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Tilley Pond Park - Darien, CT (file / credit: Town of Darien)

Local Organizer Tries Bribery To Get Protesters At Occupy Darien

Day two of Occupy Darien drew only a few protesters – even fewer than day one during which eleven people showed up. That’s one for every police officer assigned to keep the peace.

2011/12/22

Rain Keeps Many Away From Occupy Darien

There were plenty of Darien police officers on standby but few protestors at Occupy Darien. Organizer Margaret Rague has been eager to welcome anyone who might be part of the movement.

2011/12/21

Migrant Day Protest (credit: Sonia Rincon / 1010 WINS)

Occupy Wall Street Protesters March For International Migrants Day

“They are part of the 99 percent like we are,” one protester said.

2011/12/18

OWS protesters at Duarte Square (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

NYPD Arrests ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protesters Who Scale Fence At Church-Owned Lot

As officers made arrests, protesters shouted obscenities and hollered: “Make them catch you!”

2011/12/17

Milk Street Cafe Closes After Losing Business During Occupy Wall Street Protests

Six months after opening a popular café on Wall Street, the owner is shutting it down.

2011/12/15

Occupy Wall Street protesters march on to the Brooklyn Bridge - New York, NY - Oct 1, 2011 (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Make Court Appearances In New York

Nearly 200 people arrested during Occupy Wall Street-related protests were in New York courtrooms hundreds of miles apart Wednesday, answering charges that stemmed from a march on the Brooklyn Bridge and a demonstration in a Rochester park.

2011/12/14

‘The Protester’ Named Time’s ‘Person Of The Year’

Each year, Time recognizes the person or thing that has most influenced the culture and the news during the past year for good or for ill.

2011/12/14

Zuccotti Park - New York, NY - Dec 9, 2011 (credit: Rich Lamb / WCBS 880)

Zuccotti Park Nearly Empty Today

The once heavily occupied Zuccotti Park sits mostly empty now, a stark contrast to the Occupy Wall Street movement’s encampment that took up residence there only a few weeks ago.

2011/12/09

Community activists and over 200 members of the Occupy Wall Street movement march in the impoverished community of East New York to draw attention to foreclosed homes in the community on December 6, 2011 in Brooklyn. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYU To Offer Classes On Occupy Movement; OWS Protesters Take On ‘Law & Order’

New York University says it plans to offer two classes next semester on Occupy Wall Street through the school’s Department of Social and Cultural Analysis.

2011/12/09

Workers watch from a bank as protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street march on November 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

‘Occupy Wall Street’ Resurfaces With March On Foreclosed Homes In Brooklyn

Protesters with the “Occupy” movement have continued to make waves nationwide, but they’ve been out of the New York City media spotlight pretty much since their encampment was swept out of Zuccotti Park.

2011/12/06

Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park - New York, NY - Nov 21, 2011 (credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Call For Reoccupation

Meanwhile, the protesters, who have not been allowed to spend the night at Zuccotti since Nov. 15, pressed for access to an alternative space owned by Trinity Church.

2011/12/03