Since the Occupy Chicago demonstration on Saturday, much controversy has developed. Over 150 arrests were reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, a decision approved for the Chicago Police Department by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
See the Sun-Times article to see how Emanual defends his decision that left many people upset, including registered nurses all over the nation.
Emanuel defends arrest of 175 Occupy Chicago protesters - Chicago Sun-Times
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter/[email protected] October 18, 2011 3:35PM Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday defended the Chicago Police Department's weekend decision to forcibly remove Occupy Chicago protesters who refused to leave Grant Park and acknowledged that he was consulted before the arrests were made.
About 130 arrested at Occupy Chicago protestChicago: About 130 protesters were arrested at an Occupy Chicago demonstration early on Sunday after they set up tents and refused to leave a public park after closing time, police said. The protests, which have spread across the United States and to other countries since starting in New York last month, focus on anger over inequality of wealth, government bailouts of big banks and persistently high unemployment.On October 14 protestors gathered for a demonstration that ended in over 170 arrests, according to the Occupy Chicago official website.
This weekend, on October 22, protestors attempted to "peaceably assemble" in Grant Park to express their petitions and greivances.
Protestors said they were aiming to make the park the home base for the movement.
Other local groups joined the Occupy Chicago movement as it picked up.
Take Back Chicago is one group that has helped organize everything from trolley protests to walk-throughs in the Bank of America building on Lasalle Street.
- Protestors gathered at the Bank of America building yelling, "Bank of America, take back America!"
Some Occupy Chicago supporters are otherwise occupied and not demonstratingStory URL: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=190283 Story Retrieval Date: 10/23/2011 10:11:54 PM CST While some groups are joining the Occupy Chicago movement, others, although silent supporters, are otherwise occupied.Local media began focusing on Occupy Chicago as protests increased.
Check out the Flickr map to see some of the places protestors were gathering.
Flickr: Explore photos from the #Occupy Chicago group on the map
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.As Occupy Wall Street started getting media attention, the movement spread to other areas across the country.
Occupy Chicago started protests and demosntrations nearly a week after the Wall Street protests.
The downtown Loop area was launching point for these protests, at places like the Federal Reserve Bank.
Occupy Chicago | Join The MovementYesterday at 7pm, thousands marched from La Salle and Jackson to The Horse (Michigan and Congress) to occupy a place to peacefully assembly and protest. Police arrested about 128 for staying past parking close hours. More pictures and videos to come. Stay tuned.The Occupy movement began as a movement of the people. Protestors used social media like Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyChi) and Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/OccupyChicago) to increase support.Protestors relied on social media for citizen journalists to explain the the foundations of the movement.
As the notion of the 99 percent became the slogan of the Occupy movement, some began to wonder which category they fell in and how each category was defined.
CNN reported data that showed the dynamics of the 1 percent.
Occupy Wall Street and citizen journalists keeping it honest | City Brights: Harmon Leon | an SFGate.com blogOccupy Wall Street hit the streets of New York this past week to speak out against corporate greed. On Saturday, over 80 activists were arrested as the protest became a heated affair against "THE MAN!"
Who are the one percent?Think it takes a million bucks to make it into the Top 1% of American taxpayers? Think again. In 2009, it took just $343,927 to join that elite group, according to newly released statistics from the Internal Revenue Service.The Occupy movement gained momentum under the name Occupy Wall Street (http://occupywallst.org/). Protestors argue that 1 percent of the American population, the wealthy, have disregarded the poor and middle class that make up the remaining 99 percent.
See the Wikipedia timeline that chronicles the movement since protests began on September 17, 2011.
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