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Occupy protesters with "We are the 99%" signs in Bennington, Vermont. The phrase "The 99%" is a political slogan used by participants in the Occupy movement. [51] It was originally launched as a Tumblr blog page in late August 2011.
The Occupy movement began in the United States initially with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City but spread to many other cities, both in the United States and worldwide. There have been hundreds of Occupy movement protests worldwide over time. This is a list of some of their locations in the United States.
Occupy Atlanta is a protest and demonstration that began on October 6, 2011, in Woodruff Park, located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.It is inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17.
Did the voices of the housing crisis just get swallowed up by the anti-Wall Street protests? Marches, sit-ins and confrontations with police -- all part of the Occupy Wall St. movement that ...
The Occupy Wall Street protests, which started in 2011, inspired a wide international response. There have been hundreds of Occupy movement protests worldwide over time, intended and organized as non-violent protest against the wealthy, as well as banking institutions.
The protests gave rise to the wider Occupy movement in the United States and other Western countries. The Canadian anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters initiated the call for a protest. [ 8 ] The main issues raised by Occupy Wall Street were social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the undue influence of corporations on government ...
Since then the Tea Party and Occupy movement have altered the political landscape. [66] [67] January 10 – Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters reentered Zuccotti Park after the barricades surrounding the park were removed. NYPD is enforcing new rules set by the owner that protesters are not allowed to lie down or sleep in the park.
The Occupy Wall Street movement celebrated its first anniversary today without much to cheer. After a strong start, the whole effort sputtered out. There was not enough anger and determination to ...