Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street was a protest that started in 2011 in New York City and spread into other cities all over the United States. Citizens protested against how poor and wealthy people have lived in different ways and are treated differently by other people, and also against the way corporations used their money. People in New York started protesting in Zuccotti Park on September 17, and some people decided to camp there overnight. It grew to include several thousand people, with many different political views. Protesters included some communists, political moderates, liberals, and Progressives.

Many of the Occupy protests in the rest of the country only started as in the middle of October. In some places, like Denver, Oakland, and New York City itself, police acted violently. In some places, including Miami, the protests were peaceful and some police officers supported the protests. After 2011 the numbers of people involved dwindled away.

Occupy Wall Street Media

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  The anthropologist David Graeber played a leading early role in the movement and in the coining of the slogan "We are the 99%".

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  A man is holding a sign that says, "We Are The 99%" at a Occupy Wall Street protest.

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  A chart showing the disparity in income distribution in the United States. Wealth inequality and income inequality have been central concerns among OWS protesters.

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  Beginning on September 17, 2011, Zuccotti Park was occupied by protesters.

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  Protesters engaging in the 'human microphone'

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  Encampment at Zuccotti Park and "People's Library" with over 5,000 books, wi-fi internet, and a reference service, often staffed by professional librarians, procuring material through the interlibrary loan system

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  Zuccotti Park, cleared and cleaned on November 15, 2011

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  Arun Gupta, editor of Occupied Wall Street Journal holding a copy of the first issue, standing inside Zuccotti Park

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  Occupier reading the special edition of Occupied Wall Street, with posters curated by Occuprint