Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City based in Zuccotti Park, formerly "Liberty Plaza Park". The protest was originally called for by the Canadian activist group Adbusters; some compare the activity to the Arab Spring movement (particularly the Tahrir Square protests in Cairo, which initiated the 2011 Egyptian revolution) and the Spanish Indignants.
The participants of the event are mainly protesting against social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government, among other concerns.
The protesters include persons of a variety of political orientations, including liberals, political independents, conservatives socialists, anarchists, libertarians, and environmentalists. At the protest's start, the majority of the demonstrators were young, however, as the protest grew the age of the protesters has become more diverse, mostly related to the use of social networks. Religious beliefs are diverse as well.
What do you think about Occupy Wall Street? Has America's Left finally woken up from its slumber? Will the movement peter out, or will things change for the super rich? And last but not the least, will this have any bearing on next year's presidential elections?
The participants of the event are mainly protesting against social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government, among other concerns.
The protesters include persons of a variety of political orientations, including liberals, political independents, conservatives socialists, anarchists, libertarians, and environmentalists. At the protest's start, the majority of the demonstrators were young, however, as the protest grew the age of the protesters has become more diverse, mostly related to the use of social networks. Religious beliefs are diverse as well.
What do you think about Occupy Wall Street? Has America's Left finally woken up from its slumber? Will the movement peter out, or will things change for the super rich? And last but not the least, will this have any bearing on next year's presidential elections?