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"We are the 99%" poster referencing the Polish Solidarity movement Occupy Wall Street poster, September 2011 Protesters with the "99%" T-shirts at Occupy Wall Street on November 17, 2011 near the New York City Hall. We are the 99% is a political slogan widely used and coined during the 2011 Occupy movement.
Occupy Wall Street activists disseminated their movement updates through a variety of mediums, including social media, print magazines, newspapers, film, radio and live stream. Like much of Occupy, many of these alternative media projects were collectively managed, while autonomous from the decision-making bodies of Occupy Wall Street.
Occupy protesters with "We are the 99%" signs in Bennington, Vermont. The phrase "The 99%" is a political slogan used by participants in the Occupy movement. [51] It was originally launched as a Tumblr blog page in late August 2011.
The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations garnered reactions of both praise and criticism from organizations and public figures in many parts of the world. Over time, a long list of notable people from a range of backgrounds began and continue to lend their support or make reference to the Occupy movement in general.
We've presented our conclusions from our trip to the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York's Zuccotti Park last week, as well as some of the protest signs we liked. Below is video footage of our ...
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
The movement's lofty goals of creating a more equitable economy have gone unfulfilled, but the politics of "the 99 percent" have gained traction over the past decade.
Since Occupy Wall Street first set up camp in Zuccotti Park one year ago, it has helped to raise class consciousness among "the 99%" and given that silent majority a sense of empowerment. But a ...