Occupy Wall Street

E3287

nonviolent movement political movement protest movement social movement

Occupy Wall Street was a 2011 protest movement in New York City’s financial district that sparked global demonstrations against economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Occupy movement	2
2011 Occupy Wall Street protests	1
Spanish Indignados movement	1
We are the 99%	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonviolent movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ protest movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasCause	bank bailouts in the United States ⓘ global financial crisis of 2007–2008 ⓘ perceived lack of accountability for financial institutions ⓘ rising income inequality in the United States ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of local Occupy encampments in many cities ⓘ increased media attention to economic inequality ⓘ spread of Occupy-style protests worldwide ⓘ
hasEndTime	2012 ⓘ
hasLocation	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Wall Street ⓘ Zuccotti Park ⓘ
hasParticipant	anti-globalization activists ⓘ environmental activists ⓘ labor activists ⓘ students ⓘ unemployed workers ⓘ
hasStartTime	2011-09-17 ⓘ
influenced	Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Occupy movement debate on income inequality in the United States ⓘ global Occupy protests ⓘ political discourse about the 1% and the 99% ⓘ
inspiredBy	Arab Spring ⓘ Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Spanish Indignados movement
mainSubject	corporate greed ⓘ corporate influence in politics ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ income inequality ⓘ wealth inequality ⓘ
notableEvent	eviction from Zuccotti Park in November 2011 ⓘ
opposedTo	Wall Street financial institutions ⓘ corporate influence in politics ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ wealth concentration among the top 1% ⓘ
organizedBy	Adbusters ⓘ various grassroots activists ⓘ
partOf	Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Occupy movement
slogan	Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: We are the 99%
usedMethod	consensus decision-making ⓘ direct action ⓘ general assemblies ⓘ marches ⓘ occupation of public space ⓘ peaceful protest ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Protester → associatedWithEvent → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Zuccotti Park → associatedWithEvent → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests

Zuccotti Park → category → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Occupy Wall Street → influenced → Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupy movement

Occupy Wall Street → inspiredBy → Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish Indignados movement

Adbusters → inspiredMovement → Occupy Wall Street ⓘ

Occupy Wall Street → partOf → Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Occupy movement

Occupy Wall Street → slogan → Occupy Wall Street self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: We are the 99%