Occupy Movement
Occupy movement gains traction among college students
Whether through a broader, growing Occupy Colleges campaign or on their own, college students have increasingly been making their voices heard. They’ve held teach-ins, they’ve walked out of classes to stage protests and they’ve joined community members in solidarity. TOPICS: Occupy PhiladelphiaMAP: Occupy around the IviesCOLUMN: Occupying Occupy Wall StreetProfessing support for Occupy Philly
English professor Ania Loomba drafted a statement in solidarity with the Occupy Philly protests signed by dozens of Penn faculty members this week. Loomba draws parallels between the protests and 16th century literature. TOPICS: Occupy Philadelphia LETTER: Occupy Wall Street solidarity statementA protester's personal experience
Brendan Van Gorder, a College freshman from Boiling Springs, Pa., stayed out at Occupy Philly over fall break weekend.Your Voice | Occupy Wall Street solidarity statement
95 Penn faculty members express their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. TOPICS: Occupy Philadelphia GALLERY: 88 photos from Occupy Philly ThursdayOccupy Philadelphia protesters transform City Hall into a community
Over the weekend, Occupy Philadelphia protesters transformed the western end of City Hall into their own one-level office building. VIDEO: What do students think of the movement? LETTER: Penn profs express solidarity with Occupy Wall Street MAP: The Occupy Philly camp RELATED: A protester’s personal experience TOPICS: Occupy PhiladelphiaMap: Occupy Philly camp
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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
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
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 PhillyYour Voice | An unfocused effort
We need to change the protest paradigm that thinks standing around, yelling general statements like “We’re the 99 percent” and hoping to get maced will accomplish something. Topics: Occupy Philadelphia