OCCUPY WALL STREET: Movement Goes Global

Grace Lee Boggs' message

to Occupy Wall Street - 10/9/11

Philosopher and Activist Grace Lee Boggs, who has been an active participant in the struggles for social justice for over 70 years, has this message for the people of Occupy Wall Street and the growing movement across the country and around the world. 

This is the start of a dialogue, the beginning of a conversation.

More information on the documentary in progress at americanrevolutionaryfilm.com and indiegogo.com/​American-Revolutionary

 

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The battle of Wall Street:


Violence erupts as


police clash with protesters


after they force Bloomberg


to back down over 'eviction'


  • • Brookfield Office Properties puts off planned clean-up of Zuccotti Park today

  • • Protesters jubilant after trying to confront NYC Mayor Bloomberg last night

  • • Attempted to deliver a petition while he was at Manhattan restaurant Cipriani

  • • Bloomberg today insists it was Brookfield, not him, that postponed clean-up

 

 

By MARK DUELL

Last updated at 10:34 PM on 14th October 2011

 

Violence erupted on Wall Street this morning with hundreds of protesters clashing with police as they marched in Manhattan - jumping over barriers, pushing over police scooters and blocking traffic.

 

Fifteen protesters have already been arrested in New York today after they got into fights with police officers after a planned ‘eviction’ was postponed following a last-minute standoff with authorities.

 

Park owners - backed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg - put off the scheduled clean-up and Occupy Wall Street demonstrators celebrated this morning as they marched down Broadway.

 

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Fight: A man affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests tackles a police officer during a march towards Wall Street on Friday after the demonstrators were told they can stay at Zuccotti Park

Fight: A man affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests tackles a police officer during a march towards Wall Street on Friday after the demonstrators were told they can stay at Zuccotti Park

Confrontation: A New York City police officer shoves a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests as they march through the streets in the Wall Street area on Friday

Confrontation: A New York City police officer shoves a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests as they march through the streets in the Wall Street area on Friday

 

Happy: Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests confront New York City police officers

Happy: Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests confront New York City police officers

Pain: A New York City police officer runs over a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the roads near Wall Street on Friday

Pain: A New York City police officer runs over a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the roads near Wall Street on Friday

 

Stop: Police officers try to clear people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest from marching down the middle of a street in the financial district

Stop: Police officers try to clear people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest from marching down the middle of a street in the financial district

 


INSIDE THE STOCK EXCHANGE...

Stocks scored their first back-to-back weekly gains since early July on Friday, on strong Google earnings and optimism towards a solution to the euro zone's debt crisis.


The gains put the Dow and the Nasdaq back into positive territory for the year, marking a dramatic reversal from two weeks ago, when the threat of a Greek default and sour U.S. data had buyers running from the market.


The Dow Jones was up 166 points, or 1.5 percent, at 11,644. The S&P 500 was up 21 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 1,225. The Nasdaq was up 48 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 2,668.

 

The dramatic move came just hours after demonstrators chanting 'Hell no! We won't go!' stormed a Wall Street restaurant last night to confront Mayor Bloomberg over a planned clean-up of their camp.

 

Protesters surrounded Cipriani restaurant in Manhattan as the Mayor was at dinner in an attempt to hand him a petition with 310,000 signatures supporting their right to remain in Zuccotti Park.

 

Their anger was triggered by the Mayor's endorsement of a clean-up of the 'unsanitary' Occupy Wall Street encampment - which was postponed by Brookfield Office Properties at the last minute.

 

Mayor Bloomberg said it was Brookfield rather than him that decided to postpone the clean-up, but added that the firm had come under pressure from city politicians, reported the New York Daily News.

Action shot: Occupy Wall Street protesters are arrested during a march in lower Manhattan, New York

Action shot: Occupy Wall Street protesters are arrested during a march in lower Manhattan, New York

Injured: Members of Occupy Wall clash with police during a celebration march on Friday morning in New York

Injured: Members of Occupy Wall clash with police during a celebration march on Friday morning in New York

Joy: Columbia University students Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, left, and Quitze Valenzuela-Stookey react with other Occupy Wall Street demonstrators as the announcement that they would not have to leave the park was made

Joy: Columbia University students Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, left, and Quitze Valenzuela-Stookey react with other Occupy Wall Street demonstrators as the announcement that they would not have to leave the park was made

Taking control: New York police officers arrest people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest

Taking control: New York police officers arrest people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest

 

 

'My understanding is that Brookfield got lots of calls from many elected officials, threatening them and saying: "If you don't stop this, we'll make your life more difficult",' Mayor Bloomberg said.

