Today is the six month anniversary of what became an
international movement. On September 17, 2011. Happy
anniversary! Read all our Occupy Movement articles here. Watch
what’s happening right this moment in Zucotti Park –it’s a
beautiful day, 400 people are occupying the park! Occupy Wall
Street (OWS) is a protest movement that began September 17, 2011
in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City’s Wall Street
financial district. OWS was initiated by the Canadian activist
group Adbusters and has led to Occupy protests and movements
around the world. The OWS protests are against social and
economic inequality, greed, corruption and the undue influence
of corporations on government—particularly from the financial
services sector. Their slogan, We are the 99%, addresses the
growing income inequality and wealth distribution in the U.S.
between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. To
effect change OWS engages in “direct action” instead of
petitioning authorities. We invite you to sign up for our new
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