The Occupy movement began in the United States initially with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City but spread to many other cities, both in the United States and worldwide. There have been hundreds of Occupy movement protests worldwide over time. This is a list of some of their locations in the United States. The state with the most protests is California, which has over fifty protest locations (see List of Occupy movement protest locations in California).
State | City | Date (start) | Crowd (upper estimate) | References | Notes |
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Alabama | Auburn | October 15, 2011 | 25 | [1] | |
Birmingham | October 15, 2011 | 300 | |||
Huntsville | October 29, 2011 | 150 | [2] | ||
Mobile | October 8, 2011 | 50 | |||
Montgomery | October 22, 2011 | [3] | |||
Tuscaloosa | October 8, 2011 | 40 | |||
Alaska | Anchorage | October 4, 2011 | 60 | [4] | |
Bethel | October 15, 2011 | 1 | [5] [6] [7] | ||
Fairbanks | October 15, 2011 | 100+ | [8] | By February 1, protesters consisted of "a core group of about 15 people with a larger group of supporters" [9] | |
Homer | October 15, 2011 | 60 | [10] | ||
Juneau | October 15, 2011 | [11] | |||
Kenai | October 29, 2011 | [12] | |||
Unalaska | October 16, 2011 | 10 | [6] | ||
Arizona | Flagstaff | October 15, 2011 | [13] | ||
Phoenix | October 14, 2011 | 4,000 | [14] [15] | ||
Prescott | October 6, 2011 | 25+ | [13] | ||
Tempe | October 15, 2011 | [13] | |||
Tucson | October 1, 2011 | [16] | |||
Yuma | November 19, 2011 | [17] | |||
Arkansas | Conway | October 26, 2011 | [18] | ||
Fayetteville | October 11, 2011 | [19] | |||
Jonesboro | October 15, 2011 | [20] | |||
Little Rock | October 15, 2011 | 400 | [21] | ||
California | See List of Occupy movement protest locations in California | ||||
Colorado | Aspen | ||||
Boulder | October 15, 2011 | [22] | By December, a tent encampment was set up at the pedestrian Pearl Street Mall downtown in the park in front of the City Courthouse. Another was then set up in Sister City's Plaza in front of the Municipal Building. | ||
Colorado Springs | [23] | ||||
Denver | [24] | This Occupy faced quite a lot of police violence long after the encampment was brutally evicted twice. Cost to city: $365,000 [25] | |||
Fort Collins | |||||
Grand Junction | [26] | ||||
Longmont | October 10, 2011 | 12 | |||
Pueblo | [27] | ||||
Connecticut | Branford | October 6, 2011 | |||
Bridgeport | October 11, 2011 | 30 | [28] | ||
Hartford | October 7, 2011 | [29] [30] | |||
New Haven | October 8, 2011 | [31] | As of March 5, 2012, Occupy New Haven on the New Haven green is the last occupying group in New England. [32] | ||
New London | [33] | ||||
Delaware | Wilmington | October 15, 2011 | 150 | [34] | |
District of Columbia | Washington | October 1, 2011 | 3,000 | Occupy D.C., sometimes also went by "Occupy K Street" | |
Florida | Daytona Beach | [35] | |||
Ft. Myers | [36] | ||||
Gainesville | [37] | ||||
Jacksonville | [38] | ||||
Lakeland | [39] | ||||
Melbourne | [40] | ||||
Miami | [41] [42] | ||||
Orlando | [43] | ||||
Pensacola | [44] | ||||
Sarasota | [45] | ||||
St. Augustine | [46] | ||||
St. Petersburg | [47] | ||||
Tallahassee | October 6, 2011 | 150 | [48] | One of few remaining "full time" occupation sites. Located at the corner of Gaines St. and Duval in Tallahassee. www.occupytally.org | |
Tampa | September 24, 2011 | 2,000+ | [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] | ||
Vero Beach | [55] | ||||
West Palm Beach | |||||
Georgia | Athens | [56] | |||
Atlanta | [57] | Occupy Atlanta; [25] [58] | |||
Augusta | [59] | ||||
Dalton | [60] | ||||
Fort Benning | [61] | ||||