 

'If those elected officials would spend half as much time trying to promote (the) city and get jobs to come here, we'd go a long way to answering the concerns of the protests.'

 

 

 

New York City Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway made the announcement and protesters, who viewed the clean-up as an 'eviction notice', streamed into the plaza this morning.

 

'Late last night we received notice from Brookfield Properties that they're postponing their scheduled cleaning of Zuccotti Park,' a tweet by Mayor Bloomberg's office said this morning.

Orders: Police officers try to clear people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest on Friday

Orders: Police officers try to clear people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest on Friday

On the ground: New York City police officers arrest an Occupy Wall Street demonstrator on Friday

On the ground: New York City police officers arrest an Occupy Wall Street demonstrator on Friday

 

Celebration: People participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest march down the middle of Broadway

Celebration: People participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest march down the middle of Broadway

Horseback: Mounted police officers prepare to defend Wall Street as hundreds of protesters march

Horseback: Mounted police officers prepare to defend Wall Street as hundreds of protesters march

Up and over: People participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest jump over a barricade while marching

Up and over: People participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest jump over a barricade while marching

 

 

 

SO HOW DID THIS ALL BEGIN?

The demand that protesters clear out had set up a potential turning point in a movement that began on September 17 with a small group of activists and has swelled to include several thousand people.


Occupy Wall Street has inspired similar demonstrations across the U.S. and become an issue in the Republican presidential race.


The protesters' demands are wide-ranging, but they are united in blaming Wall Street and corporate interests for the economic pain they say all but the wealthiest Americans have endured since the financial meltdown.


Protesters have had some run-ins with police, but mass arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge and an incident in which protesters were pepper-sprayed seemed to energise their movement.


The protest has led sympathetic groups in other cities to stage their own local rallies and demonstrations such as Occupy Boston,  Occupy Los Angeles and Occupy Seattle.

 

There was a strong police presence and a showdown with protesters had been feared. Hours earlier, the Mayor had refused to leave his New York restaurant, instead making his exit out of a back door.

 

‘I'll believe it when we're able to stay here,’ protester Peter Hogness said. ‘One thing we have learned from this is that we need to rely on ourselves and not on promises from elected officials.’

 

But Nick Gulotta was jubilant. He had been holding up a sign saying: ‘Bloomberg Don't Evict Occupy Wall Street.’ People cheered as he scratched out the ‘don't’ and replaced it with ‘didn't.’

‘It shows when people work together, you really can make a difference and make justice happen,’ Mr Gulotta said.

Boisterous cheers floated up as the announcement of the postponement circulated, and protesters began polling each other on whether to make an immediate march to Wall Street nearby.

 

‘Late last night, we received notice from the owners of Zuccotti Park - Brookfield Properties - that they are postponing their scheduled cleaning of the park,’ Deputy Mayor Holloway said.

Jubilant: Occupy Wall Street protesters march down Broadway from Zuccotti Park in New York after the park's owners, Brookfield Properties, postponed plans that would have cleared it

Jubilant: Occupy Wall Street protesters march down Broadway from Zuccotti Park in New York after the park's owners, Brookfield Properties, postponed plans that would have cleared it

Sign change: Members of Occupy Wall Street celebrate after learning that they can stay at Zuccotti Park

Sign change: Members of Occupy Wall Street celebrate after learning that they can stay at Zuccotti Park

On the move: Police on scooters escort protesters as they march down Broadway from Zuccotti Park

On the move: Police on scooters escort protesters as they march down Broadway from Zuccotti Park

Win: Police stand outside of Zuccotti Park as Occupy Wall Street protesters gather to maintain occupation

Win: Police stand outside of Zuccotti Park as Occupy Wall Street protesters gather to maintain occupation

 

Victory: Occupy Wall Street protesters march down Broadway from Zuccotti Park in New York on Friday

Victory: Occupy Wall Street protesters march down Broadway from Zuccotti Park in New York on Friday

On guard: Police stand outside of Zuccotti Park as Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrate

On guard: Police stand outside of Zuccotti Park as Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrate

Treats: Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, serves ice cream at Zuccotti Park for protesters

Treats: Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, serves ice cream at Zuccotti Park for protesters

 

 

 

10 ARRESTED AT OCCUPY SEATTLE

Ten people in an Occupy Seattle protest were arrested last night at a park, police said.


