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Of the respondents who were aware of the movement, supporters of the movement outweighed those in opposition two to one. For the first month, overt police repression remained minimal, but this began to change by 25 October 2011, when police first attempted to forcibly remove Occupy Oakland. At least 80 arrests were made on 24 September after protesters started marching uptown and forcing the closure of several streets. [366], Offshoots of the Occupy movement, such as Rolling Jubilee, a project of Strike Debt, have bought millions in "zombie debt," money that individuals owe that they have no financial means to pay, including medical debt, to free the debtors from the obligation to pay it off. Young people will form a key element in an inclusive recovery and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during this decade of action. Occupy began in Mexico City on 11 October 2011, with a hunger strike in front of the Mexican Stock Exchange highrise. "[106][110][111], From the beginning the Occupy movement relied heavily on social media to disperse information and gather support. When the FBI refused the request, Shapiro filed a federal complaint in Washington, D.C., and subsequently obtained 17 pages (most of the requested documentation was ruled withheld due to the possibility to "disclose the identity of a confidential source".) Occupy camps were established in the financial district of St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh on 15 October 2011. [121] It was renamed Occupy Wall Street after the idea publicized on an email list[122] and online blog[citation needed] on 13 July 2011 by Vancouver-based non-profit Canadian group Adbusters. Sanders supporters were protesting CNN's coverage of the 2016 United States presidential elections, specifically in regards to the amount of airtime Sanders has received. Celebration of horizontality heightened skepticism toward organizing structures like the General Assembly and the Spokes Council, ultimately leading to the dissolution of both. Enter words that came up in your brainstorm and workshop your ideas until you find something that sticks. [191], In Switzerland, the Occupy spirit lives on by annual online and offline celebrations each year on 17 September[192] in the village of St. Imier where modern anarchism began with the International Congress of 1872. Retrieved 27 December 2012. [40] According to Micah White, the senior editor of the magazine, "[we] basically floated the idea in mid-July into our [email list] and it was spontaneously taken up by all the people of the world, it just kind of snowballed from there. Utopia Revisited, "Beyond Wall Street: 'Occupy' protests go global", "The Geospatial Characteristics of a Social Movement Communication Network", "The Digital Evolution of Occupy Wall Street", "Occupy protesters take over foreclosed homes", "Will Extremists Hijack Occupy Wall Street? Make sure that the slogan you are choosing reflects them. The slogan maker is quick, easy to use, and within nanoseconds you can have thousands of captivating phrases right at your fingertips. The movement ended on 16 January 2012 following agreement between the government and the organized labour leaders which saw a partial restoration of the subsidy regime. [373] Numerous news shows and radio shows have been using the term "1%" and "99%" TV shows such as The Middle, Revenge and, The Office have made references to Occupy, and, in July 2012, the City of Vancouver added the word to its list of reserve names for civic assets such as streets and buildings. [38] In mid-2011, the Canadian-based group Adbusters Media Foundation, best known for its advertisement-free anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters, proposed a peaceful occupation of Wall Street to protest corporate influence on democracy, address a growing disparity in wealth, and the absence of legal repercussions behind the recent global financial crisis. Grey, Barry (27 December 2012). Nike has Just do it, the popular makeup brand, Maybelline, uses the tagline, Maybe shes born with it. An effective and powerful slogan catches the attention of customers, which helps to create brand awareness and drive better brand recall. This often features the use of hand signals to increase participation and operating with discussion facilitators rather than leaders a system that can be traced in part to the Quaker movement several centuries ago, to participatory democracy in ancient Athens, and to the spokescouncils of the 1999 anti-globalization movement. We are the 99% +55 Do you feel it trickle down? This movement protests inequality, corruption and other injustices in society. [243] In Rome masked and hooded militants wearing makeshift body armor, in black bloc fashion, participated in the protests centered in St John Lateran square and committed numerous violent acts, throwing Molotov cocktails and other homemade explosives, burning and blowing up cars, burning buildings, and smashing up property such as ATMs and shop windows. [107] By November 2011, media sources began to report an increase in violence, with allegations of sexual assault and incidents of violence from occupiers against the police, including one officer allegedly stabbed with scissors. [161], By December, occupiers had begun to divert their energies beyond protest camps and a narrow focus on the banks, instead seeking to engage further with mainstream politics and joining forces with established activist groups to support causes broadly compatible with the interests of "the 99%". These studies importantly emphasize the unique features of contemporary social movements such as the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, the Syntagma movement, Indignad@s, or Yosoy132, characterized . [131] On 1 October 2011, protesters set out to march across the Brooklyn Bridge. Police responded with pepper spray and penned the protesters in with orange netting. There was support from the global movement, but most of the activity took place in Nigeria itself, with a report from CSM saying strikes were effectively shutting down whole cities. [374] In December 2012, the Television show Conan launched a contest called "Occupy Conan". [295] Additional smaller protests occurred in Birmingham[297] and Nottingham. [240][241] Despite the fact that the protesters were peaceful, HSBC filed a lawsuit for their eviction. Occupy bromine in the sunlight. The blockade caused the building to shut down for several days, with ICE staff citing "safety concerns". [282] Spanish media have related the protests to the economic crisis, Stphane Hessel's Time for Outrage!,[282] the NEET troubled generation and current protests in the Middle East and North Africa,[283] Greece,[284] Portugal[285] as well as the Icelandic protest and riots in 2009. [359], On 15 December 2011, Jesse Jackson said that Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. were all occupiers, and that: "Occupy is a global spirit, which is now sweeping the nation and the world, fighting for justice for all of God's children". 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[239] Police reported that around 9,000 people peacefully protested near the headquarters of the European Central Bank, and that "several thousand" people took to the streets of Berlin; organisers of the protests claimed that turnout was around 8,000 in Berlin and 10,000 in Frankfurt.[239]. "New Occupy Report Calls FBI, Homeland Security Tactics 'Orwellian' For Working With Security Firms Hired By Private Banks". The Sociological Cinema [204] "Occupy" demonstrations are still continuing in Mashtots Park, and the leader of the Greens party Armenak Dovlatyan has named it the most successful civic action in the history of Armenia. [375] However, some sympathetic commentators such as Anthony Barnett have suggested that in Spain, where the movement once had the support of well over 70% of the population with millions taking part, the popularity of Occupy is now past its peak and has achieved no consequences of any significance. By June 2012 the occupation of the buffer zone was essentially over. Digital Journal. You can select one for your business or use them to inspire your own. As you sift through the options, try to opt for something that is simple. These slogans have the potential to create lasting impact and bring about significant changes in society. Written by MasterClass. The short-term demands called on the state, including the police and the judiciary, to properly investigate and prosecute the guilty in five specific cases which took place immediately prior to the movement's start.