Macon | [62] | ||||
Savannah | [63] | ||||
Valdosta | [64] | ||||
Hawaii | Hilo | [65] | |||
Honolulu | [66] | Group's name is (De)Occupy Honolulu, in solidarity with occupied peoples worldwide. | |||
Kauaʻi | [67] | ||||
Kona | [68] | ||||
Maui | [67] | Small band of occupiers camped on the outskirts of the State Building in Wailuku for a weekend in October before being evicted from the site by Maui Police under threat of charges of criminal trespass. Movement (dubbed "Occupy Wall Street Maui") holds weekly meetings at a local college. [69] | |||
Idaho | Boise | [70] | Deemed the most efficiently organized occupation of two dozen visited. [71] Now maintains a symbolic, highly-portable presence after a landscaping hiatus. [72] | ||
Idaho Falls | [73] | ||||
Moscow | [74] | ||||
Pocatello | [75] | ||||
Illinois | Bloomington –Normal | October 5, 2011 | [76] | Including tent city at Illinois State University. 2nd longest continuous student occupation. | |
Carbondale | [77] | ||||
Champaign –Urbana | [78] | ||||
Chicago | 8,000 | [79] | Occupy Chicago | ||
DeKalb | [80] | ||||
Galesburg | October 17, 2011 | 40 | [82] | ||
Macomb | October 21, 2011 | 60 | [83] | ||
Naperville | October 22, 2011 | 50-60 | [85] | ||
Ottawa | [86] | ||||
Peoria | [87] | ||||
Rockford | [88] | ||||
Springfield | [89] | ||||
Streator | November 30, 2011 | [86] | |||
Indiana | Bloomington | October 9, 2011 | [90] | ||
Elkhart | October 7, 2011 | [91] | |||
Evansville | October 10, 2011 | [92] | |||
Fort Wayne | |||||
Indianapolis | October 8, 2011 | 1,000 | [93] | ||
Kokomo | October 14, 2011 | 100 | [94] | ||
Muncie | October 19, 2011 | 20 | [95] [96] | ||
Portage | October 22, 2011 | ||||
South Bend | October 7, 2011 | [97] | |||
West Lafayette | December 10, 2011 | 50 | [98] | ||
Iowa | Ames | October 13, 2011 | [99] | Occupy ISU; Weekly meetings, no encampments. | |
Cedar Valley | October 15, 2011 | [100] | Weekly meetings, no encampments. | ||
Cedar Rapids | October 22, 2011 | [101] | moved from Greene Square Park to corner of M Avenue and 1st Street N.W.; under eviction notice [101] | ||
Decorah | November 5, 2011 | [102] | Weekly meetings on Saturdays at 1PM at courthouse steps. No encampments. | ||
Des Moines | October 9, 2011 | [103] [104] | Camp on Capitol ground broken up by police Oct. 8; numerous arrests, including Ed Fallon; [105] now at E 14th and Grand. Cost to city: <$10,000 [58] Protests continue. [106] | ||
Iowa City | October 7, 2011 | [107] [108] [109] | Encampment previously held as at College Green Park; General Assemblies still held there. | ||
Sioux City | October 8, 2011 | 100+ | [110] | Demonstrations outside the public library, Steve King's office, and the 2011 FOX News Republican debate | |
Kansas | Kansas City | [111] | |||
Lawrence | [112] | ||||
Manhattan | [113] | ||||
Pittsburg | [114] | ||||
Wichita | [115] | ||||
Kentucky | Ashland | [116] | |||
Bowling Green | [116] | ||||
Lexington | September 29, 2011 | [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] | |||
Louisville | October 4, 2011 | 300 | [122] | Encampment at Founders Square | |
Owensboro | [116] | ||||
Paducah | [116] | ||||
Louisiana | Baton Rouge | October 24, 2011 | 120 | [123] | |
Lafayette | November 17, 2011 | 12 | [124] | Demonstration at federal courthouse. "The 'Occupy Lafayette' event was a low-key affair: No slogans were chanted or epithets hurled. In fact, it didn't even arouse the curiousity[ sic ] of security officials at the courthouse," said local media. | |
New Orleans | [125] | ||||
Shreveport | [126] | ||||
Maine | Augusta | [127] | |||
Bangor | [128] | ||||
Bar Harbor | October 15, 2011 | 70 | |||
Brunswick | [129] | ||||
