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Globalization of discontent
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The Occupy Wall Street protests, which began on 17 September in New York’s financial district, entered their second month on Monday with no signs of subsiding. Rather, the past three days have seen the protests gathering steam and spreading across continents—to Europe, Asia and Australia. The name was coined by Canadian magazine ‘AdBusters’ that went on to describe the Wall Street as the financial Gomorrah of the US after the biblical city synonymous with vice.
17 September
24 September
26 September
After marching through the financial district, several hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters return to Zuccotti Park to an unexpected visit from filmmaker activist Michael Moore, who tells the crowd that they are the start of something big. Other famous names who have visited the demonstration include actress Susan Sarandon and Princeton University professor Cornel West. Others express support in forums such as Twitter, including actor Alec Baldwin.
1 October
5 October
Major labor unions including AFL-CIO endorse the protests and join march in New York’s financial district.
6 October
About 4,000 protesters march in Portland, Oregon. More demonstrations unfold in Houston, Austin, Tampa, and San Francisco. Asked about Occupy Wall Street, President Barack Obama says: “I think it expresses the frustrations the American people feel, that we had the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country."
15-16 October
15-16 October
Small and peaceful rallies reported across the Asia-Pacific region—from Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney in Australia, where representatives of aboriginal groups,communists and trade unionists protested outside the central Reserve Bank of Australia. Hundreds marched in Tokyo and more than 100 people gathered at the Taipei stock exchange. In Hong Kong, home to the Asian headquarters of investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, more than 100 people gathered at Exchange Square in the central district. Protests were also reported from South Korea and the Philippines.
17 October
Protests continue in Hong Kong.
Compiled by Elizabeth Roche; Graphic by Sandeep Bhatnagar/Mint
Sources: AP, Reuters, BBC and www.slate.com
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