occupy movement

The occupy movement was inspired by the Arab Spring lead by a leader of the Spanish Indignants movement on May 30, 2011. It all began with a Canadian-based group from an anti-consumerist magazine called "Adbuster,"in which they 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. They basically opened the idea to the public and it flourished rapidly across the country and around the world.

An occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality.

This movement began on Wall Street, NYC, but then protests expanded to over 95 cities across 82 countries, and over 600 communities in the United States. Recent statistics states as of November 17 the "Meetup" page called "Occupy Together" listed Occupy communities in 2,609 towns and cities worldwide.

^{Participants in this movement use the slogan "We are 99%"} which refers to the vast concentration of wealth among the top 1% of income earners compared to the other 99 percent.

Although there is not a coined definition as to why those involved in the Occupy Movement are doing so, it is said that the reason for this event is that protesters want more and better jobs, more equal distribution of income, bank reform, and a reduction of the influence of corporations on politics.

This political trend has occupied our newspapers and television screens over the past few months and have opened the eyes of many consumers and individuals who do not see these outrages on a regular basis.

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