The demonstrators were detained after Westlake Park closed late on Thursday night.


Detective Mark Jamieson said the arrests came as police focused on protesters associated with a tent who did not comply with orders to leave.


Earlier, some protesters gathered outside a downtown hotel where Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney had a private fundraiser.

‘For the time being (they are) withdrawing their request from earlier in the week for police assistance during their cleaning operation.’

 

New York police said they would make arrests if Brookfield requested it and laws were broken.

 

Deputy Mayor Holloway said Brookfield believes it can work out an arrangement with the protesters that ‘will ensure the park remains clean, safe, available for public use,’ it said.

 

Brookfield had planned to power-wash the plaza section by section over 12 hours and allow the protesters back - but without much of the equipment they needed to sleep and camp there.

Closely-watched: Police on scooters escort Occupy Wall Street protesters as they march down Broadway

Closely-watched: Police on scooters escort Occupy Wall Street protesters as they march down Broadway

Rest: An Occupy Wall Street protester sleeps in New York's Zuccotti Park on Friday morning

Rest: An Occupy Wall Street protester sleeps in New York's Zuccotti Park on Friday morning

Before they knew: An Occupy Wall Street protester scrapes paint that has dripped onto the concrete in New York's Zuccotti Park ahead of the planned eviction

Before they knew: An Occupy Wall Street protester scrapes paint that has dripped onto the concrete in New York's Zuccotti Park ahead of the planned eviction

 

Wash and tidy: Members of Occupy Wall Street clean Zuccotti Park near Wall Street in New York on Thursday

Wash and tidy: Members of Occupy Wall Street clean Zuccotti Park near Wall Street in New York on Thursday

 

Big effort: The occupiers used sweeping and mopping equipment in an attempt to clean up the park

Big effort: The occupiers used sweeping and mopping equipment in an attempt to clean up the park

 

Makeshift bed: An Occupy Wall Street protester sleeps inside a plastic bin in New York's Zuccotti Park

Makeshift bed: An Occupy Wall Street protester sleeps inside a plastic bin in New York's Zuccotti Park

 

 

The publicly-traded real estate firm called the conditions at the park unsanitary and unsafe.


'It shows when people work together, you really can make a difference and make justice happen'

Protester Nick Gulotta

The company's rules, which haven't been enforced, have been no tarps, no sleeping bags and no storing personal property on the ground. 

 

The park is privately owned but is required to be open to the public 24 hours per day. In a last-ditch bid to stay, protesters had mopped and picked up garbage. 

 

Many protesters said the only way they would leave is by force. Nicole Carty, a 23-year-old from Atlanta, had hoped the group's cleaning effort would stave off any confrontation.

 

Sign: A demonstrator stands in Zuccotti Park on Thursday night with a message to park owners

Sign: A demonstrator stands in Zuccotti Park on Thursday night with a message to park owners

Defiant: On Thursday night, protesters confronted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a gala dinner at Cipriani's on Wall Street chanting 'Hell No! We won't go!'

Defiant: On Thursday night, protesters confronted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a gala dinner at Cipriani's on Wall Street chanting 'Hell No! We won't go!'

 

Divisive: Demonstrators had said they would not be going anywhere on Friday morning when Zuccotti Park is schedule to be cleaned, setting the stage for a showdown with police

Divisive: Demonstrators had said they would not be going anywhere on Friday morning when Zuccotti Park is schedule to be cleaned, setting the stage for a showdown with police

 

No showdown: Mayor Michael Bloomberg did not come out of the restaurant to address protesters

No showdown: Mayor Michael Bloomberg did not come out of the restaurant to address protesters

Elsewhere: Protesters hold placards with slogans in front of the office of the American Chamber of Commerce in Makati on Friday as Philippine left-wing activists joined the global Occupy Wall Street movement

Elsewhere: Protesters hold placards with slogans in front of the office of the American Chamber of Commerce in Makati on Friday as Philippine left-wing activists joined the global Occupy Wall Street movement

 

 

‘We tell them: “Hey the park is clean, there's no need for you to be here”,’ she said. ‘If they insist on coming in, we will continue to occupy the space.’

