This Week at Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street protesters face off with police after the police in riot gear removed the protesters early in the morning from Zuccotti Park on November 15th, 2011.
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Raid on Zuccotti Park
An Occupy Wall Street protester lies on a police car after the police in riot gear removed the protesters early in the morning from Zuccotti Park. Hundreds of protesters, who rallied against inequality in America, have slept in tents and under tarps since Sept. 17 in Zuccotti Park and have since become the epicenter of the global Occupy movement. The raid in New York City follows recent similar moves in Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon. November 15th, 2011
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Regrouping in Foley Square
Occupy Wall Street protesters regroup in Foley Square after New York City police in riot gear removed the protesters from Zuccotti Park early on November 15th, 2011.
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Arrest
An Occupy Wall Street protester is arrested in Zuccotti Park. Protesters attempted to shut down the New York Stock Exchange by blocking roads and tying up traffic in Lower Manhattan on November 17th, 2011.
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Arrests in the Financial District
A protester is carried away by police in the Financial District of New York City on November 17th, 2011
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Protesters Face a Stand Off with Police
Protesters lie on the street during a stand off with police in the Financial District of New York City on November 17th, 2011
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Stand Off
A protester stands face to face with a police line on November 17th, 2011.
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Police and Thieves
A protester in New York City holds up a sign in the Financial District on November 17th, 2011.
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Fight in Zuccotti Park
A man who identifed himself as Brendan Watts is seen with blood on his face while surrounded by three police officers in Zuccotti Park in New York City. A fight broke out between protestors affiliated with Occupy Wall Street and police, in which Watts was injured on November 17th, 2011.
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Rescue
A protester is pulled from police by fellow protesters during a series of arrests in the Financial District in New York City on November 17th, 2011.
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Stand Off
During a stand off with police at Pine and Nassau in the Financial District, a businessman walks through the street as protesters are kept away.
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We Won
A protester holds up a sign in the midst of the crowd in New York City on November 17th, 2011.
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Foley Square Protest
Occupy Wall Street supporters and union workers stage a mass protest on Foley Square in New York on November 17th, 2011.
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Brooklyn Bridge March
Protestors affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street Movement march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The day was marked by sporadic violence, arrests, and injuries sustained by both protestors and police. Protestors marched around Wall Street throughout the morning, attempting to disrupt businesses from operating on November 17th, 2011.
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Occupy Chicago
Protesters organized by Occupy Chicago and Stand Up Chicago march toward the Chicago Board of Trade Building. Forty-six people were arrested during the protest after refusing police orders to move from the LaSalle Street Bridge. The demonstration was one of many held nationwide to mark the 2nd month of the Occupy Wall Street protests on November 17th, 2011.
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Occupy LA Meditation
Members of the Los Angeles Police Department guard the Bank of America plaza while members of Occupy LA meditate in downtown Los Angeles. The protest was part of a 'Day of Action' marking the two-month anniversary of the movement that started in New York as Occupy Wall Street.
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Pepper Spray
A protester pours liquid over the eyes of a fellow protester to ease the pain from pepper spray during an unannounced raid by the New York City Police Department outside Zuccotti Park in New York, in the early hours of November 15, 2011. Police wearing helmets and carrying shields evicted protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement early on Tuesday from the park in New York City's financial district where they have camped since September.
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Occupy DC
Protesters from Occupy DC, crash into the lobby of the Victor Building at 750 9th Street in Washington DC as they march thru the streets of Washington, DC. The building is home to Brookfield Office Properties, the private company that owns Zuccotti Park in New York where fellow protesters have been camping as they protest Occupy Wall Street. The crowd charged in, made their presence known, and left shortly without incident late November 15th, 2011.
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Occupy Portland
A woman reacts as the Occupy Wall Street protests continue in Portland, Oregon. Portland police reclaimed the two parks in which occupiers had been camping after a night of brinksmanship with protesting crowds of several thousands on November 13th, 2011.
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Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley students crowd into Sproul Plaza to listen to Professor Robert Reich speaks as part of an "open university" strike in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Teach-outs, workshops, public readings, and marches culminated in an attempt to re-establish an Occupy Cal encampment that was shut down by police last week.