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Occupy Wall Street Begins (2011) Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest movement against economic inequality that began on this day in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street...
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Occupy Wall Street Begins (2011)
Sat Sep 17, 2011
Image: Two protesters, both holding signs. One says "I CAN'T AFFORD LOBBYISTS", the other reads "NO MORE CORRUPTION" [occupy.com]
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest movement against economic inequality that began on this day in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district, in 2011. It gave rise to the wider Occupy movement in the United States and other countries.
The OWS slogan, "We are the 99%", refers to income and wealth inequality in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. To achieve their goals, protesters acted on consensus-based decisions made in general assemblies which emphasized redress through direct action.
- Date: 2011-09-17
- Learn More: en.wikipedia.org, www.rferl.org, www.occupy.com.
- Tags: #Protests.
- Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org
Fun fact: The 'We are the 99%' slogan was coined by the late, great David Graeber.
He writes all about OWS in his book "The Democracy Project", which is an awesome history of the movement from someone inside it.