Occupy Movement

Occupy Wall Street began Sept. 17 in New York’s financial center as a reaction against social and economic inequalities, spreading throughout the nation and the world. One instance of the movement is Occupy Philadelphia, which "began Oct. 6 at City Hall":/index.php/article/2011/10/occupy_philly_protest_kicks_off and has seen some involvement from Penn students and faculty. Occupy Philadelphia protesters have set up a tent village in Dilworth Plaza and plan to camp out indefinitely, despite preexisting "construction plans that would require protesters to move":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/10/occupy_movement_may_be_relocated_due_to_construction. Demonstrators "marched to Huntsman Hall":/index.php/article/2011/10/cantor_cancels_huntsman_hall_visit on Friday, Oct. 21 in the form of Occupy Eric Cantor. Cantor, the House Majority Leader, canceled his appearance at a Wharton Leadership Lecture on Oct. 21, but protesters still flocked to campus, even storming into Huntsman before security escorted them out. A separate group, "OccupyPenn, has also formed":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/11/occupypenn_educates_community_on_the_national_movement, holding teach-ins and other events around campus. Mayor Michael Nutter announced that Philadelphia would change its previously accommodating stance toward Occupy Philadelphia after a woman "reported being raped on Nov. 12":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/11/rape_reported_at_occupy_philadelphia. “We’re re-evaluating our entire relationship,” Nutter told the press. In New York, police entered Occupy Wall Street’s Zuccotti Park site in the early morning of Nov. 15, using zip-tie handcuffs, spraying fire extinguishers and evacuating the 100 or so protesters present. Police announced that “the city [had] determined that the continued occupation of Zuccotti Park poses an increasing health and fire safety hazard.” In the early morning of Nov. 30 — three days after an eviction deadline set by Mayor and 1976 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter — police "cleared Center City’s Dilworth Plaza":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/11/police_clear_occupy_philadelphia_site, where Occupy Philadelphia protesters have been encamped for two months. Four Penn students and a professor were "among the 52 arrested":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/12/penn_occupiers_freed_after_jailstay in protesters' ensuing march around Center City. BEN BRODIE | BUY PHOTOS » School of Social Policy and Practice professor Toorjo Ghose addresses the media after being released from jail on Nov. 30. Read more » JUSTIN COHEN | BUY PHOTOS » A protester yells into a megaphone outside Huntsman Hall after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor cancelled a planned lecture on Oct. 21. Read more » h2. Multimedia h3. *Into November* • "Video: Students react to Occupy Philadelphia raid":http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/23175 • "Photos: OccupyPenn teach-in":http://thedp.com/index.php/gallery/occupy_penn • "Photos: Occupy Philly protests Romney fundraiser":http://thedp.com/index.php/gallery/occupy_philly_protests_romney_fundraiser h3. *'Occupy Eric Cantor'* • "Video recap of 'Occupy Eric Cantor'":http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/22481 • "62 photos of the protest at Penn":http://thedp.com/index.php/gallery/cantor_protest_at_huntsman_hall • "Video: Protesters storm Huntsman Hall":http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/22404 • "Online reactions to Cantor's cancellation":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/10/reactions_to_cantors_cancellation h3. *The early stages* • "Video: What do students think of the movement?":/index.php/multimedia/22123 • "Video: Protesters' takes on what Occupy Philly is about":/index.php/multimedia/22056 • "Map: Occupy Philly camp":/index.php/article/2011/10/map_occupy_philly_camp • "88 photos of the first day of occupation":/index.php/gallery/occupy_philadelphia_protest_at_city_hall • "Tweets from around Occupy Philadelphia":/index.php/blog/redandblue/2011/10/occupy_philly_tweets

10/09/11 9:50pm

Occupy Philly wraps up day three

Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York, Occupy Philly continued its third day in front of City Hall, with Penn students lending support to the movement. PHOTO GALLERY: 88 shots from Occupy Philly Tweets from the scene Letter: An unfocused effort VIDEO: What Occupy Philly means to protesters Topics: Occupy Philly

10/06/11 9:46am

Occupy Philadelphia protest completes first day

Occupy Philly, a protest sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, has attracted young and old across the city with frustrations about the country’s economic and political climate. VIDEO: What Occupy Philly means to protesters PHOTO GALLERY: 88 shots from Occupy Philly Tweets from the scene Letter: An unfocused effort Topics: Occupy Philly

10/06/11 12:52am

Students prep for Occupy Philadelphia

Penn students will join about 1,000 people at the Occupy Philadelphia protest outside City Hall. Inspired by Occupy Wall Street, the movement protests a “culture of corporate greed.” Letter: An unfocused effort Topics: Occupy Philly

10/04/11 11:54pm

Over 1,000 Philadelphians gather to plan Occupy Philadelphia protest

Thursday’s protest was sparked by Occupy Wall Street, a rally which began on Sept. 17 in New York’s financial center as a reaction against social and economic inequalities. Photo gallery: Occupy Philadelphia meeting