Rihla 10

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Occupy Wall Street

Who
Everyone has "this" problem. Rich, poor, black, white, hundreds and thousands of people have had a "financial inequity oppressing them". The people occupying wall street are the hundreds and thousands of Americans who represent the millions affected by the financial crisis
What
Occupy wall street is a movement to get Obama to understand and change how policymakers are driven by money.
When
It first started in the US on September 17, when a relatively small group of people gathered in protest in Manhattan
Where
It started in Manhattan but has spread to many cities in the US and around the world such as Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, etc.
Why
"Their purpose was straightforward: to occupy the square in protest at the bankers on nearby wall street who, having wrecked the American economy, had got away scot-free, continuing to pay themselves eye-watering bonuses while the rest of the economy was devastated by foreclosures and layoffs"

I think the significance behind the movement is agreeable. The finical crisis started somewhere and those people haven't suffered the consequencees. This movement wants those people to own up to the mistakes and change so that in the future more people aren't hurt. I agree in that sense.

Sources:
Occupy Wall Street Protesters: We Are Americans
ABCNews
Occupying Wall Street
THE INSIDE STORY OF AN ACTION THAT CHANGED AMERICA
WRITERS FOR THE 99%
What is Occupy Wall Street and Should You Care?
by GLEN CRAIG

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