Portland | [130] | ||||
Presque Isle | Occupy Aroostook | ||||
Maryland | Annapolis | [131] | |||
Baltimore | October 3, 2011 | 200 | [132] | Occupy Baltimore | |
Cumberland | October 8, 2011 | 3 | [133] | ||
Frederick | November 11, 2011 | ||||
Massachusetts | Amherst | October 5, 2011 | 36 | [134] | |
Berkshire County | October 10, 2011 | ||||
Boston | September 30, 2011 | 10,000+ | Occupy Boston | ||
Cambridge | November 9, 2011 | [135] | Including protest at Occupy Harvard | ||
Cape Ann | February 4, 2012 | [136] | |||
Greenfield | October 9, 2011 | 50 | |||
Jamaica Plain | November 13, 2011 | [137] | |||
Lenox | |||||
Lowell | February 4, 2012 | [136] | |||
Malden | February 4, 2012 | [136] | |||
Newton | |||||
Needham | [138] | ||||
Northampton | October 6, 2011 | 50 | [139] | Including protest at Smith College | |
Reading | 20 | [140] | |||
Salem | October 22, 2011 | [138] | |||
Somerville | February 4, 2012 | [136] | |||
Springfield | October 10, 2011 | [141] | |||
Williamstown | |||||
Woburn | February 4, 2012 | [136] | |||
Worcester | October 9, 2011 | 100 | [142] | ||
Michigan | Ann Arbor | [143] [144] [145] | |||
Detroit | October 14, 2011 | 500 | [146] [147] | Encampment at Grand Circus Park from Oct 14 – November 21, 2011. Subsequent meeting locations included 5900 Michigan Ave and 1515 Broadway. Meetings continued through 2013. Activism around social, civic, and environmental issues attracted those from Occupy Detroit. Meeting and activity demands from these groups have overshadowed what was known through Occupy Detroit. Many of those regularly rallying learned more about the city and are contributing with both long-term and current issues - including Eviction Defense, Water justice, and Tar Sands Resistance. | |
East Lansing | [148] | Including protest at Michigan State University | |||
Flint | |||||
Grand Rapids | October 8, 2011 | 350 | [149] [150] | ||
Kalamazoo | [151] [152] | ||||
Lansing | October 8, 2011 | 350 | [153] | ||
Muskegon | [154] | ||||
Traverse City | [155] | ||||
Ypsilanti | |||||
Minnesota | Duluth | October 15, 2011 | [156] | ||
Minneapolis | October 7, 2011 | [157] | |||
Moorhead | [158] | ||||
Mississippi | Jackson | October 15, 2011 | 50 | [159] | |
Biloxi | October 15, 2011 | [160] | |||
Missouri | Cape Girardeau | November 5, 2011 | [161] | ||
Columbia | [162] | ||||
Kansas City | [163] | It has one of the longest encampments in the country with protestors camping by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City since September 28, 2011. [164] During this period the temporary 65 foot high IOU/USA Sculpture was erected in Penn Valley Park opposite the reserve headquarters at 1 Memorial Drive. On one side was a sign proclaiming "IOU" and the other was one saying "USA." [165] | |||
St. Joseph | October 5, 2011 | [166] | |||
St. Louis | October 1, 2011 | [167] | Occupy St. Louis; [58] | ||
Montana | Billings | [168] | |||
Bozeman | [169] | ||||
Butte | [170] | ||||
Great Falls | [170] | ||||
Helena | [170] | ||||
Kalispell | [170] | ||||
Missoula | [170] | ||||
Nebraska | Lincoln | October 15, 2011 | 500 | [171] | |
Omaha | September 29, 2011 | 40 | [172] | ||
Nevada | Carson City | October 15, 2011 | 70 | [173] | |
Las Vegas Valley | [174] | Occupy Las Vegas | |||
Reno | [175] | ||||
New Hampshire | Concord | [176] | |||
Conway | [177] | ||||
Exeter | |||||
Hanover | October 13, 2011 | 20 | [178] | Constituted as "Occupy Dartmouth" on campus of Dartmouth College. | |
Keene | [179] | ||||
Manchester | [180] [181] | ||||
Nashua | [182] | ||||
New Jersey | Atlantic City | November 5, 2011 | 25 | ||
Jersey City | [183] [184] | ||||
Mount Olive | October 10, 2011 | 28 | |||
