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Part of the Occupy movement that started as Occupy Wall Street, the Occupy movement in California has had several protests which have reached mainstream media for their involvement including: Occupy Oakland, Occupy San Francisco, Occupy San Jose and Occupy Sacramento.
The Occupy movement began in the United States initially with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City but spread to many other cities, both in the United States and worldwide. There have been hundreds of Occupy movement protests worldwide over time. This is a list of some of their locations in the United States.
Protesters during day fourteen of Occupy Wall Street (September 30, 2011) Occupy Directory Map The Occupy Wall Street protests, which started in 2011, inspired a wide international response. There have been hundreds of Occupy movement protests worldwide over time, intended and organized as non-violent protest against the wealthy, as well as ...
Occupy Charlottesville is a social movement in Charlottesville, Virginia, that began on October 15, 2011, [79] in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and the rest of the Occupy movement. The downtown Lee Park encampment was taken down on November 30, 2011, when 18 members of the movement were arrested and charged with trespassing. [ 80 ]
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.
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. [7]
Occupy Homes or Occupy Our Homes [1] [2] is part of the Occupy movement which attempts to prevent the foreclosure of people's homes. [1] Protesters delay foreclosures by camping out on the foreclosed property. They also stage protests at the banks responsible for the ongoing foreclosure crisis, sometimes blocking their entrances.
Occupy Los Angeles (also referred to as Occupy L.A.) was one of the many occupy movements in the United States, following the original Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protest. Participants of Occupy L.A. first met at Pershing Square on September 23, 2011. [1] Activists came to consensus to occupy public space in solidarity with the growing movement.