Protesters shout slogans while holding banners after marching to the courthouse where the trial for Michael Jackson's doctor continues on October 3, 2011 in Los Angeles. They say they are inspired by revolutions in the Middle East, but protests over economic grievances in Spain and elsewhere in Europe are a closer comparison as anti-corporate demonstrations spread across the United States. As the Occupy Wall Street protest entered its third week Monday, it is being taken more seriously with similar sit-in demonstrations popping up from Boston to Chicago and Los Angeles and this week the New York protest expects to swell with support from trade unions. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: afplivefour075690
“All day, all week: Occupy Wall Street.”
That chant was ringing through downtown Manhattan Wednesday evening as I tried to make my way back to our apartment through all the police barricades and marching protestors (the police were seriously asking everyone for IDs to get off the 4 train at Wall St.). It’s been stuck in my head ever since.
The Occupy Wall Street protests have grown in just a few weeks from a few hundred people in the Big Apple to cities all over the country. Even Newscom’s home base, Salt Lake City, now has protestors marching around downtown.
Photos of the protests have been the most searched-for and most downloaded topic on Newscom for the last week, and our original blog about the Wall Street protests has exploded with views. So we decided to give you more protest photos to help you tell the story, especially if the protests are moving into your area. You can see more pictures back at Newscom.
Occupy Boston protest tent city in Boston on October 5, 2011. The Occupy Wall Street movement started in New York on September 17 (Constitution Day) and has spread to other major US cities. Participants are protesting against social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government. Rick Friedman/Polaris/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: polphotos007987
Protestors take part in the "Occupy Chicago" demonstration in Chicago's financial district on Oct. 3, 2011. The protest on Wall Street in New York against corporate greed spread out to Chicago, as the "Occupy Chicago" demonstration entered its tenth day on Monday. Zhang Baoping/Xinhua/Photoshot/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: ptsphotoshot655826
More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered at Los Angeles City Hall to protest against Wall Street Corporation, calling it Occupy LA. Lucio Villa/ZUMA Press/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: zumawirewestphotosfive674381
Policemen stay beside protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement near the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at Market Street in San Francisco, the United States, Oct. 5, 2011. CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: sipaphotosthree320897
Protesters shout slogans while holding placards ahead of a late afternoon march through downtown Los Angeles on October 3, 2011 in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City . They say they are inspired by revolutions in the Middle East, but protests over economic grievances in Spain and elsewhere in Europe are a closer comparison as anti-corporate demonstrations spread across the United States. As the Occupy Wall Street protest entered its third week Monday, it is being taken more seriously with similar sit-in demonstrations popping up from Boston to Chicago and Los Angeles and this week the New York protest expects to swell with support from trade unions. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: afplivefour075868
Supporting the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City, Lila Martinez (CQ), right, stands near the intersection of central and University NE at the UNM main campus and gives the peace sign to a supporter on Thursday Oct. 6, 2011. At left is protestor Robert Brito. Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/ZUMA Press/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: zumawirewestphotosfive696092
Signs are seen strewn on the lawn as Occupy LA protesters prepare to participate in a march in solidarity with New York City's Occupy Wall Street protestors by gathering at city hall and marching through the financial district in Los Angeles on October 3, 2011. PHIL McCARTEN/UPI/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: upiphotostwo112799
Demonstrators wave signs to passing cars at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle, Washington, October 6, 2011 as part of Occupy Seattle, an extension of Occupy Wall Street. MARCUS DONNER/RTR/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: rtrlfour830310
A protestor holds a placard during an "Occupy D.C." movement in downtown Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Oct. 6, 2011. Inspired by "Occupy Wall Street" movement in New York, activists in Washington decided to combine an anti-war rally with the "Occupy D.C." movement, an offshoot of the "occupy" movement that's been going on around the country. CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: sipaphotosthree321870
Approximately 100 protesters from "Occupy New Jersey" demonstrate outside "Wall Street West", the Goldman Sachs back office space, in Jersey City, NJ on Thursday, October 6, 2011. The activists are an offshoot of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement that is currently camped out in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. The demonstrators are dissatisfied with the financial system and the lack of government oversight. RICHARD B. LEVINE/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: lrphotos064786
Protestors attend an "Occupy D.C." movement in downtown Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Oct. 6, 2011. Inspired by "Occupy Wall Street" movement in New York, activists in Washington decided to combine an anti-war rally with the "Occupy D.C." movement, an offshoot of the "occupy" movement that's been going on around the country. CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom: sipaphotosthree321887
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