The original protest was called for by Kalle Lasn and others of Adbusters, a Canadian anti-consumeristpublication, who conceived of a September 17 occupation in Lower Manhattan. The first such proposal appeared on the

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"We are the 99%"
The Occupy protesters' slogan "We are the 99%" referred to the income disparity in the US and economic inequalityin general, which were main issues for OWS. It derives from a "We the 99%" flyer calling for OWS's second General

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Prior to being closed to overnight use and during the occupation of the space, somewhere between 100 and 200 people slept in Zuccotti Park. Initially tents were not allowed and protesters

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OWS demonstrators complained of thefts of assorted items such as cell phones and laptops; thieves also stole $2,500 of donations that were stored in a makeshift kitchen. In November, a

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Surveillance
As the movement spread across the United States, the United States Department of Homeland Security

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During an October 6 news conference, President Barack Obamasaid, "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 ... and yet you're

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Occupy Wall Street activists disseminated their movement updates through variety of mediums, including social media, print magazines, newspapers, film, radio and live stream. Like much of Occupy, many of these alternative media projects were collectively managed,

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