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Occupy San Jose
Part of the "Occupy" protests
Date2 October 2011 – present
Location
San Jose, California, United States
Caused byEconomic inequality, corporate influence over government, inter alia.
MethodsDemonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters
StatusOngoing
Casualties and losses
Arrests:
Injuries:
Deaths:		0
0
0

Occupy San Jose is an demonstration at City Hall in San Jose, CA. The demonstration was inspired by Occupy Wall Street and parallels demonstrations being concurrently held in Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Albuquerque, Tampa, Charlotte, Seattle, Denver, and Portland, Maine.[1][2][3][4]

The aim of the demonstration is to begin a sustained occupation in downtown San Jose, the 10th largest city in the United States,[5] to protest perceived corporate greed and social inequality, including opposing corporate influence in U.S. politics, the influence of money and corporations on democracy[6] and a lack of legal and political repercussions for the global financial crisis.[7] Organizers intend for the occupation to last "as long as it takes to meet our demands."

Chronology of events

Timeline

  • September 17 saw the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street gathering. An estimated 1,000 people[8] attended on the first day. NYPD police officers prohibited protesters from erecting tents, citing loitering rules. This led to masses of people walking up and down Wall Street and gathering in Zuccotti Park between Broadway and Church streets and Liberty and Cedar Streets.
  • On September 29, protesters in San Francisco attempted to occupy Citibank, Chase, and attempted to enter a Charles Schwab financial institution.[9][10]
  • On Saturday, October 1, more than seven hundred Occupy Wall Street protesters were reported arrested while blocking the Brooklyn-bound side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Protesters also gathered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle to express their solidarity with the movement in New York.[11]
  • On Sunday, October 2, more than 125 protestors gathered in Backesto Park in San Jose, convened a general assembly and then marched to Plaza de César Chávez and back to City Hall.An occupation site was setup near City Hall. [citation needed]
  • On Thursday, October 6, after four nights of occupying San Jose City Hall, the city Attorney Rick Doyle has announced plans to ask San Jose police department to order protestors to leave on Friday.[12][13]
  • On Friday, October 7, protestors gathered beginning around 7:00pm PST for a General Assembly and reached a decision by consensus to continue occupying and exercise civil disobedience. As the eviction time of 11:30pm approached the number of protestors reached over 100. The police have yet to issue any citations, make any arrests, or visit the occupation. [citation needed]
  • Around 12:30 am on Monday, October 10, one protestor was cited by police when he refused to vacate the Occupy San Jose site. All other protestors and their belongings were moved off-site by police, though by early morning some protestors had returned. [14]

See also

Related articles

References

  1. ^ "Occupy Wall Street: NYPD Arrests 700 Protesters On Brooklyn Bridge [LATEST UPDATES]". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  2. ^ Paul Harris in Boston. "Occupy Boston: smart, savvy, and aiming to emulate Wall Street protests | World news | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. ^ "'Occupy Maine' protest descends on Monument Square | The Free Press". Usmfreepress.org. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. ^ Pilkington, Ed (Oct. 2). "Occupy Wall Street protest: NYPD accused of heavy-handed tactics". Guardian.co.uk. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  5. ^ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau.
  6. ^ Adbuster.org (2011). "Adbuster's OccupyWallStreet page".
  7. ^ "'Occupy Wall Street' to Turn Manhattan into 'Tahrir Square'". IBTimes New York. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  8. ^ Zerbisias, Antonia (September 20, 2011). "World News: Protests dwindle in attempt to 'occupy Wall Street'". thestar.com. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
  9. ^ "Okupacija Wall Streeta: Po New Yorku še San Francisco" (in Slovene). 24ur.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ^ Bowe, Rebecca. "Six arrested protesting bank foreclosures during Occupy SF". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "700 arrested after swarming NY's Brooklyn Bridge, shutting down lane of traffic for hours". Washington Post. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Protesters camping out at San Jose City Hall may face arrest Friday". Mercury News. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  13. ^ "SJ Occupy Protesters Face Arrest Tonight". NBC Bay Area. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Police break up economic protest in San Jose". ABC KGO 7. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to "Occupy" protests.
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