Newark | [185] | ||||
Princeton | |||||
Toms River | [186] | ||||
Trenton | October 6, 2011 | [187] | |||
New Mexico | Albuquerque | October 1, 2011 | 400 | [188] | Changed name to (un)Occupy Albuquerque, in recognition of colonization and racism's connections to economic injustice. |
Las Cruces | [189] | ||||
Los Lunas | [190] | ||||
Santa Fe | [191] | ||||
Taos | [192] | ||||
New York | Albany | October 21, 2011 | [193] | Encampment held until December 22, 2011. Activism continues. | |
Binghamton | October 13, 2011 | [194] | |||
Buffalo | October 1, 2011 | 200+ | [195] | Occupy Buffalo | |
Fredonia | [196] | Including protest at State University of New York at Fredonia | |||
Ithaca | November 28, 2011 | [197] [198] | Including protests at Ithaca College and Cornell University | ||
Kingston | |||||
New Paltz | [199] | ||||
New York City | September 17, 2011 | 30,000 | [200] [201] | Initial Occupy Wall Street protest at Zuccotti Park has spread to other parts of the city, with separate occupations and occupy groups in Harlem and Washington Heights in Manhattan, in Jackson Heights in Queens, in Bushwick, Sunset Park, Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, Staten Island, and in The Bronx. See also: Timeline of Occupy Wall Street. | |
Poughkeepsie | October 15, 2011 | 200 | As of January 2013, participants and community supporters have formed two organizations: ENJAN (End the New Jim Crow Action Network), an anti-racist group focused on ending police brutality against minorities and stopping local jail and prison expansions, and Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson, a home foreclosure defense group that aims to prevent and defend homeowners from home eviction due to bank foreclosures. | ||
Rochester | Helped a family, Harold and Maria Steidel, get a moratorium on their home foreclosure. [202] [203] Protested the closing of a local school, school #6. [204] Reached agreement with mayor to camp until mid January 2012 [202] | ||||
Saranac Lake | [205] | ||||
Syracuse | October 2, 2011 | 200 | [206] | As of April 2012, Occupy Syracuse has continued to engage in organized meetings, events and actions. [207] | |
Utica | [208] | ||||
North Carolina | Asheville | [209] | |||
Chapel Hill | [210] | ||||
Charlotte | [211] | Occupy Charlotte | |||
Durham | [212] | ||||
Fayetteville | [213] | ||||
Greensboro | October 15, 2011 | 600 | [214] | ||
Hendersonville | [215] | ||||
Raleigh | October 15, 2011 | [216] | |||
Wilmington | [217] | ||||
Winston-Salem | [218] | ||||
North Dakota | Fargo | October 15, 2011 | [158] | ||
Grand Forks | October 15, 2011 | [219] | |||
Ohio | Akron | [220] | |||
Athens | [221] | ||||
Canton | October 15, 2011 | 150 | [222] | ||
Cincinnati | [223] | Occupy Cincinnati. The area around Piatt was continuously occupied from October 9 to sometime around December 25. | |||
Cleveland | October 6, 2011 | 150 | [224] | Occupy Cleveland | |
Columbus | September 27, 2011 | 70 | [225] | Including protest at Ohio State University | |
Dayton | [226] | ||||
Kent | Including protest at Kent State University | ||||
Toledo | [227] | ||||
Youngstown | October 15, 2011 | [228] | |||
Oklahoma | Norman | [229] | Including protest at University of Oklahoma | ||
Oklahoma City | October 10, 2011 | 100 | [230] | ||
Tulsa | October 7, 2011 | [231] | |||
Shawnee | October 11, 2011 | 50 | [232] | ||
Oregon | Ashland | [233] | Occupy Ashland | ||
Bend | [234] | ||||
Corvallis | October 6, 2011 | 60+ | [235] | ||
Eugene | [236] | Occupy Eugene | |||
Medford | [237] | ||||
Mosier | November 5, 2011 | 20 | [238] [239] | ||
Portland | October 6, 2011 | 10,000 | [240] | Occupy Portland; | |
Roseburg | [241] | ||||
