15 October 2011 global protests

15 October 2011 global protests
15 October 2011 global protests
	Main banner of the demonstration: "United for global change" (Madrid, Spain)
Date	15 October 2011
Location	Worldwide
Caused by	Economic inequality, corporate influence over government, political corruption
Methods	Non violent protest; Civil disobedience; Occupation; Picketing; Demonstrations; Internet activism; Rioting;

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Riot police in Rome respond to the burning of cars and government buildings by Occupy protesters on October 15.

The 15 October 2011 global protests were part of a series of protest inspired by the Spanish "Indignants" and the Occupy Wall Street movements. Global demonstrations were held on October 15 in cities in more than 82 countries.^[1]^[2] Using Facebook and Meetup to coordinate the events, some pages showed only a few dozen would attend while others have thousands. On October 15 events were held in many cities worldwide.^[3]^[4]

A group of protesters organized an occupation of the London Stock Exchange to bring attention to what they see as unethical behavior on the part of banks. One of the organizers of the protest said the protests are focused against "increasing social and economic injustice in this country". In his opinion, "Since the financial crisis the Government has made sure to maintain the status quo and let the people who caused this crisis get off scot-free, whilst conversely ensuring that the people of this country pay the price, in particular those most vulnerable."^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] A similar protest group inspired by Occupy Wall Street has formed in the UK under the name OccupyLSX.^[12]^[13]^[14]

In Ireland protests were held throughout the country, including in Dublin and Cork. What The Irish Times described as "well-humoured protest" marched on the Department of Finance in Dublin with a low-key Garda (police) presence. The nearby Merrion Hotel, where the EU-IMF troika stayed during negotiations involving the €67 billion bailout of the country's banks, was also a focus of protests.^[15] Richard Boyd Barrett, TD gave a speech. Protesters sat down on the street and chanted against the EU and IMF troika. The "Occupy Dame Street" protest, set up outside the Central Bank of Ireland in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, also continued throughout the day.^[15]

List of gatherings by city

City name	Attendance	Reference
Madrid	500,000	^[16]^[17]
Barcelona	60,000-400,000	^[18]^[17]^[19]^[20]
Rome	100,000-200,000	^[18]^[21]
Lisbon	20,000-100,000	^[18]^[22]
Santiago	10,000-100,000	^[23]
Zaragoza	40,000	^[24]
Valencia	35,000	^[20]
New York City	3,500-50,000	^[18]^[25]^[26]
Berlin	5,000-10,000+	^[18]^[27]
Zagreb	5,000-10,000	^[28]
Brussels	6,000-7,000	^[29]
Frankfurt	5,000+	^[30]
Los Angeles	5,000	^[25]
Auckland	3,000	^[31]
London	3,000-5,000	^[32]
Ljubljana	3,000-4,000	^[8]^[33]
Toronto	1,000-2,500	^[18]^[8]
Amsterdam	2,000	^[22]
Athens	2,000-4,000	^[34]^[25]
Sydney	2,000	^[25]
Thessaloniki	2,000	^[34]
Split	1,000+	^[35]
Copenhagen	1,000-3,000	^[36]^[37]
Montreal	1,000+	^[38]
Miami	1,000+	^[39]
Paris	1,000	^[25]
Washington, D.C.	1,000-2000	^[34]^[18]
The Hague	700	^[40]
Ottawa	600	^[34]
Seoul	600	^[18]
Buenos Aires	500	^[18]
Concepción	500 (prelim.)	^[41]
Lima	500	^[18]
Zurich	500	^[18]
Dublin	400	^[42]
Maribor	400	^[33]
Winnipeg	400	^[43]
Hannover	300+	^[33]
Geneva	300	^[44]
Koper	300+	^[33]
Rijeka	300	^[35]
Mexico City	250	^[18]
Warsaw	100-200	^[45]
Hong Kong	200	^[30]
Prague	200	^[31]
São Paulo	200	^[18]
Valparaíso	200 (prelim.)	^[46]
Stockholm	200-500	^[47]^[18]
Tokyo	200-300	^[18]^[20]
Umeå	200	^[48]
Helsinki	150	^[49]
Rio de Janeiro	150	^[18]
Pula	150	^[50]
Belgrade	100-200	^[51]
Sarajevo	100-150	^[52]
Manila	100	^[18]
Tel Aviv	100	^[18]
Curitiba	100	^[53]
Taipei	100	^[18]
Montevideo	80	^[18]
Bogotá	70	^[18]
Managua	60	^[18]
Podgorica	50-100	^[54]
Johannesburg	50	^[55]
Buje	40	^[56]
Cairo	20	^[18]