555px-Combination_of_October_2011_global_protests.jpg (Image JPEG, 555x600 pixels) 2011 In Pictures: The Year of the Protester. 2011 will be remembered most of all as the year of people power, with unprecedented numbers of ordinary citizens taking to the streets throughout the world to protest against old systems of power. Here we share a few images of these protests, all posted under a Creative Commons license on the photo sharing site Flickr. Cairo, Egypt – Tens of thousands of Egyptians camp out in Tahrir Square amid protests calling for the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak and new elections.
Photographer: Rowan El Shimi. Tirana, Albania – A protester stands in front of government buildings during anti-government protests sparked by the surfacing of a video which implicated the Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Minister in corruption allegations. Three protesters died in the demonstrations, which led to the resignation of the Deputy Prime Minister. Athens, Greece – A protester wearing a gas mask is engulfed in tear gas. Madrid, Spain – Two protesters hold hands during demonstrations in October. 25 best Occupy photos of 2011. As 2011 draws to a close, the Post’s photo department takes a look back at the year in photos. Below, the best photos of the Occupy movement from the past year.
WARNING: Some photographs depict scenes of violence. View more photo galleries REUTERS/Andrew BurtonProtesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement lift a chainlink fence while storming into Duarte Square in New York, December 17, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonDemonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street campaign march in the rain through the streets of the financial district of New York September 29, 2011. After hundreds of protesters were denied access to some areas outside the New York Stock Exchange on September 17, demonstrators set up a rag-tag camp three blocks away. Zuccotti Park is a campground festooned with placards and anti-Wall Street slogans. REUTERS/Andrew BurtonRetired Episcopal bishop George E. REUTERS/Mark BlinchPolice circle the gazebo at St. REUTERS/Nathan W. Untitled.
Europe. U.S. Occupy. #OccupyWallStreet. #Occupy Sesame Street. UPDATE! We now have even more photos from Occupy Sesame Street. Stay tuned to Tauntr for all the latest news regarding this historic movement. Occupy Wall Street is a major movement both on the streets and on the web, but it isn’t getting the media attention it deserves. Why? Because it doesn’t resonate with kids. Kids drive the market and therefore the media, but they have absolutely no interest in seeing politically-charged 20-somethings sprayed in the face with mace (probably).
Pepper spray Snuffleupagus, however, and you got yourself a protest ready for prime time. New Photos! If you liked this, then you might also enjoy ZOMBIE MUPPETS! Propaganda 1. Artivismo #occupywallstreet SOLD OUT. We Are the 99 Percent. 14th October 2013 Question with 172 notes Anonymous asked: How can you claim to speak for 99% of people? We don’t claim to speak for anyone, we merely present stories. 14th October 2013 Photo with 186 notes I am 23 years old I am a female (not that it should make a difference, but apparently in our society it does…) From the day I moved out of my parent’s house, I’ve supported myself 100%, not because they don’t love me but because they can’t support my dreams financially. For over two years I schlepped 2-for-1’s and shots to pay for my rent, a used car, and tuition at a community college.
Now I’m attending the University of MN and I depleted all of my savings just so I wouldn’t have to take out a loan this semester. I’m majoring in journalism, a profession I consider a civic duty. I am the 99%. occupywallst.org 14th October 2013 Question with 12 notes Anonymous asked: We are the 99 percent- Why don't we RECALL these extremist NUTS that are in Washington, DC.??!!!! 9th September 2013 Thank you! #occupywallstreet. Austerity measures are eroding America’s public school system. With massive increases in school closures and class cancellations, advocates say educational opportunities for students of all ages are increasingly being diminished. This is not a new problem, per se. It is, however, an escalating one, and one that is being resisted.
Currently in Chicago—under the auspices of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, the former chief of staff for President Obama—it was announced in March that 54 public schools will be closed, with 61 schools scheduled to be closed before the 2013–2014 school year begins. Emmanuel says that the closings are a “done deal.” Right now in California, City College of San Francisco (CCSF) is on the verge of losing its accreditation as a direct consequence of a $53 million dollar loss in state funding. In New York City, Mayor Bloomberg is attempting to close 17 schools, which are said to be low-performing.
From 2003-2012, in New York City, 117 schools were closed.