- Occupy Boston
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Occupy Boston Part of the Occupy movement 
People gathered near Boston's Dewey Square during Occupy Boston on October 3, 2011 Date October 2011 – present Location Boston, Massachusetts Status Ongoing Causes Economic inequality, corporate influence over government, inter alia. Characteristics Demonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters Number Protesters: 10,000+ Arrests, etc. Arrests: 141
Injuries: 0
Occupy Boston is a protest that began on September 30, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, on Dewey Square in the Financial District opposite the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.[1][2][3][4] It is related to the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17,[5] also protesting against economic inequity, corporate greed, and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government.
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Overview
On October 10, the Boston demonstrators expanded their tent city onto an additional portion of the Rose Kennedy Greenway; starting around 1:20 am the following morning, 141 people were arrested by the officers of the Boston Police Special Operations Unit.[6][7][8][9]
As of October 15, 2011, the camp itself has consisted of about 90 tents on either side of a path the protestors have named, "Main Street," plus another two dozen or so tents divided up between the "Student Village" area and a strip of lawn the protestors have named "Weird Street".[10]
A local Fox 25 News article reported on October 13 that a U.S. Coast Guard member was harassed and spat upon near Dewey Square. A spokesperson for Occupy Boston said the person was not certainly not part of the movement; the Coast Guard also confirmed that there are no allegations that this assault was committed by an Occupy Boston participant.[11][12]
A group of Occupy Boston participants protested in the lobby of the building where the Israeli Consulate of Boston is located. They protested the Israeli military blockade of the occupied Palestinian Gaza Strip. The Israeli military intercepted civilian aid ships with the Free Gaza Movement attempting to enter the Israeli territorial waters on their way to Gaza.[13] [14] [15]
Granted legal protection
On November 17, a judge issued an order prohibiting the eviction of protestors from Occupy Boston. A hearing is scheduled for December 1. [16]
Images
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October 3, 2011
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Sign tent, October 3, 2011
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Atlantic Ave., October 3, 2011
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October 6, 2011
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Media tent, October 10, 2011
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October 10, 2011
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October 10, 2011
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October 30, 2011
See also
Occupy articles
- List of global Occupy protest locations
- Occupy movement
- Timeline of Occupy Wall Street
- We are the 99%
Other Protests
- 15 October 2011 global protests
- 2011 United States public employee protests
- 2011 Wisconsin protests
Related articles
References
- ^ "Occupy Boston Takes Over Dewey Square." Boston Globe, October 3, 2011
- ^ "Boston protesters: End corporate control of govt." Associated Press/Wall Street Journal, Oct. 3, 2011
- ^ John Stephen Dwyer "Who is occupying Boston, and why? Blast Magazine, October 5, 2011
- ^ Andrew Tran. "At Boston's Dewey Square, a protest of varied voices." Boston Globe, October 4, 2011
- ^ http://occupyboston.com/
- ^ "More than 100 arrested in Occupy Boston protests." Boston Globe, 2011-10-11
- ^ J. David Goodman. "Video Shows Protesters Arrested in Boston and Washington." New York Times, October 11, 2011
- ^ John Stephen Dwyer. "141 arrested in Occupy Boston protest Blast Magazine, October 11, 2011
- ^ "Occupy Wall Street: 100 arrests at Boston protest." BBC News, October 11, 2011
- ^ John Stephen Dwyer. "Entrenched in Occupy Boston at the end of week two, Blast Magazine, October 15, 2011
- ^ "Coast Guard member spit on near Occupy Boston tents". Myfoxboston.com. http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/occupy-boston-protesters-spit-on-coast-guard-member-20111013. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "Occupy Boston Statement On Bad Behavior". Enewspf.com. 2011-10-15. http://www.enewspf.com/opinion/27826-occupy-boston-statement-on-bad-behavior.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "'Occupy Boston' takes Israeli consulate". 'Occupy Boston' takes Israeli consulate. Press TV Iran. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/208568.html. Retrieved 11/12/2011.
- ^ "Occupy' protestors storm Israeli consulate". Occupy' protestors storm Israeli consulate. Israel Today Magazine. http://www.israeltoday.co.il/tabid/178/nid/23006/language/en-US/Default.aspx. Retrieved 11/12/2011.
- ^ "Occupy Boston Occupies Israeli Consulate". Occupy Boston Occupies Israeli Consulate. Dennis Trainor, Jr. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd1uO29UWzY. Retrieved 11/14/2011.
- ^ Judge issues order barring Occupy Boston evictions
- Yount, Scot (October 22, 2011.) "Occupy Boston protesters set sights on Boston Police Department." New England Cable News. Accessed October 2011.
External links
- Official site
- Occupy Boston Wiki
- Flickr. Occupy Boston 10-5-2011 photos by Ethan Long
- Flickr. Occupy Boston - Police Raid, Oct. 10, 2011, photos by Paul Weiskel
- Flickr. Occupy Boston photos by Sam Marshall
- "Occupy" photographs from around the nation – from the Denver Post
Categories:- Culture jamming
- Occupy movement in the United States
- Organizations based in Boston, Massachusetts
- Culture of Boston, Massachusetts
- History of Boston, Massachusetts
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