Salem | [242] | Occupy Salem | |||
Pennsylvania | Allentown | October 3, 2011 | 75 | [243] | |
Bethlehem | October 24, 2011 | 20 | [244] | ||
Doylestown | [245] | ||||
Easton | November 17, 2011 | [246] | |||
Erie | [247] | ||||
Harrisburg | October 15, 2011 | 100+ | [248] | ||
Lancaster | October 15, 2011 | [249] | |||
Philadelphia | September 29, 2011 | [250] | Occupy Philadelphia; | ||
Pittsburgh | October 16, 2011 | 2000+ | [251] [252] | Occupy Pittsburgh | |
Pottsville | |||||
University Park | Including protest at Pennsylvania State University | ||||
Scranton | |||||
York | [253] | ||||
Puerto Rico | San Juan | October 15, 2011 | 200 | [254] | |
Rhode Island | Providence | October 15, 2011 | [255] | Occupy Providence; | |
South Carolina | Charleston | [256] | |||
Columbia | [257] | ||||
Greenville | [215] | ||||
Hilton Head | December 29, 2011 | 12 | |||
South Dakota | Rapid City | October 15, 2011 | 50 | [258] | |
Sioux Falls | October 15, 2011 | 50 | [259] | ||
Spearfish | [148] | Including protest at Black Hills State University | |||
Vermillion | [260] | ||||
Tennessee | Chattanooga | [261] | |||
Clarksville | [262] | ||||
Johnson City | [263] | ||||
Knoxville | [264] | ||||
Memphis | October 15, 2011 | [265] | |||
Murfreesboro | [266] | ||||
Nashville | [264] | Occupy Nashville and Occupy Vanderbilt | |||
Texas | Amarillo | [267] | |||
Austin | [268] [269] | Occupy Austin - including protests at Austin Community College | |||
Bryan | [270] | ||||
College Station | [270] | ||||
Corpus Christi | [271] | ||||
Dallas | [272] | Occupy Dallas | |||
Denton | October 15, 2011 | [273] | |||
El Paso | [189] | ||||
Ft. Worth | October 10, 2011 | 200 | [274] [275] | On October 15, 5 arrests were made. 2 citations. Minor protest at Texas Christian University on Nov. 17. [275] | |
Galveston | [276] | ||||
Houston | [277] | Occupy Houston | |||
Lewisville | |||||
Lubbock | [278] | ||||
Marfa | [267] | ||||
McAllen | [279] | ||||
San Angelo | [280] | ||||
San Antonio | October 3, 2011 | 200 | [281] [282] [283] [284] [285] [286] [287] | On October 6, 2011 Occupy San Antonio (OSA) began occupation in the Main Gazebo at the entrance of HemisFair Park in downtown San Antonio. OSA garnered a mutual respect and rapport with City, Park Police and District City Council member Bernal from the beginning of Occupation. On December 13, 2011 City Park Police gave notice of Violation of City Code and ordered OSA to vacate the Main Gazebo by December 17, 2011. Planned renovation of Hemisfair Park and preparations for the New Year's Eve celebration were to begin December 19, 2011. Occupier's were allowed to temporarily move to the South Gazebo, their secondary encampment used during Major Events previously booked by the City, until December 31, 2011. Under cover of night on December 27, 2011 Occupy San Antonio moved to the East side of the park at the base of the Tower of the Americas and Visitors Center. Public Bathrooms were closed and electricity was cut off until complaints by tourist's. Park Police began 24-hour surveillance and taped off all buildings and areas used by OSA during occupation. Police began arresting Occupier's crossing the taped areas for trespassing. OSA no longer occupies the Park full-time, but continues to claim the Park and holds GA's and other events at the Park. | |
San Marcos | October 5, 2011 | [288] [289] | Occupy Texas State at Texas State University–San Marcos | ||
Utah | Ogden | November 6, 2011 | [290] | ||
Park City | October 31, 2011 | 1 | [291] | ||
Provo | October 29, 2011 | [292] | |||
Salt Lake City | October 7, 2011 | [293] | Occupy Salt Lake City | ||
St. George | October 7, 2011 | [294] | |||