 

'I'll believe it when we're able to stay here. One thing we have learned from this is that we need to rely on ourselves and not on promises from elected officials'

Protester Peter Hogness

A spokesman for Bloomberg, whose girlfriend is a member of Brookfield's board of directors, had said on Thursday that Brookfield had requested the city's assistance in maintaining the park.

‘We will continue to defend and guarantee their free speech rights, but those rights do not include the ability to infringe on the rights of others,’ his spokesman Marc La Vorgna said.

Several protests are planned this weekend across the U.S. and Canada, and European activists are also organising their own demonstrations.

 

 

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Rome protests turn violent

as thousands join city rally

From: videolinkiesta

Peaceful protests in Rome turned violent on Saturday amid reports that a breakaway group of militants set fire to cars, broke shop windows and clashed with police. The organised demonstration by #OccupyRome and “indignati” protesters appeared to have been hijacked by a minority of “black box” anarchists. The protests, which attracted thousands of people into the centre of Rome, came after the increasingly unpopular Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly survived a confidence vote in parliament on Friday. During Saturday’s protests, police fired tear gas and water cannon in an effort to disperse elements of the crowd. You can read about the global #occupy protests here on Storyful.

By Saturday night, there were reports that some 20 people were taken to hospital. Berlusconi said those responsible for the “unthinkable levels of violence" would be punished:

The governor of The Bank of Italy, Mario Draghi, said on Saturday: “Young people are right to be indignant. They’re angry against the world of finance. I understand them… We adults are angry about the crisis. Can you imagine people who are in their twenties or thirties?” During the isolated incidents of violence, some protesters who wore hoods hurled rocks, bottles and fireworks. Crowds moved through smoke-filled streets:

The city’s media rushed to capture the dramatic scenes:

One man with a flag approached police lines:

From videolinkiesta

Men used poles to break shop windows:

From videolinkiesta

Before the isolated incidents of violence, the protest had been carnival-like in its atmosphere:

By Saturday evening, police appeared to have the situation under control:

Police have set up barricades around Pz San Giovanni, slowly pushing out the violent protesters onto surrounding streets. #Oct15#indignati
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From @courtneycwalsh

Many residents were annoyed and angry at the antics:

FGoria FGoria

I've never seen this rage before. They are morons! #Rome #occupiamobancaditalia

about 22 hours ago  Reply  Retweet  Favorite  Profile

The protests resulted in injuries and arrests:

BLNadeau BLNadeau

Situ calming in #rome. dozens of injuries& arrests. Still tension between cops & final holdout anarchists in piazza sanGiovanni. #indignati

about 21 hours ago  Reply  Retweet  Favorite  Profile

The ‘occupy’ movement went global as protesters gathered in cities across 78 countries on October 15. What started off as a small sit down protest near Wall Street nearly a month ago has galvanized support on all six continents. Protests, which were largely organised through Facebook and Twitter under the hashtag #occupytheworld and #ocw kicked off in Australia, New Zealand and far east Asia on Saturday morning. The anti-capitalist rallies will be spreading west throughout the day stretching across Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. You can follow all the latest developments from around the world here on Storyful:

Occupy the World

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OccupyCanada I hope everyone occupying their cities had a great night #occupycanada12 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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Here is a live stream showing the latest footage from ‘occupy’ protests around the world, followed by a twitter list with running updates on developments at the rallies:

Protests kicked off in Australia with rallies in Melbourne and Sydney. As was true for Wall Street many of the protesters consider Saturday merely a start to the protest as they knuckle down for a longer term occupation of city centres.

From BruceSkewes

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Protests around the world

gemoase gemoase

Well done to all #occupyoz #O15 - this just the beginning #ows

a day ago  Reply  Retweet  Favorite  Profile

What is fast developing into a global movement, is being organised via a number of facebook pages, some of which are global and others which are dedicated to regions and countries.

