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United States portal. v. t. e. Occupy Wall Street ( OWS) was a left-wing populist movement against economic inequality, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in politics that began in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City 's Financial District, and lasted for fifty-nine days—from September 17 to November 15, 2011.
The first Occupy protest to receive widespread attention, Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park, Lower Manhattan, began on 17 September 2011. By 9 October, Occupy protests had taken place or were ongoing in over 951 cities across 82 countries, and in over 600 communities in the United States.
The following is a timeline of Occupy Wall Street (OWS), a protest which began on September 17, 2011 [ 1] on Wall Street, the financial district of New York City and included the occupation of Zuccotti Park, where protesters established a permanent encampment. The Occupy movement splintered after NYC Mayor Bloomberg had police raid the ...
Occupy Portland protesters at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon, October 6, 2011. Demonstrators at the Occupy Austin protest on October 6, 2011. Demonstrators at the Occupy Knoxville protest on October 7, 2011. Occupy Seattle rally at Westlake Park, Seattle, October 8, 2011.
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.
UC Davis Police, Linda Katehi. The UC Davis pepper spray incident occurred on November 18, 2011, during an Occupy movement demonstration at the University of California, Davis. After asking the protesters to leave several times, university police pepper sprayed a group of student demonstrators as they were seated on a paved path in the campus quad.
During the Occupy Wall Street movement, many protesters inhabited Zuccotti Park and spent their days and nights there, despite park rules prohibiting staying overnight. Attempts were made by the NYPD to disperse the protesters, but not until November 15, 2011, were they substantially evicted. At that time, police officers lit up the area with ...
Gezi Park protests. A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Turkey began on 28 May 2013, initially to contest the urban development plan for Istanbul 's Taksim Gezi Park. [ 75] The protests were sparked by outrage at the violent eviction of a sit-in at the park protesting the plan. [ 76]