Vermont | Bennington | November 19, 2011 | 10 | [295] | |
Brattleboro | October 7, 2011 | 1 | [296] | ||
Burlington | October 9, 2011 | 1,000 | [295] | ||
Central Vermont | October 9, 2011 | 300 | [295] | ||
Rutland | November 9, 2011 | 25 | [295] | ||
Upper Valley | December 9, 2011 | 20 | [295] | ||
Virginia | Arlington | [297] | |||
Blacksburg | [298] | ||||
Charlottesville | October 15, 2011 | 120 | [299] | Tent encampment removed November 30, 2011. General Assemblies Twice weekly. 18 trespassing Convictions in January 2012 | |
Martinsville | |||||
Norfolk | October 6, 2011 | [300] | |||
Richmond | October 15, 2011 | 200 | [301] | ||
Roanoke | [302] | ||||
Williamsburg | [303] | ||||
Washington | Bellevue | [304] | |||
Bellingham | [305] | Tent encampment removed under court order with one arrest | |||
Bremerton | [306] | ||||
Centralia | [307] | ||||
Cle Elum | [308] | ||||
Colville | [309] | ||||
Everett | October 25, 2011 | 150 | [310] | Tent encampment removed by mutual agreement on December 30, 2011. One tent left at Snohomish County Courthouse. [311] | |
Federal Way | [312] | ||||
Leavenworth | [313] | ||||
Longview | |||||
Mt. Vernon | |||||
Olympia | [314] | ||||
Port Townsend | [315] [316] | ||||
Puyallup | [317] | ||||
Richland | [318] | ||||
Seattle | 5,000 | [319] | Occupy Seattle; tent occupation removed under court order. Occupiers in a number of foreclosed homes, several have been raided by SWAT in December 2011 and January 2012. | ||
Spokane | [320] | ||||
Stanwood | |||||
Tacoma | [321] | Evicted 2012-02-27 [322] | |||
Vancouver | [323] | ||||
Walla Walla | [324] | ||||
Wenatchee | [325] | ||||
Yakima | [326] | ||||
West Virginia | Charleston | October 15, 2011 | [327] | ||
Davis | October 15, 2011 | [327] | |||
Fairmont | October 15, 2011 | [327] | |||
Huntington | October 9, 2011 | 100 | [328] | ||
Martinsburg | October 15, 2011 | 100 | [327] | ||
Morgantown | October 15, 2011 | [327] | |||
Oak Hill | October 15, 2011 | [327] | |||
Wisconsin | Janesville | October 11, 2011 | 20 | [329] | |
La Crosse | October 15, 2011 | 20 | [330] | ||
Madison | October 7, 2011 | 200 | [331] | ||
Milwaukee | October 15, 2011 | 1,000 | [332] | ||
Wyoming | Casper | October 8, 2011 | 50+ | [333] | |
Cheyenne | [334] | ||||
Jackson Hole | [334] |
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The 15 October 2011 global protests were part of a series of protests inspired by the Arab Spring, the Icelandic protests, the Portuguese "Geração à Rasca", the Spanish "Indignants", the Greek protests, and the Occupy movement. The protests were launched under the slogan "United for #GlobalChange", to which the slogan "United for Global Democracy" was added by many people's assemblies. The protest was first called for by the Spanish Plataforma ¡Democracia Real YA! in May 2011 and endorsed by people's assemblies across the world. Reasons were varied but mainly targeted growing economic inequality, corporate influence over government and international institutions, and the lack of truly democratic institutions allowing direct public participation at all levels, local to global. Global demonstrations were held on 15 October in more than 950 cities in 82 countries. The date was chosen to coincide with the 5-month anniversary of the first protest in Spain. General assemblies, the social network n-1, mailing lists, Mumble voice chat, open pads such as Pirate Pad and Titan Pad, and Facebook were used to coordinate the events. Some protests were only a few hundred in number, whereas others numbered in the hundreds of thousands, with the largest in Madrid numbering half a million and the second largest city Barcelona with 400,000.
