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The Occupy Movement

The Occupy Movement. Presentation by Mette Hejlskov. Background - history and timeline . Prior movements and events influenced the Occupy Movement Occupy Wall Street – September 17 2011 Adbusters Media Foundation & Anonymous 1,000 protesters gathered in Manhattan

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The Occupy Movement

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  1. The OccupyMovement Presentation by Mette Hejlskov

  2. Background - history and timeline • Prior movements and events influenced the OccupyMovement • Occupy Wall Street – September 17 2011 • Adbusters Media Foundation & Anonymous • 1,000 protesters gathered in Manhattan • Zucotti Park wasoccupied for protesters to stayovernight • October 15, 2011 global protests werestaged • Over 951 citiesacross 82 countries – 600 communities in the US • Global collection of groups – same goal

  3. Adbusters

  4.       Protests in 1–4 cities        Protests in 5–9 cities        Protests in 10 or more cities

  5. Whoarethey and what do theywant! • An international protest movementagainst social and economicalinequality • Anti-capitalism • No leader or front figure: • “We do not believe in placing the power of the movement in the hands of the few, but rather empowering everyone to be involved and share the responsibility together.” (http://www.occupytogether.org/aboutoccupy/#background) • Differentbackgrounds, but commongoal • ”The richgetsricher and the poorgetspoorer!”

  6. Media useduringmovement • Email • Used by Adbusters to firstspread the idea • Spreadacross the world • Websites • Websites areformed to createawareness – occupytogehter.org, occupywallst.org etc. • Twitter • hashtags - #occupy#ows • Facebook, youtube, IMC • Blogging • ”Weare the 99%”

  7. ”Weare the 99%” • Originated from a blog post late August 2011 • The majority versus the minority • The 1% that has everything • Power, moneyetc. • Symbols – the fist, the cirlce • Guy Fawkes mask has beenused a lotduringthe protests - Anonymous

  8. Non-violentmovement • Commitment to non-violence • Police violencetowards peaceful protesters • Media coverage – sympathy • Incidents with violent actions from protesters • Distinct themselves from theseactors • Still comitted to non-violence, whichthey have beenapplauded for • Spreading a message and creatingawarenesswithoutviolent actions

  9. Successes • Changingthe discourse • From big banks to credit unions • Bank Transfer Day • ALEC • Makingequality an importantissue and discussionworld-wide!

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