Occupy Wall Street.

Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing demonstration opposing corruptive corporate influence over U.S. politics and democracy and a lack of legal repercussions over the global financial crisis. It was initially called for by Adbusters, an anti-capitalist group based in Canada, and was inspired by the Arab Spring movement, particularly the protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square which resulted in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. The protest has since grown to draw the support from a diverse group of demonstrators from various social and political backgrounds.September 17 saw the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street gathering. An estimated 1,000 people attended on the first day. NYPD police officers prohibited protesters from erecting tents, citing loitering rules. This led to masses of people walking up and down Wall Street and gathering in Zuccotti Park between Broadway and Church streets and Liberty and Cedar Streets.On September 19, the stock market opened on Wall Street for regular business. Many major news sources began to publish articles on the occupation and Occupy Wall Street caught some mainstream media attention across a wide variety of sources. By Tuesday night the protesters numbered around 150, though there were more during the day.

On September 23, the action at Liberty Square, across the street from finance hub One Liberty Plaza, continued. The Colbert Report satirized the protests and major newspapers including The Guardian and the New York Times covered the protests.
On September 27, in a show of frustration over collective bargaining failures, seven hundred United and Continental Airlines pilots, along with others from the Airline Pilots Association, demonstrated in front of Wall Street in New York.  The pilots were in uniform, and walked in formation carrying signs that read, "What's a pilot worth? It depends on your perspective.
On September 29, protesters in San Francisco attempted to occupy Citibank, Chase, and attempted to enter a Charles Schwab financial institution.
On Saturday, October 1, more than seven hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters were reported arrested while blocking one lane of the Brooklyn Bridge. Protesters also gathered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle to express their solidarity with the movement in New york.The


Major incidents.


New York Police Department have made arrests during the protests:
Four protesters were arrested for wearing masks.
One protester was arrested for crossing a police barricade and resisting arrest.
Two protesters were arrested for entering a building belonging to Bank of America.
One protester was arrested for disorderly conduct.
At least 80 arrests were made on September 24, after protesters started marching uptown and forcing the closure of several streets. Most of the 80 arrests were for blocking traffic, though some were also charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Police officers have also been using a technique called kettling which involves using orange nets to isolate protesters into small groups.Support for the demonstration amongst mainstream liberal groups varied. Progressive blogger Zaid Jilani, writing for ThinkProgress, wrote that the protesters' anger against Wall Street banks was not unreasonable "because Wall Street’s actions made tens of millions of people dramatically poorer through no fault of their own. The left-wing blog Crooks and Liars commented on the demonstration, with blogger Susie Madrak writing, "I have a feeling this might be a good one.
Rap artist Lupe Fiasco donated tents and a mobile sound system for the occupation; he also wrote a poem to help inspire the protesters. Comedienne Roseanne Barr spoke to protesters during the first day of the demonstration, describing Wall Street financiers as "the people who decimated our economy and caused all the problems in the world. Susan Sarandon spoke at the demonstration saying, "I came down here to educate myself...There's a huge void between the rich and the poor in this country. Other celebrities lending their support were Russell Simmons, Anti-Flag, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky and Radiohead Salman Rushdie.