Occupy Eugene was a collaboration that occurred in Eugene, Oregon based on the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City on September 17, 2011. Occupy Eugene included peaceful protests and demonstrations. Protesters were concerned about inequities in the distribution of wealth, banking regulation, housing issues and corporate greed. The first protest march was held on October 15, 2011. The march started at the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza and continued downtown before marching over Ferry Street Bridge. It was reported that close to 2000 people were in attendance from all over the state of Oregon. Occupy Eugene continued to hold regular protests and actions until it left the encampment in December 2011. Protesters have stated that they do not have a set group of leaders. Occupy Eugene General Assemblies have met from as frequently as twice a day at times during active occupations, and as infrequently as weekly. Many committees have met since at least the third General Assembly, typically weekly. Decisions are made through a process known as consensus. Occupy Eugene's consensus process operates in a similar fashion to how consensus is being handled in New York City by protesters involved in Occupy Wall Street. Although the exact method varies from Occupation to Occupation. As of October 18, 2011, The Eugene police department was allowing protesters to camp in downtown Eugene, although city law prohibits it. Eugene police also stated that downtown camping won't be permanently allowed.
Occupy Oakland refers to a collaboration and series of demonstrations in Oakland, California, that started in October 2011. As part of the Occupy movement, protesters have staged occupations, most notably at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall.
Occupy San Francisco was a collaboration that began with a demonstration event located at Justin Herman Plaza in the Embarcadero and in front of the Federal Reserve building on Market Street in the Financial District in San Francisco, California. It is based on the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17, 2011 and is one of several "Occupy" protest sites in the San Francisco Bay Area; other sites include Occupy Oakland and Occupy San Jose.
Occupy Pittsburgh was a collaboration that has included peaceful protests and demonstrations, with an aim to overcome economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government. The protest has taken place at several locations in Pittsburgh, notably Market Square, Mellon Green and the city's Oakland neighborhood adjacent to the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. and East Liberty neighborhood.
The Occupy movement spread to many other cities in the United States and worldwide beginning with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City in September 2011. The movement sought to advance social and economic justice and different forms of democracy but each local group varied in specific aims. The demonstrations and encampment in New York City spread to other major and smaller cities. Some camps lasted through 2012. What follows is an alphabetical, non-chronological summary of Occupy encampments in the United States.
The following is a timeline of Occupy Oakland which began on Monday, October 10, 2011, as an occupation of Frank H. Ogawa Plaza located in front of Oakland City Hall in downtown Oakland, and is an ongoing demonstration. It is allied with Occupy Wall Street, which began in New York City on September 17, 2011, and is one of several "Occupy" protest sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. Other sites include Occupy San Francisco and Occupy San Jose.
Since September 2011, the Occupy movement has spread to over 80 countries and 2,700 towns and cities, including in over 90 cities in the United States alone. The movement has generated reactions from the media, the general public, the United States government, and from international governments.
Occupy Redwood City was a collaboration that began with peaceful protests, demonstrations, and general assemblies in front of the historic San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City, California. The demonstration was inspired by Occupy Wall Street and is part of the larger "Occupy" protest movement.
The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations garnered reactions of both praise and criticism from organizations and public figures in many parts of the world. Over time, a long list of notable people from a range of backgrounds began and continue to lend their support or make reference to the Occupy movement in general.
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