Occupy Dallas

Occupy Dallas
Part of the "Occupy" protests
Date	6 October 2011 – present (12 years, 345 days)
Location	Dallas, Texas, United States
Caused by	Economic inequality, corporate influence over government, inter alia.
Methods	Demonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters
Status	Ongoing
Casualties and losses
Arrests: Injuries: Deaths: 0 0 0

Occupy Dallas is an occupation that began on October 6, 2011 with a march to the Federal Reserve Building in Dallas, Texas. It is affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City, and also with the "Occupy" protests that have been springing up around the United States and around the world.

See also: List of "Occupy" protest locations

A series of meetings that were titled "The General Assembly" or "GA" were held to plan the beginning of the event on October 6, 2011, and have been held on an ongoing basis to create a consensus on policies and planning for the occupation. Committees known as "working groups" have been formulated to utilize the expertise of volunteers who wish to assist in the event.

Background

Occupy Dallas's aims are to non-violently reclaiming control of the government from the financial interests that have corrupted them, and demands that public servants recognize that the people are the supreme authority.

The intent of Occupy Dallas, as with many of the other "Occupy" movements, has been to denounce the role that large corporations have in the American legislative system. The protesters in Dallas, as in other movements throughout the world, have described themselves as the "99 percent," a reflection of the belief that the financial system rewards the richest 1 percent at the expense of the majority of the population.

One of the aspects of the Occupy Dallas movement has been the continued cooperation with local police and the city government. The organizers and occupiers have been cooperating with the police, and many protesters have expressed appreciation for the role that the Dallas Police Department has played during the occupation.

On October 6, 2011, Occupy Dallas marched from Pike Park to the Dallas Federal Reserve Branch.

To date, roughly 150 protestors remain camped at City Hall Park . Originally camped at Pioneer Plaza, protestors agreed to move to City Hall Park as a settlement with the city of Dallas.

See also

• United States Protests
  • Occupy Ashland
  • Occupy Austin
  • Occupy Atlanta
  • Occupy Baltimore
  • Occupy Boston
  • Occupy Buffalo
  • Occupy Chicago
  • Occupy Philadelphia
  • Occupy Portland
  • Occupy San Jose
  • Occupy Seattle
  • Other U.S. protest locations
  • 2011 United States public employee protests
  • 2011 Wisconsin protests
• Economic inequality
• Grassroots movement
• Income inequality in the United States
• Plutocracy
• Protest
• Timeline of Occupy Wall Street
• Wealth inequality in the United States
• We are the 99%

Further reading

• Fox, Jonathan A.; Brown David, L. (1998.) The struggle for accountability: the World Bank, NGOs, and grassroots movements. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ISBN 0-262-56117-4

External links

• Official website