Occupy movement
The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic and political relations in all societies less vertically hierarchical and more flatly distributed. Local groups often have different foci, but among the movement's prime concerns deal with how large corporations and the global financial system control the world in a way that disproportionately benefits a minority, undermines democracy, and is unstable.[8][9][10][11] The first Occupy protest to receive widespread attention was Occupy Wall Street in New York City's Zuccotti Park, which began on 17 September 2011. Background[edit] Protests in 1–4 cities Protests in 5–9 cities Protests in 10 or more cities "We are the 99%" slogan[edit] Goals[edit] During the early weeks, the movement was frequently criticized by the news media for having no clearly defined goals. Methods[edit] Assembly hand signals Structure[edit] Nonviolence[edit]
MotherJones
The loose-knit protest movement known as Occupy Wall Street has stirred action from New York City to LA and spread overseas. Here we present an expanding map of protest hot spots and reported arrests, and track the movement's growth. Check back often for updates—and check out all the rest of MoJo's #OWS coverage here. Protests taking place beyond Manhattan: What began as a call for Americans to gather in New York's Financial District has given rise to like-minded actions nationwide and far beyond. Click on the dots for details from more than 462 locations and over 3,200 arrests (last updated: November 20, 9:30 p.m. Know of more locations for this map? Map production by Lauren Ellis, Samantha Oltman, and Tasneem Raja. How rich are the superrich? A huge share of the nation's economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household. A timeline of the Occupy Wall Street movement:
Occupy Wall Street Growth Map: How Fast Are 'Occupy' Facebook Pages Growing?
From the initial call to occupy Wall Street until the present day, the 'Occupy' movement has grown across the country and spread around the world. Using data from Collective Disorder on different 'Occupy' cities' Facebook pages, The Huffington Post has created a map that shows the movement's increasing popularity over time. Click the play button on the map to view the movement's growth from October 3 through November 9. NOTES ON THE MAP:The data for this map comes from developer Shane Castlen and the Facebook API. The larger the circle size on the map, the greater the number of Facebook likes. New groups have formed and been discovered since October 3, when page data was first collected. If you've been to an Occupy Wall Street event anywhere in the country, we'd like to hear from you.
Global Square
Next meeting of GlobalSquare (also known as Occupy the WSF initiative) Our next meeting Date: Thursday, 17th of January 2013Time: 19.00 GMT in Mumble, for other locations please use the time zone converterLocation: Occupytalk.org server, room: Assemblies & Round Tables > OPEN SPACEPad for agenda and minutes: (add your proposals here) About our initiative From 26-30 March 2013 the World Social Forum (WSF) will take place in Tunis. To discuss and organize our participation in the WSF, we started an open communication process through regular online meetings and a mailing list, building a space open to a variety of initiatives, gathering particularly participants from the various movements mostly emerged throughout the year 2011 (Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Morocco, Spain, Chile, United States, Quebec, etc). The coming months we will continue to develop these plans. How to use Mumble How to get involved
Timeline of Occupy Wall Street
Protester on September 28, 2011 The following is a brief timeline of Occupy Wall Street (OWS), a protest which began on Saturday, September 17, 2011[1] on Wall Street, the financial district of New York City. Chronology of events[edit] Pre-Occupy Wall Street[edit] September 2011[edit] September 3, 2011: A planning session for Occupy Wall Street is held at night in Tompkins Square Park The crowd on September 18, 2011 (day 2). Protesters demonstrate outside NYPD headquarters on September 30, 2011 (day 14). September 17 – The first day of the OWS gathering. October 2011[edit] Protesters marching as corporate zombies on October 3 October 1 – Protesters set out to march across the Brooklyn Bridge. October 10 – NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg states that so long as protesters operate under the law, they will not be arrested. November 2011[edit] December 2011[edit] December 17 – On the three-month anniversary of the protests, organizers of the protest called for a "reoccupuation." January 2012[edit]
HUFFINGTON POST
How big are the Occupy Wall Street protests on Facebook? The Huffington Post analyzed the state of activism on Facebook in response to the Occupy Wall Street protests. Over 450,000 Facebook users have joined Facebook pages related to the protests so far. These Facebook pages, found via DailyKos, show the extent to which Occupy Wall Street activity is sprouting up throughout the country on Facebook. The main Occupy Wall Street page not surprisingly is the largest page with over 125,000 likes. The map below exhibits the locations and sizes of the pages. NOTE: This data is current as of October 6. If you've been to an Occupy Wall Street event anywhere in the country, we'd like to hear from you.
15th october: #United we will re-invent the world
GRASSROOTS MAPPING
Post written by Oscar Brett Arriving at Zucotti Park in downtown Manhattan, the site of #Occupy#Wallstreet, you can feel the energy of the crowd. The level of diversity (ideological/ ethnic/ generational) is unbelievable. The Occupation of Wall Street began on September 17th and it is getting stronger each day. I see my involvement in the park as that of a community builder and artist. The maintenance of a community at Zucotti park is an incredibly important thing; no matter how disparate the media claims the thousands of occupiers to be, there is one thing for certain — they are a community made up of individual people, with varying goals and intentions, voicing their dissent for the systemic problems of the world. This project would have been impossible without the help of Leif Percifield and Liz Barry. Upon arrival at the park the next day I linked up with the #Occupy#Wallstreet media working group and began preparation for the flight. –Oscar Brett
Global Occupy : Pictures, Videos, Breaking News
