While the movement failed to see any of its goals or policy proposals come to fruition, years later, Occupy Wall Street is still considered a blueprint for decentralized activism. The protest was organized by members of Adbusters , a Canadian anti-consumerist publication, including founder Kalle Lasn and editor Micah White.
Adbusters staff coordinated the time, place and marketing of the event. White sent out the first OccupyWallStreet tweet which would be seen by thousands of people following the movement online. Organizers first planned to meet at Wall Street's Charging Bull Statue and One Chase Plaza, but police erected barricades at both city-owned parks before the event on September The nearby Zuccotti Park was left untouched; over the course of the next two months, thousands would come to occupy it.
On November 15, , members of the NYPD forcibly removed the protestors and arrested some people. Later efforts to re-occupy the park were met with police resistance. With your help, adding events in our form below, we've been able to show Occupy events world wide.
As we wrote this week :. Tens of thousands went on the march in New York, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome, Sydney and Hong Kong as organisers aimed to "initiate global change" against capitalism and austerity measures. There were extraordinary scenes in New York where at least 10, protesters took their message from the outpost of Zuccotti Park into the heart of the city, thronging into Times Square.
So, we have started listing all the events we can find verified news reports for. There's not yet, but we do have most of the major ones. One example of this was an episode in which a protester was accused of assaulting a police officer. Following a court case that concluded in , this protester was found guilty after videos of her lunging at a police officer and wounding their face.
However, this individual was one of the only protesters arrested during Occupy Wall Street. Inherent in the Occupy Wall Street movement is the usage of private space for the protest against their owners. For the duration of the protest, the financial district of the city was truly occupied, as protesters used tents to camp overnight and consistently continue the protest. This was a protest of the everyday Americans, individuals who considered themselves to be the working class of the city.
Just as the protesters worked to tear down the beautification processes the city had been undergoing for years, the usage of this space represented the institutions the movement aimed to diminish. Zuccotti Park became a symbol for this movement and the hub for Occupy Wall Street throughout the entire protest. Zuccotti Park served to make Occupy Wall Street an incredibly visible protest, as it was impossible to be in this region of the city without sight of the movement.
The park was a popular site for visitation before the protest, and by taking over the physical space in such a dramatic fashion, the protest dominated news cycles and conversations for weeks.
This protest ended in November of , as the New York Police Department operating under the guidance of Mayor Michael Bloomberg raided Zuccotti Park and cleared it of protesters, as it was to be cleaned.
The demonstration, which is targeting corporate greed, stemmed from the "Occupy Wall Street" movement in New York, and has spread to the financial districts of cities around the world. Currently approximately protesters in tents are camped outside St Paul's Cathedral, which is adjacent to the Stock Exchange.
A businessman sticks his tongue out in jest as he walks past tents erected by protesters from the Occupy London Stock Exchange group, as they continue their demonstration that started on Saturday outside St Paul's Cathedral in London, on October 17, Swedish and international protesters hold banners as they take part in the "Occupy Stockholm" demonstration held at Sergels Torg in Stockholm, on October 15, Protesters launched worldwide street demonstrations on October 15 against corporate greed and biting cutbacks in a rolling action targeting cities in 82 countries.
A group of people gathered in support of "Occupy Wall Street" and the Occupy Movement around the world. Protestors march through the streets of Berlin during a demonstration to support the "Occupy Wall Street" movement on Saturday, October 15, Protesters gathered at many major European cities Saturday to join in demonstrations against corruption, capitalism and austerity measures.
Berlin police officers carry a protester after a sit-in demonstrating against the influence of bankers and financiers in front of the Reichstag building on October 15, in Berlin, Germany. Activists are demanding an end to the free-wheeling ways of global financial players whom they see as responsible for the current European and American economic woes. Tourists in a cable car take photographs of Occupy San Francisco protesters during a demonstration along the streets of San Francisco, California, on October 15, Yunker, an Occupy Dallas activist, is part of the movement that came together following the Wall Street demonstrations.
The local group which numbers in the to range has been based at the downtown park since last Thursday. Addie Becker, right, cheers as demonstrators march through center city Philadelphia, on October 14, , in the Occupy Philly protest. The encampment at City Hall is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.
Inspired by the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests in New York City, an estimated 1, people showed up to participate in the Miami protest. A Jordanian protester carrying a placard readin in English, "in Solidarity with 'Occupy Wall Street Movement'" stands outside the US embassy as members of the Communist Party gather at one of a number of protests around the world in Amman, Jordan, on October 15, The banner behind him, which is partially obscured, reads, "Jordanian Communist Party, capitalism is vicious and a known threat to humanity.
A group of about demonstrators take to the streets of downtown Phoenix, Arizona late Friday afternoon, October 14, as part of the "Occupy Phoenix" movement. Thousands of demonstrators gather at Madrid's landmark Puerta del Sol as part of the United for Global Change movement against banking and finance in Madrid October 15,
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