The Occupy Movement began in the fall of 2011 as a Occupy Wall Street in New York protesting against social and economic inequality in the U.S. The citizen- with the help of social led a mini revolution followed the 2007-2011 U.S. economic crisis which turned into a worldwide financial collapse. This economic meltdown was stopped after the U.S. government and other world governments bailed out their financial institutions (banks, insurance companies and mortgage firms) while millions of ordinary citizens lost their savings and/or their homes. As their name occupy suggests the Occupy / Wall Street/Occupy Movement though largely peaceful and non-violent was still assertive and hard line. Their slogan “We are the 99%” attracted protests in close to one thousand cities in
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The organizers used social media and hashtag such as #OccupyWallStreet and #OccupyMovement. Many people celebrities joined the call for social and economic justice. Among those who supported the movmement include academics such as Columbus University’s Jeffrey Sachs, Yale professor Kathryn Tanner, the filmmaker Michael Moore, singer Kanye West and even the actor George Clooney. TheOccupy movement attracted huge media coverage particularly when police in New York paper sprayed non-violent protesters and when a protest participated by over two hundred thousand people turned violent in Rome in 15 October 2011. The protesters’ concerns such as inequality, and the fact that the rich were getting richer while the poor were getting poorer received worldwide awareness. But because the Occupy Movement were loosely connected groups with many priorities including agitators who fought with police and smashed properties, the movement did not get specific results from the rich 1% or governments and it finally
The organizers used social media and hashtag such as #OccupyWallStreet and #OccupyMovement. Many people celebrities joined the call for social and economic justice. Among those who supported the movmement include academics such as Columbus University’s Jeffrey Sachs, Yale professor Kathryn Tanner, the filmmaker Michael Moore, singer Kanye West and even the actor George Clooney. TheOccupy movement attracted huge media coverage particularly when police in New York paper sprayed non-violent protesters and when a protest participated by over two hundred thousand people turned violent in Rome in 15 October 2011. The protesters’ concerns such as inequality, and the fact that the rich were getting richer while the poor were getting poorer received worldwide awareness. But because the Occupy Movement were loosely connected groups with many priorities including agitators who fought with police and smashed properties, the movement did not get specific results from the rich 1% or governments and it finally