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 Poster for the protest | |
| Date | September 17, 2011 (2011-09-17) |
|---|---|
| Location | New York City, International |
| Participants | Anonymous, socialists, collectivists, radical leftists, anti-capitalists |
| Website | adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet |
Occupy Wall Street, or #occupywallstreet, is an ongoing nonviolent demonstration opposing what participants view as negative corporate influence over U.S. politics. It was inspired by the Arab Spring movement, particularly the protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square which resulted in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. The aim of the demonstration is to begin a sustained occupation of Wall Street, the financial district of New York City. Organizers intend for the occupation to last "a few months."
Although the demonstration is leaderless, it was originally organized by Adbusters, a Canadian anti-consumerist magazine. In August 2011, the hacktivist group Anonymous incited its followers to take part in the protest, increasing the attention it received. Other groups have also helped organizing it, such as NYC General Assembly and US Day of Rage. The organizers hoped to bring 20,000 protesters to Wall Street; Adbusters co-founder Kalle Lasn says he hopes to attract as many as 90,000.
Prior to the protest's beginning on September 17, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a press conference, "People have a right to protest, and if they want to protest, we'll be happy to make sure they have locations to do it."
The protest has been supported by a few, such as rapper Lupe Fiasco who donated tents for the sit-in and wrote a poem to inspire the protesters, although mainstream anti-corporate activists, such as Michael Moore, haven't said anything on the topic.
Related protests
Other protests have been planned in association with Occupy Wall Street. These protests take place elsewhere in the world, but have the same purpose. They are:
- #TOMALABOLSA in Madrid, Spain
- #TOMALABOLSA in Valencia, Spain
- #OCCUPYFDSF in San Francisco, USA
- #usdorLosA in Los Angeles, USA
- #TakeTheSquareWI in Madison, USA
- #OCCUPYBAYSTREET in Toronto, Canada
- #OCCUPYBANKOFENGLAND in London, UK
- #ANTIBANKS in Lisbon, Portugal
- #ANTIBANKS in Athens, Greece
- #OCCUPYMARTINPLACE in Sydney, Australia
- #OCCUPYBÖRSENSTRASSE in Stuttgart, Germany
- #OCCUPYMARUNOUCHI in Tokyo, Japan
- #OCCUPAZIONEPIAZZAAFFARI in Milan, Italy
- #ANTIBANKS in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- #ANTIBANKS in Algiers, Algeria
- #ANTIBANKS in Tel Aviv, Israel
Controversy
Despite the organizers' insistence that the occupation would remain non-violent, some commentators in the media and financial sector raised fears in the run-up to the event, claiming that it would lead to widespread social chaos. In an interview with The New American, Ron Arnold of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise claimed that, "American radicals are planning hundreds of simultaneous violent uprisings to topple our system of capitalism...I'm talking about anti-capitalist terrorists in our own country."
Notes
- Marcinek, Laura (17 September 2011). "Protesters Converge on Lower Manhattan, Plan 'Occupation'". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "'Occupy Wall Street' to Turn Manhattan into 'Tahrir Square'". IBTimes New York. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ Saba, Michael (17 September 2011). "Twitter #occupywallstreet movement aims to mimic Iran". CNN tech. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "#OCCUPYWALLSTREET". www.adbusters.org. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "US protesters rally to occupy Wall Street". 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- "U.S. Day of Rage planned for Saturday — an Arab Spring in America?". 15 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- "#OCCUPYWALLSTREET Orientation Guide". www.adbusters.org. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - “Day of Rage” Wall St. Occupation Sparks Fears, The New American, 13 September 2011
External Links
- Unofficial website backed by Adbusters
- Official Adbusters website
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