Skeleton. Occupy movement. The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic and political relations in all societies less vertically hierarchical and more flatly distributed.
Local groups often have different foci, but among the movement's prime concerns deal with how large corporations and the global financial system control the world in a way that disproportionately benefits a minority, undermines democracy, and is unstable.[8][9][10][11] The first Occupy protest to receive widespread attention was Occupy Wall Street in New York City's Zuccotti Park, which began on 17 September 2011. Background[edit] Protests in 1–4 cities Protests in 5–9 cities Protests in 10 or more cities "We are the 99%" slogan[edit] Goals[edit] During the early weeks, the movement was frequently criticized by the news media for having no clearly defined goals.
Methods[edit] Assembly hand signals. Body. The Top 10 Films that Explain Why the Occupy Movement Exists. By Tim Hjersted One of the most entertaining yet unsurprising aspects of Occupy Wall St has been the response from traditional media.
Whether intentionally playing dumb or genuinely clueless, the mainstream media has failed to inform the public and substantially address the key issues. But why did tens of thousands of people risk arrest all over the world to set up encampments and protest the status quo? For everyone who has been following independent, alternative media, the answer is obvious. People who have been clued in to what's been going on in this country for the last decade are responding: Finally! A new cultural zeitgeist is growing increasingly more visible in the shadow of the old - one that is steadily zeroing in on the root problems that are paralyzing the prosperity of our future: corporate personhood, an undemocratic system of government, a centralized fractional-reserve banking system, neoclassical economics and capitalism itself.
Our demands are too big to be mentioned. American Autumn - An Occudoc. Gene Sharp. Gene Sharp (born January 21, 1928) is the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing the study of nonviolent action, and Professor Emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.[3] He is known for his extensive writings on nonviolent struggle, which have influenced numerous anti-government resistance movements around the world.
Gene Sharp has been nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, 2012 and 2013.[4][5][6][7] Sharp was widely considered the favourite for the 2012 award.[8][9][10] In 2011 he was awarded the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize.[11] In 2012 he was a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award [12] as well as the Distinguished Lifetime Democracy Award.[13] Biography[edit] Sharp has been a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth since 1972. Sharp's contributions to the theory of nonviolent resistance[edit] Sharp's influence on struggles worldwide[edit] Gene Sharp - How to Start a Revolution - Greek.