out and have their voices heard that day," Sheppard said.

Occupy Bozeman participants will march onto the courthouse lawn where speeches will be held and citizens will have their voices heard.

"We just feel like a lot of politicians have lost their way and have forgotten why they're there and who they're serving," Sheppard said.

"Occupy Bozeman" organizers are hoping that together, participants can send a message to our politicians in Washington, D.C.

"We're sick and tired of what's going on and we want them to include us again," Sheppard said.

Some students that heard about the event for the first time today feel it's nice to see people taking action locally.

"I think it's great to see people finally informing others that stuff is happening," said MSU sophomore Hannah Gould.

"There's so much apathy and complacency," said MSU sophomore Dustin Talbert. "And it's sad to see people not care about what's going on in the world now."

Whether you're a Republican, a Democrat or affiliated with any other political party.. everyone is welcome.

"It doesn't matter where you stand," Bond said. "Come out and make your voice heard."

"It's time for action," Sheppard said. "It's time to listen to us the American people."

Organizers expect to see somewhere between 200 and 300 people at the rally Friday.

A meeting will be held in the MSU SUB cafeteria at 7 p.m. Tuesday night.