Occupy Movement
Occupy Wall Street began Sept. 17 in New York’s financial center as a reaction against social and economic inequalities, spreading throughout the nation and the world. One instance of the movement is Occupy Philadelphia, which "began Oct. 6 at City Hall":/index.php/article/2011/10/occupy_philly_protest_kicks_off and has seen some involvement from Penn students and faculty. Occupy Philadelphia protesters have set up a tent village in Dilworth Plaza and plan to camp out indefinitely, despite preexisting "construction plans that would require protesters to move":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/10/occupy_movement_may_be_relocated_due_to_construction.
Demonstrators "marched to Huntsman Hall":/index.php/article/2011/10/cantor_cancels_huntsman_hall_visit on Friday, Oct. 21 in the form of Occupy Eric Cantor. Cantor, the House Majority Leader, canceled his appearance at a Wharton Leadership Lecture on Oct. 21, but protesters still flocked to campus, even storming into Huntsman before security escorted them out. A separate group, "OccupyPenn, has also formed":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/11/occupypenn_educates_community_on_the_national_movement, holding teach-ins and other events around campus.
Mayor Michael Nutter announced that Philadelphia would change its previously accommodating stance toward Occupy Philadelphia after a woman "reported being raped on Nov. 12":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/11/rape_reported_at_occupy_philadelphia. “We’re re-evaluating our entire relationship,” Nutter told the press.
In New York, police entered Occupy Wall Street’s Zuccotti Park site in the early morning of Nov. 15, using zip-tie handcuffs, spraying fire extinguishers and evacuating the 100 or so protesters present. Police announced that “the city [had] determined that the continued occupation of Zuccotti Park poses an increasing health and fire safety hazard.”
In the early morning of Nov. 30 — three days after an eviction deadline set by Mayor and 1976 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter — police "cleared Center City’s Dilworth Plaza":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/11/police_clear_occupy_philadelphia_site, where Occupy Philadelphia protesters have been encamped for two months. Four Penn students and a professor were "among the 52 arrested":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/12/penn_occupiers_freed_after_jailstay in protesters' ensuing march around Center City.
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A protester yells into a megaphone outside Huntsman Hall after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor cancelled a planned lecture on Oct. 21. Read more »
h2. Multimedia
h3. *Into November*
• "Video: Students react to Occupy Philadelphia raid":http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/23175
• "Photos: OccupyPenn teach-in":http://thedp.com/index.php/gallery/occupy_penn
• "Photos: Occupy Philly protests Romney fundraiser":http://thedp.com/index.php/gallery/occupy_philly_protests_romney_fundraiser
h3. *'Occupy Eric Cantor'*
• "Video recap of 'Occupy Eric Cantor'":http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/22481
• "62 photos of the protest at Penn":http://thedp.com/index.php/gallery/cantor_protest_at_huntsman_hall
• "Video: Protesters storm Huntsman Hall":http://thedp.com/index.php/multimedia/22404
• "Online reactions to Cantor's cancellation":http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2011/10/reactions_to_cantors_cancellation
h3. *The early stages*
• "Video: What do students think of the movement?":/index.php/multimedia/22123
• "Video: Protesters' takes on what Occupy Philly is about":/index.php/multimedia/22056
• "Map: Occupy Philly camp":/index.php/article/2011/10/map_occupy_philly_camp
• "88 photos of the first day of occupation":/index.php/gallery/occupy_philadelphia_protest_at_city_hall
• "Tweets from around Occupy Philadelphia":/index.php/blog/redandblue/2011/10/occupy_philly_tweets
Occupy movement holds national gathering in Philadelphia
The Occupy Wall Street movement returned in full force to Philadelphia for its first national gathering, which included five days of workshops, speakers and marches.Occupy movement and 99% Declaration group plan summer conventions
The 99% Declaration group and the Occupy movement are both planning national conventions this summer, but the groups differ in their philosophies toward governmental change.Grad student arrested in Center City after protesting Department of Public Health proposal
29 year old graduate students Khadijah White was arrested in Center City on March 15 on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and harassment when she and others protested a Department of Public Health proposal that would require organizations to get training and permits to distribute food to the public.
Occupy member runs for Congress
Nate Kleinman, a member of Occupy Philadelphia, will run in the Democratic primary for the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 13th district, which includes northeast Philadelphia.
City embarks on Dilworth Plaza renovations
The City broke ground Monday on a $50-million renovation of Dilworth Plaza, the public square west of City Hall that was formerly the site of the Occupy Philadelphia encampment. INTERACTIVE: Dilworth Plaza Construction'DP' peeks into Occupy General Assembly meeting
We take a behind the scenes look at the proceedings of Occupy Philly.
PNC talks policy with student protesters
The ongoing movement against mountaintop removal took a big leap yesterday by securing a private meeting with top PNC Bank executives.Occupy movement remains active on campus, in city
Both OccupyPenn and Occupy Philadelphia claim that they will maintain their momentum through the winter months.Occupy movement marches on MLK Day in recognition of wealth inequality
The event, which was organized by the Occupy Philadelphia Labor Working Group, consisted of a rally, a march and inspirational presentations from guest speakers. GALLERY: Penn celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. DayArrested Occupy protesters' next court date set for April 26
Lawyers gathered at the Philadelphia municipal court on Thursday in a status hearing to determine the next trial date for 30 of the 52 people arrested during the Occupy Philadelphia protests on Nov. 30.Court case closed against Penn students arrested at Occupy Philadelphia
This morning, the Philadelphia municipal court closed the cases related College junior Moshe Bitterman and College sophomore Emma Johnson’s arrests at Occupy Philadelphia on Nov. 30.Despite signs of fading, Occupiers hold strong
Even though Occupy Philadelphia’s physical protest has been disassembled, its participants say the movement is considering creating a national conference at Penn.Arrested Penn Occupiers have preliminary hearings
Preliminary hearings were held yesterday for the five members of the Penn community who were arrested in the Occupy Philadelphia protests on Nov. 30.
Occupy faces unknown future
Occupy Philadelphia’s eviction from Dilworth Plaza Wednesday morning has sparked a question central to its future — can the movement be sustained now that it no longer has a physical place to occupy? RELATED: Penn prof recounts time in jailTOPICS: Occupy movementPenn occupiers freed after jail stay
Fifty-two people were arrested following a police raid of Center City’s Dilworth Plaza early Wednesday morning to evict Occupy Philadelphia protesters, including a Penn professor and four students. RELATED: OccupyPenn shows solidarity following arrestsVIDEO: What do you think of the Occupy eviction?EDITORIAL: A change of occupationEditorial | A change of occupation
Now that the circumstances of Occupy Philadelphia have shifted, the movement itself must shift as well.
OccupyPenn shows solidarity following arrests
After Occupy Philadelphia’s encampment was evicted by police on Wednesday morning, over 75 people gathered at a teach-in outside Van Pelt Library.
Police clear Occupy Philadelphia site
At least four Penn students and a faculty member were among about 50 people arrested this morning following a police raid of Center City’s Dilworth Plaza.
Occupy Philly joins OccupyPenn for CUNY speaker
Occupy Philadelphia protesters will march to campus Wednesday to hear City University of New York Graduate Center professor David Harvey speak about their movement.