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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-
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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-a-slideshow#http://theweek.com/article/index/220235/the-best-occupy-wall-street-protest-signs-a-slideshow# • http://theweek.com/article/index/220263/occupy-wall-street-turning-violent • http://theweek.com/article/index/220100/occupy-wall-street-a-protest-timeline