- Occupy Chicago
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Occupy Chicago Part of the Occupy movement Date September 24th, 2011 – present
(0 years, 58 days)Location Chicago, Illinois, United States Status Ongoing Causes Economic inequality, corporate influence over government, inter alia. Characteristics Demonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters Casualties Arrests:
Injuries:352+[1]
0Occupy Chicago is a peaceful protest and demonstration against economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government which has been taking place in Chicago since September 24th, 2011. The protests began in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York.[2][3][4]
On October 10th, protesters from Occupy Chicago joined with members of the "Stand Up Chicago" coalition and marched through downtown Chicago, with numbers estimated at around 3,000.[5][6]
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Attempts at occupation
Occupy Chicago has been consistently occupying the corners of Jackson and LaSalle in Chicago's financial district. Occupy Chicago remains unique among the major occupations across the country in that it lacks a permanent encampment. Seeking to end this, over 175 protesters were arrested under the orders of Chicago's mayor Rahm Emanuel on the morning of October 16th after refusing to take down tents and remaining in Grant Park near Chicago's lakefront after the park's posted closing hours.[7][8] Remaining in any unfenced park between 11 P.M. and 4 A.M. or erecting a tent or other structure without a permit is a crime according to Chicago Municipal Code (MCC) and park district ordinances.
One week later, during a second attempt at occupation during the evening of October 22nd and morning of October 23rd, Chicago police arrested 130 demonstrators, again for refusing to leave the park after the posted closing hours.[9] Two of those arrested were nurses and members of National Nurses United who had set up a medical tent to provide any needed medical services to the occupation.[10]
Thompson Center
On October 27, 2011 Occupy Chicago planned a candlelight vigil in solidarity with Scott Olsen and Occupy Oakland. The 30 protesters were met with Chicago Police Department officers and Illinois State Troopers on order from governor Pat Quinn armed with tear gas masks, attack dogs, and police wagons.
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
Occupy Chicago Poster[11]
Related articles
References
- ^ "Mass arrests at ‘Occupy’ protest in Chicago". RT. 16 October 2011. http://rt.com/news/chicago-protest-arrest-police-971/. Retrieved 17 October 2011."Mass arrests at ‘Occupy’ protest in Chicago". RT. 16 October 2011.
- ^ ""Occupy Chicago" protest enters 10th day". Xinhua. 4 October 2011. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-10/04/c_131173447.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "'Occupy Chicago' Protesters Face Resistance". The Wall Street Journal. 5 October 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203476804576613262194267634.html. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Wall Street protests trigger Chicago rally". ABC7 News. 6 October 2011. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8382324. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Thousands in Chicago protest financial industry". Reuters. 10 October 2011. http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE79946S20111011?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Thousands of protesters take to Chicago streets". Chicago Daily Herald. 10 October 2011. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111010/news/710109650/. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "175 arrested in Occupy Chicago protest". CBS News. 16 October 2011. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/16/national/main20121111.shtml. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "175 Chicago protesters arrested after being told to leave Grant Park". Chicago Tribune. 16 October 2011. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-occupy-chicago-protesters-relocate-to-grant-park-20111015,0,3664663.story. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "130 Occupy protesters arrested in Chicago - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/23/us/occupy-protesters/index.html?hpt=us_c2. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ . Chicago Tribune. 24 October 2011. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-24/news/chi-nurses-protest-outside-emanuels-office-over-occupy-chicago-arrests-20111024_1_nurses-protest-martese-chism-national-nurses-united. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Occupy Chicago Fliers. Occupychi.org. Accessed October 2011.
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- Occupy Chicago images (Flickr)
- "Occupy" photographs from around the nation – from the Denver Post
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