Occupy Wall Street Movement What is Occupy Wall
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Occupy Wall Street Movement
What is Occupy Wall Street -Movement against social, economic inequality, influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government -Participants are the “ 99%” -started in New York on September 17 and has moved world wide -Adbusters started movement. Canadian based anticonsumerism media foundation
Why did the movement start? • Due to the Global financial crisis. . Greece, United States • "when the financial meltdown happened, there was a feeling that, 'Wow, things are going to change. Obama is going to pass all kinds of laws, and we are going to have a different kind of banking system, and we are going to take these financial fraudsters and bring them to justice. ' There was a feeling like, 'Hey, we just elected a guy who may actually do this. ' In a way, there wasn't this desperate edge. Among the young people there was a very positive feeling. And then slowly this feeling that he's a bit of a gutless wonder slowly crept in, and now we're despondent again. "[Adbusters
How big is the Occupy Wall Street movement? • 82 countries, • 952 cities
What do they want? • Presidential commission whose goal is to end the control money has over our representatives in Washington • Equal distribution of wealth • “people before profits”
• http: //theweek. com/article/index/220235/the -best-occupy-wall-street-protest-signs-aslideshow# • http: //theweek. com/article/index/220263/oc cupy-wall-street-turning-violent • http: //theweek. com/article/index/220100/oc cupy-wall-street-a-protest-timeline
