Rage Against Wall Street Crooks

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Comparing their initiative to Arab Spring uprisings, they said:

<blockquote>"On the 17th of September, we want to see 20,000 people flood into lower Manhattan, set up beds, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months."

"Like our brothers and sisters in Egypt, Greece, Spain, and Iceland, we plan to use the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic of mass occupation to restore democracy in America. We also encourage the use of nonviolence to achieve our ends and maximize the safety of all participants."</blockquote>

One of many protester signs read:

<blockquote>"The corrupt fear us. The honest support us. The heroic join us."</blockquote>

Adbusters organized the protests. On September 16, ahead of its September 17 inaugural, it published an "Orientation Guide," saying:

<blockquote>"Saturday's occupation begins at noon in Bowling Green Park....See you at the bull....The first people's assembly will start at 3pm at One Chase Manhattan Plaza and continue until our one demand is agreed by all."</blockquote>

Suggested ideas include:

• revoking corporate personhood;

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