'Occupy Wall Street' protest around the nation
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A man affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests tackles a police officer during a march towards Wall Street in New York, on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The official cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending up cheers from a crowd that had scrambled to scrub the park on its own out of fear the effort was merely a pretext to evict them. -
A New York City police officer runs over a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them. -
A New York City police officer, right, makes photographers back off as others arrest a National Lawyers Guild observer as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators march through the streets near Wall Street, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them. -
Oct. 14, 2011 - Manhattan, New York, U.S. - A man kneels and prays in the street as demonstrators fill lower Broadway. 'Occupy Wall Street' protesters are celebrating in lower Manhattan as officials postpone the controversial clean-up of Zuccotti Park. -
Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests confront New York City police officers as they march on the street in the Wall Street area, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them. -
A protestor participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests screams while marching towards Wall Street Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. At least ten people were arrested during the march, which began after protestors heard the news that the owners of Zuccotti Park had withdrawn their request to have the park cleaned by the New York Police Department. -
A New York City police officer shoves a demonstrator affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests as they march through the streets in the Wall St. area, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them. -
Protestors participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests lock arms as they sit down in the road in protest of the police during a march towards Wall Street Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. At least ten people were arrested during the march, which began after protestors heard the news that the owners of Zuccotti Park had withdrawn their request to have the park cleaned by the New York Police Department. -
An Occupy Wall Street protestor presses his head into a police officer's chest as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks. -
Police officers arrest an Occupy Wall Street protestor as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks. -
Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protestors march towards Wall Street after being heartened by a postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zuccotti Park that many saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. About a half-dozen arrests were seen in the surrounding blocks. -
Protestors participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest jump over a barricade while marching towards Wall Street after hearing the news that the owners of Zuccotti Park had withdrawn their request to have the park cleaned by the New York Police Department Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. At least ten people were arrested during the march. -
An Occupy Wall Street protestor is prepared for pepper spray and tear gas as hundreds march towards Wall Street after being heartened by the postponement of a scheduled cleanup of their camp at Zucotti Park that many protestors saw as a de facto eviction, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. Some arrests have occurred after a few hundred protesters left Zucotti Park and marched to the area around the New York Stock Exchange. There are barricades and mounted police around the exchange. -
Columbia University students Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, left, and Quitze Valenzuela-Stookey react with other demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests as the announcement that they would not have to leave the park for a cleanup crew was made, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them. -
Oct. 14, 2011 - San Diego, California, U.S. - San Diego police officers remove Occupy San Diego tents from downtown's Civic Center Plaza Friday morning. One person was arrested. -
San Diego police officers haul off Occupy San Diego protesters as they remove tents and structures from the Civic Center Plaza Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in San Diego. One man was arrested Friday as police officials removed the tents, where protesters have been camping out for days. -
A demonstrator tries to wash pepper spray from his eyes after a clash with the San Diego Police at the Civic Center Plaza Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in San Diego. Police on Friday began removing about a half-dozen tents after warning demonstrators that their personal belongings couldn't stay in the Occupy San Diego camp. -
An Occupy San Diego protester washes a man's face with water after being hit with spray from the San Diego police as they remove tents and structures from the Civic Center Plaza Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in San Diego. One man was arrested Friday as police officials removed the tents, where protesters have been camping out for days. -
Occupy San Diego protesters embrace after confronting San Diego police as they remove tents and structures from the Civic Center Plaza Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in San Diego. One man was arrested Friday as police officials removed the tents, where protesters have been camping out for days. -
A demonstrator yells at the San Diego Police after a clash with police during a demonstration at the Civic Center Plaza Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in San Diego. Police on Friday began removing about a half-dozen tents after warning demonstrators that their personal belongings couldn't stay in the Occupy San Diego camp. -
Filipino protesters stage a die-in in front of the office of the American Chamber of Commerce in solidarity action for the U.S. protest dubbed "Occupy Wall Street" Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 in Manila's financial district of Makati. -
Alexander Higgins, left, of Bricktown, N.J., and Justin Phillips, of Cranford, N.J., sit at a table across from the Statehouse Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Trenton, N.J., after the participants affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protest complied with an order to remove tents from New Jersey's World War II Memorial. State Attorney General Paula Dow on Thursday ordered those occupying the memorial can stay as long as they like, but they must remove any signs of permanency. Higgins says a state trooper arrived around 2 a.m. and the group removed most of the material. -
Lucas Brinson, 21, from Davis, Calif, takes on the role of a human microphone, relaying information throughout Zuccotti Park's "Occupy Wall Street" encampment on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 in New York. -
Protesters leave shadows on a banner as they demonstrate in front of a downtown Seattle hotel to protest the appearance of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. About 50 Occupy Seattle protesters made the walk of a few blocks from Westlake Park to the downtown hotel where the former Massachusetts governor was holding a private fundraiser. -
Protester John Leonard sleeps beneath a sheet of plastic on a fold out couch outside City Hall Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Philadelphia. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York. -
