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=Occupy Wall Street Information=

Within this space we can identify and record news events, websites, reasons for supporting and reasons for criticizing the Occupy Wall Street movement. For any source of information you add, please give a short summary: what is it, from whose perspective(s) and the kinds of uses it can be put to. We'll assemble a body of resources and information about the movement, its purposes activities and various perspectives both supporting and critical of it.

History and Information
Occupy Wall Street began when the Canadian-based organization AdBusters suggested that anti-consumerist protestors occupy Wall Street in New York. (1) The Internet organization Anonymous joined in the call. (2) Occupy Wall Street or OWS officially took it to the streets in Liberty Square in the Manhattan Financial District on September 17, 2011, it has spread globally in apox 1,500 cities with more than 100 cities alone in the U.S. (3)

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 * 1) Fleming, Andrew. "Adbusters sparks Wall Street protests Vancouver-based activist behind street actions in U.S." //The Vancouver Courier//. 27 September 2011. Web. 2 November 2011. []
 * 2) Saba, Michael. "Twitter #occupywallstreet movement aims to mimic Iran." //CNN//. 17 September 2011. Web. 2 November 2011. []
 * 3) Occupy Wall Street [] retrieved on November 4, 2011.

Public Opinion
Public opinion polls have tended to find support for the protestors. A Time Magazine poll on 13 October 2011 found that 54% of Americans have a favourable impression of the protestors, while 23% have a negative impression. (1) An NBC/Wall Street Journal survey showed that 37% of respondents "tend to favour" the movement, while 18% "tend to oppose". (2) A CBS News/New York Times poll and a Quinnapac University poll showed similar results. They also found 87% of New Yorkers support the movement, and 72% of New Yorkers say they "understand the protestor's views". (3)
 * 1) Montopoli, Brian. "Occupy Wall Street: More popular than you think." //CBS News//. 13 October 2011. Web. 2 November 2011. []
 * 2) Cooper, Matthew. "Poll: Most Americans Support Occupy Wall Street." //The Atlantic//. 19 October 2011. Web. 2 November 2011. []
 * 3) Oremus. Will. "Occupy Wall Stree: Poll shows protests' main stream popularity." //The Slatest//. 18 October 2011. Web. 2 November 2011. []

Support
Here is an infographic I found comparing and contrasting Occupy Wall Street to the Tea Party:

Opposition
Here is a different perspective to the "Occupy" movement. Very interesting, and you can agree with him on many of his points. Will taking 1% of every American's life and showing them the dirt and grind supporting the common American lifestyle help the demonstrators second-guess their actions? Take a look... [] [] About the 53 percent New reports reporting that NYPD are directing troublemakers to OWS [] I saw a really good speech on youtube [] I support this, but lots of people don't, im posting this link because this speech is getting a lot of views lately. = =