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#occupyamsterdam#ocw#ows This is the Awakening Earth. Gaia becoming conscious through our networks. We are part of that.
Oct 15 via TwitBird iPad Favorite Retweet Reply

From @jvantill

gemoase gemoase

Well done to all #occupyoz #O15 - this just the beginning #ows

a day ago  Reply  Retweet  Favorite  Profile

As Japan still struggles to overcome the effects of the March earthquake, rallies took place in Tokyo’s major commerical district Shinjuku. 

From HirokoTabuchi

 

 

More #occupytokyo slogans: "Down with the rich!" "No more American capitalism!" "Kick Noda out!" "Let's complain more!"http://t.co/BhwczR8T
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From @HirokoTabuchi

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Some posters from the “Occupy Asia” movement also called for protests in China, though there is no confirmation so far that such rallies are being held.

In neighbouring Taiwan protesters occupied Taipei 101, the world’s second highest skyscraper and major financial hub.

Anonymous’ trademark mask also made an appearance in South Korea at another ‘occupy’ rally. The hacker community put its weight behind the protests in America during the summer and has released a number of promotional videos.

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Many tweeted in anticipation of further protests as Saturday dawned around the world:

Didn't realize the #Occupy movement was in nairobi, as well :D. The world stands in solidarity against unnecessary poverty. #OccupyTheWorld
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From @MizzHolaki

maurieban maurieban

@perthtones in spain, well go out tonight around 6p.m.Hopefully be thousands in every city#occupytheworld

 

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#OccupyWallStreet:

 

A protest and community

#OccupyWallStreet: A protest and community

From: Alex Mallis

Storyful’s curators spend their day looking for stories and storytellers that reward us for paying attention. Every day, they stumble across images and video from the crowd that capture the moment or the mood. They rarely fit a neat category so we have created one for them. Welcome to Curator’s Choice.

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See some previous Curator’s Choices here.

A new angle on Occupy Wall Street reveals the strong micro community that has formed there, captured by film maker Alex Mallis and Lily Henderson in this short documentary.

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Police arrest hundreds

 

of #occupychicago protesters

Police arrest hundreds of #occupychicago protesters

From:  @exileinflyville

The Chicago police department arrested around 200 #occupychi protesters on Saturday night, while tearing down their camps at Grant Park. Some 2,000 protesters marched from the Federal Reserve to the park on Saturday evening, where they began pitching tents. The police reportedly stepped in to remove the tents and protesters after midnight on the basis of park closing times.

200+ People Arrested.6 Police Transport Wagons and 2 CTA buses full of arrested protesters.#occupychi#occupychicago#ows#occupywallstreet
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From @OccupyChicago

As the sun set the protest march kicked off at La Salle and Jackson from where the crowd walked to the park near the Congress and Michigan

 

From ChiTownView

 

Many expressed outrage that the police were granted permission by the city to use public buses to transport protesters to police stations. In New York police have also previously resorted to public transport to assist in the mass arrests, earning them heavy criticism from the Transport Workers Union.

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This picture of a woman being arrested was taken by a photographer for the Chicago Tribune:

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Some protesters sat outside the police station for the night to show their solidarity with those who had been detained.

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Deprogrammer9 Deprogrammer9

#occupychi is in need of coffee as we wait for our brothers & sisters to be released. We sit at the board of trade & #occupy

about 5 hours ago  Reply  Retweet  Favorite  Profile

OccupyChicago OccupyChicago

@AKAGoldfish $150 Fine and Court Date For ALL arrested. #occupychi

about 4 hours ago  Reply  Retweet  Favorite  Profile

As the night progressed police moved in and reportedly surrounded the camp with cars and horses.

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The dividing line between police and protesters was keenly felt:

a CPD officer walked by and thanked us for his overtime. i thanked him for ignoring our rights. #occupychi
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From @pHinkasaurus

This picture was posted with the comment: “Cops around perimeter of camp as lawyers explain folks’ rights on bullhorn.” Several eyewitnesses reported that lawyers were giving short tutorials on protesters rights should police try to arrest them.

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This is another dramatic video of protesters lining the streets chanting slogans.

 

 

Jermaine_Hudson Jermaine_Hudson

OMG, just literally got home from the @OccupyChicago Rally downtown; I stayed over 8 hours and gosh, I'm exhausted!! Well worth it!! #AVoice

 

 

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