In a Thursday night, Oct. 13, 2011 photo, Colorado State Patrol officers separate Occupy Denver protesters that are arm in arm at Lincoln Park in Denver. Dozens of police in riot gear advanced early Friday on the last remaining cluster of protesters supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement at the state Capitol. The demonstrators retreated without resisting, but some were arrested. -
A protester draped with an American flag stands outside City Hall Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, in Philadelphia. The demonstration is one of many being held across the country recently in support of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York. -
Students march from the University of Washington to join the 'Occupy Seattle' protest Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle. The demonstration is part of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration against corporate power. -
A protester affiliated with the "Occupy Wall Street" protests stands with a US dollar bill taped over his mouth in Zuccotti Park in New York, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. -
Boston University economics professor Kevin Gallagher, left, gives a lecture at the Occupy Boston encampment in Boston's financial district, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. -
Nicole Von Haack folds blankets on a mattress while participating in the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park, Friday, October 7, 2011, in New York. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city. -
A man washes coins donated to protestors while participating in the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in Zuccotti Park, Friday, October 7, 2011, in New York. The three-week-old campout in a lower Manhattan plaza looks like a jumble of tattered sleeping bags, but teams of volunteers working on food, sanitation, health care and other needs keep the shifting population of protesters functioning like an impromptu city within the city. -
Oct. 7, 2011 - New York, New York, U.S. - The ''Raging Grannies'' look on as Occupy Wall Street demonstrators and anti-war activists join together to rally in Times Square to ''Bring Troops Home Now!'' and ''Move the Money From War to Home'' on the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. -
Members of Occupy Cleveland gather at Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011. The group is one of several across the country mirroring the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. -
Oct. 7, 2011 - New York, New York, U.S. - 'Occupy Wall Street' demonstrators and anti-war activists join together to rally in Times Square to ''Bring Troops Home Now!'' and ''Move the Money From War to Home'' on the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. -
Steve Ahlgren, with sign, 63, a self-employed lawyer who lives in Lauderdale, Minn., participates along with other protesters during an Occupy Minnesota demonstration held at Hennepin County Government Plaza, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, in Minneapolis. The demonstration is in support of the protests that began on Wall Street. -
Maggie Babb, 16, a junior at Loring Nicollet Alternative School, participates in an Occupy Minnesota demonstration held at Hennepin County Government Plaza, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, in Minneapolis. The demonstration is in support of the protests that began on Wall Street. -
Brighton Wallace takes part in an "Occupy Austin" protest at Austin City Hall, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Austin, Texas. -
People gather at City Hall Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Philadelphia. Organizers of what is being called Occupy Philadelphia say Thursday's demonstration is meant to be a stand against corporate greed. -
People gather at City Hall Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Philadelphia. Organizers of what is being called Occupy Philadelphia say Thursday's demonstration is meant to be a stand against corporate greed. -
Brighton Wallace takes part in an "Occupy Austin" protest at Austin City Hall, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Austin, Texas. -
Several hundred demonstrators cheer at an Occupy Cleveland rally in Cleveland Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The group is one of several across the country mirroring the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. -
Rachel Davis, 19, from Berea, Ohio, attends a rally by Occupy Cleveland in downtown Cleveland Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The group is one of several across the country mirroring the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. -
Marchers with Occupy Wall Street lead off a march that included labor unions through Lower Manhattan Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. Unions gave a high-profile boost to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march. -
Oct. 5, 2011 - Manhattan, New York, U.S. - Occupy Wall Street Union march from City Hall to the Financial District to protest the loss of pensions and healthcare coverage. -
A protester screams Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, as Seattle Police officers try to separate his arms linked with others hoping to prevent the removal of a tent pitched behind them in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park during an "Occupy Seattle" protest. -
Protestors march through downtown Boise, Idaho, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011. Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York have varied causes but have spoken largely about unemployment and economic inequality and reserved most of their criticism for Wall Street. Activists have been showing solidarity with movement in many cities, including Occupy Boise. More than 100 people withstood an afternoon downpour in Idaho's capital to protest. -
Miles Partman carries an umbrella with "Occupy Seattle" written on it as he walks though an encampment in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. People protesting the current economic situation and several other causes have been camped in the park for several days, mirroring other demonstrations in other areas of the country. -
Jordan McCarthy, 22, from Sandwich, N.H., awakes from under a makeshift shelter where she is camped out among participants in the Occupy Wall Street Protest at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. "We have allowed greed to be more important than humans," said McCarthy who joined the camp a week ago. The protests started on Sept. 17 with a few dozen demonstrators who tried to pitch tents in front of the New York Stock Exchange and has since grown to hundreds. -
Occupy Wall Street protesters join a labor union rally on the courthouse steps and in Foley Square in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The protests have gathered momentum and gained participants in recent days as news of mass arrests and a coordinated media campaign by the protestors have given rise to similar demonstrations around the country. -
Occupy Wall Street protesters march to join a union rally at Foley Square in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The protests have gathered momentum and gained participants in recent days as news of mass arrests and a coordinated media campaign by the protestors have given rise to similar demonstrations around the country. -
