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Lower Manhattan ‘occupied’ by protesters

Published time: September 18, 2011 03:01
Edited time: October 10, 2011 19:52
Image from occupywallst.org

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered near Wall Street in New York City to protest against the existing financial system, which they say is the cause of the economic crisis and is fueling social injustice.

The organizers planned the rally on Wall Street for months to express anger over the rule of the “capitalist political system” and the rule of the rich. Some referred to the movement simply as September 17, after the date of the rally. Others dubbed it the “United States Day of Rage.”

The “Occupy Wall St.” movement had stated beforehand that its mission was to bring 20,000 people “to flood into Lower Manhattan, set up beds, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months.”

According to the organizers, the demonstration was inspired by the massive protests that took place in Egypt, Greece, Spain and Iceland. An “Occupy Wall St.” group on Facebook calls on followers to “deploy this emerging stratagem against the greatest corrupter of our democracy: Wall Street, the financial Gomorrah of America.”

The protesters claim that they are “the 99 percent that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1 percent.”

The activists have been coordinating the event through social media.

However, much of the protesters’ targets were blocked by police, who prepared for the demonstration and shut down sections of Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Hall, The New York Times reported.

Throughout the day, hundreds of people gathered in Lower Manhattan debating and waving signs with messages such as “Democracy Not Corporatization” and “End the Oligarchy.”

The protesters say they are going to rally all night long and are calling on people to join the demonstration on Sunday and Monday.

Comments (12)

Lizabeth 26.01.2012 10:01

Real brain power on diplsay. Thanks for that answer!

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The Murky Center 30.09.2011 19:51

They are mostly the voluntarily homeless (yes I said "voluntarily", its they're choice), college drop outs, pot heads, dumpster divers, dead heads with out the Grateful Dead who are having the youthful hippy experience. Some have never spoken to as many people as they have during the protest in they're entire lives. There are a few self appointed organizers located in the center of the park at a constructed tabled station. These organizers from my understanding have been organizing for eighteen weeks in advance for this camp outting or smelly picnic. The organizers pretend to be sincere by all accounts but I've observered that these few organizers have made this a stunt as an opprotunity for themselves (on a little power trip). I know its tragic yet comical for the effort. The over all arching message I agree with, but I would toss them all out of the park for just pushing around native New Yorkers for attempting to own the block and trappling all over the city and trying to conform the New York character to they're own bland pasty face trailer drabness. Most of these kids I've actually fed purchasing sandwiches for them on the lower east side where they wear they're food most of the time and have seen them high as kites having sex right on the side walks of Bleeker Street and Avenue A through C.

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knowsavage 19.09.2011 03:02

When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion--when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing--when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors--when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you--when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice--you may know that your society is doomed.  - Ayn Rand

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