Occupy Wall Street The First Amendment guarantees both the freedom of speech and the right to "peaceably assemble." So why, on October 1, 2011 according to the New York City Police Department, were 700 Wall Street Protestors crossing the Brooklyn Bridge arrested, along with many more since then? From the Huffington Post Megan Barr says, “Some might say that the Occupy Wall Street Protesters are exercising their Constitutional Rights by calling for an overthrow of the System; The Constitution does not give us the right to overthrow the government because that is called treason”(Barr). To my knowledge our constitutional rights are always not certain. You have to somewhat read between the lines.
They also mentioned that the protesters committed robberies. Other team talked about Occupy Wall Street, place where all this movement start on September 17th of 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district. A group of activists were fighting for social equality and they want benefits. They were inspired of the movement that happened in Spain for social, political and economical changes.
“We are the 99%” is the motto of the Occupy movement. It refers to the income inequality between the richest one percent and the rest of the population. How the phrase came about is ambiguous but it is used to signify that the people have come together to protest. Corporate greed is one of the reasons that led to the one percent having most of the national wealth. The banks, as well as the government, have also played a part in fueling the movement.
Occupy Wall Street Movement Domonique Goldsmith Mrs. Kristen Barnes Business Ethics 309 July 24, 2013 The main issues raised by Occupy Wall Street were social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government—particularly from the financial services sector. The OWS slogan, we are the 99%, refers to income inequality and wealth distribution in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. To achieve their goals, protesters acted on consensus-based decisions made in general assemblies which emphasized direct action over petitioning authorities for redress. Income inequality is a focal point of the Occupy Wall Street protests,[ David R. Francis (January 24, 2012). "Thanks to Occupy, rich-poor gap is front and center.
Between May and early June 1989, more than 200,000 soldiers from the Government’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were stationed around Beijing. During this time, the party split over how to deal with the demonstrators. A hardline faction led by Deng Xiaoping proposed martial law, while a reform faction led by Zhao Ziyang attempted to convince the students to cease their protesting peacefully. The days between the 3rd and 4th of June became the climax of the protests, gaining widespread publicity. When the crowd had refused to disperse by the 4am deadline, troops began to fire on the protesters in order to clear the square for the impending visit of USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
According to Paul Alexander Gusmorino, the main cause of the drastic downfall was the combination of unequal distribution of wealth and the extensive stock market speculation that took place in the later years of that decade. Speculation is a key term in this area of history. To put it simply, speculation is an involvement in risky business transactions in an attempt to quickly gain large amounts of wealth. The imbalance of wealth led to an unstable economy, while the stock excessive speculation kept the stock marker falsely high, eventually leading to a large crash. Authoritative figures tried to help out the economy in any way they could, but not all ended up helping.
Unemployment and Its Impact On American Cities Michael Collins Marygrove College Abstract The United States, its cities, and regions for decades have been trying to maintain low unemployment rates. It is a well know fact that the economy in America is facing tough times and many companies are being forced to pass out pink slips. As a result, America and its cities have being confronted with some of the highest unemployment rates in the 21st Century. Politicians have employed many strategies and ideologies to help regulate the unemployment rate. Unfortunately, over the past 10 years these strategies and ideologies have failed.
The Evolution of Occupy Wall Street The Occupy Wall Street Movement began in November 2011 and quickly spread to major cities across the United States and the world. The Movements initial message of Wall Street greed and government corruption resonated with citizens due to the negative economic situation in the United States, but If you look at successful social movements like the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s or the long struggle for women’s suffrage, you see that each had clear goals and effective leadership. The Occupy Movement has rendered itself ineffective because their goals have become unclear, and a lack of central leadership has left them without any legitimate figures to express the views and solutions of the Movement. Can the Occupy Movement survive without a leader? Many of the protesters like Los Angeles chapter member Joe Briones believes it can, and that the true strength of the Movement comes from not having a leader.
Occupy Wall Street Movement BUS 309 Occupy Wall Street Movement The Wall Street Movement (OWS) first originated in the fall of 2011 which is a movement that started out with a small group of people from varied backgrounds and economic status. Protestors believed the economic system is only designed to financially benefit the rich and powerful people of the world. OWS movement was stated, to be people that are unemployed, poor, and homeless but also they are joined by techies, entrepreneurs, labor activists, lawyers, academics, and clergy (Gerald, 2012, p. 8). People have been successful with getting the support of Union organizations and supporters have been successful with developing media attention and tens of thousands of followers and union organizations here in the United States and in many other countries. Protestors meeting site locations are parks in the metropolitan areas of Manhattan, N.Y. and in various other sites throughout the country.
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