Seattle Police officers shove protesters who were trying to prevent the arrests of people who sitting in tents, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park during an "Occupy Seattle" protest. Police moved in Wednesday afternoon and arrested people who refused to leave tents they had pitched in the park. The protest mirrored similar demonstrations taking place in other areas of the country. -
A New York City police lieutenant swings his baton as he and other police try to stop protesters who breached a barricade to enter Wall Street after an Occupy Wall Street march Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. -
Labor unions and others join Occupy Wall Street during a march in Lower Manhattan as they arrive near Zuccotti Park Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. Unions gave a high-profile boost to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality Wednesday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march. Across the country, students at several colleges walked out of classes in solidarity. -
Seattle Police officers try to wrestle a tent away from protesters, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park during an "Occupy Seattle" protest. Police moved in Wednesday afternoon and arrested people who refused to leave tents they had pitched in the park. The protest mirrored similar demonstrations taking place in other areas of the country. -
Goblin Folk, 22, from Alexandria, Va., plays his harmonica as he camps out among participants in the Occupy Wall Street Protest at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. The protests started on Sept. 17 with a few dozen demonstrators who tried to pitch tents in front of the New York Stock Exchange and has since grown to hundreds. -
Protestors gather in downtown Boise, Idaho, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011. Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York have varied causes but have spoken largely about unemployment and economic inequality and reserved most of their criticism for Wall Street. Activists have been showing solidarity with movement in many cities, including Occupy Boise. More than 100 people withstood an afternoon downpour in Idaho's capital to protest. -
A person is taken into custody by New York City police at the Occupy Wall Street protest near Zuccotti Park Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. -
Members of labor unions and others join Occupy Wall Street during a march in Lower Manhattan as they arrive near Zuccotti Park Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. -
Police arrest a man who refused to leave a tent pitched at an "Occupy Seattle" protest encampment in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. People protesting the current economic situation and several other causes had been camped in the park for several days, mirroring other demonstrations in other areas of the country. On Wednesday afternoon, police moved in and took down all of the tents, and arrested those who refused to leave them. -
A sign reads "Greed Killed the American Dream," near a U.S. flag draped on a tent at an "Occupy Seattle" encampment in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. People protesting the current economic situation and several other causes have been camped in the park for several days, mirroring other demonstrations in other areas of the country. -
Racheal Davidson, right, signs a citation given to her by Dayton police officer P.T. Harris, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, in Dayton, Ohio. Davidson was cited for stepping into the street to pass out leaflets during a demonstration organized by Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together on Courthouse Square. Over 50 people participated in the rally. -
Occupy Wall Street protesters march with a labor union rally out of Foley Square on their way towards Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. -
People with the Occupy Wall Street protest in Zuccotti Park form a circle and meditate Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. The Occupy Wall Street protests started Sept. 17 with a few dozen demonstrators who tried to pitch tents in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Since then, hundreds have set up camp nearby in Zuccotti Park and have become increasingly organized, lining up medical aid and legal help and printing their own newspaper. -
Protesters link arms around a tent pitched at an "Occupy Seattle" protest encampment in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Police moved in Wednesday and removed all of the tents, arresting those who refused to leave the tents. The protest was similar to others held across the country. -
A protester with "99%" written on his face, who was later arrested, peers out from a tent, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, during an "Occupy Seattle" protest in downtown Seattle's Westlake Park. Police moved in Wednesday afternoon and arrested people who refused to leave tents pitched in the park. The protest mirrored similar demonstrations taking place in other areas of the country. -
A commuter walks through Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District where Occupy Wall Street protestors are encamped, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. The protests have gathered momentum and gained participants in recent days as news of mass arrests and a coordinated media campaign by the protestors have given rise to similar demonstrations around the country. -
Occupy Wall Street protesters join a labor union rally in Foley Square before marching on Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. -
Nurse Margret Sweeney, center, and others join Occupy Wall Street during a march in Lower Manhattan Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. Unions gave a high-profile boost to the long-running protest against Wall Street and economic inequality Wednesday, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march. -
Occupy Boston protesters gather outside a building in the Financial district in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The group is part of a nationwide grassroots movement in support of the ongoing Wall Street protests in New York. -
Occupy Wall Street protesters join unions at a rally in Foley Square in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The protests have gathered momentum and gained participants in recent days as news of mass arrests and a coordinated media campaign by the protestors have given rise to similar demonstrations around the country. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) -
Police officers arrest Occupy Wall Street protesters as they tried to get past police barriers and march to Wall Street in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Protesters in suits and T-shirts with union slogans left work early to march with activists who have been camped out in Zuccotti Park for days. Some marchers brought along their children, hoisting them onto their shoulders as they walked down Broadway. -
Darrell Willis wears a "99%" button and an American flag at the corner of LaSalle and Jackson during an Occupy Chicago protest Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Chicago. "Occupy Chicago" protests started Monday near the Federal Reserve Bank and Chicago Board of Trade, as demonstrators speak out against corporate greed and social inequality. -
David Bruenjes, of Portland, Maine, juggles during a protest in Portland, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. A group calling itself "Occupy Maine" that joined in solidarity with Wall Street protesters in New York is wrapping up its 3-day demonstration against corporate greed and other issues.
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