Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street Holding Demonstrations, Concerts Ahead Of One-Year Anniversary

Organizers said Sunday’s events focus on people power and the use of culturally creative tactics to build the movement.

2012/09/16

Occupy Wall Street protesters cross the Williamsburg Bridge during a march to Manhattan as the movement joins with activists groups for May Day demonstrations May 1, 2012. (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)

Occupy Wall Street Prepares To Celebrate One Year Anniversary With Call To Action

Monday will mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the Occupy Wall Street protests, but Occupiers are getting the celebration started early.

2012/09/15

Suspect Sought In Rape Of OWS Protester Turns Himself In To Authorities

Jackie Barcliff, 44, was also charged with the Aug. 12 rape of a 14-year-old girl in Midtown.

2012/09/14

NYPD Hunts Occupy Wall Street Rape Suspect

Jackie Barcliff allegedly forced the victim to the elevated level of Pier 15 park near the East River, raped her, and tossed her over the railing to the ground below, police said.

2012/09/13

Occupy Wall Street participants march down Fifth Avenue as part of May Day events on May 1, 2012. (credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages)

‘Occupy’ Movement Plans Splashy ‘S17′ Return On September 17

“On September 15-17th, join us in this fight for our world — this fight for our lives,” reads a message on a website promoting the event.

2012/08/29

City Won’t Defend NYPD Officer In ‘Occupy’ Pepper Spray Lawsuit

New York City officials have taken the unusual step of refusing to defend a police inspector. He’s being sued for blasting protesters with pepper spray during last fall’s Occupy Wall Street protests.

2012/08/03

Sources: DNA Links OWS Subway Protest To 2004 Murder Of Sarah Fox

Eight years after Juilliard student Sarah Fox was found dead in upper Manhattan, new evidence has emerged in the case.

2012/07/11

Demonstrators march in front of the News Corporation building during a May Day protest on May 1, 2012. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Judge Orders Twitter To Turn Over Tweets By ‘Occupy’ Protester

Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr. rebuffed one of Twitter Inc.’s central arguments, which concerned who has rights to contest law enforcement demands for content posted on its site.

2012/07/02

Occupy Wall Street protestors and other groups march on May 1, 2012. (credt: Sonia Rincon, 1010 WINS)

Occupiers Convicted Of Trespassing

Eight protesters with Occupy Wall Street have been convicted of misdemeanor trespassing for entering a lot owned by Trinity Church a month after the Zucotti Park encampment was dismantled.

2012/06/18

Occupy Wall Street Movement Gets By With A Little Help From Its Musical Friends

Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, David Crosby And Graham Nash spent their early careers soundtracking a revolution – and they’re ready to do it again.

2012/05/23

OWS Marks ‘May Day’ With Marches & Protests Across NYC

Approximately 40 arrests were made Tuesday on various charges, including disorderly conduct, blocking traffic and resisting arrests, the NYPD said.

2012/05/01

FILE -- Signs belonging to members of Occupy Wall Street (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

OWS Planning ‘May Day’ Demonstration, Marches Throughout NYC

Occupy Wall Street is urging followers to block traffic at bridges and tunnels to make it hard for people to get to work.

2012/04/30

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

Council Members Sue City Over Treatment Of Occupy Wall Street Protesters

The city and police violated demonstrators’ free speech rights, used excessive force, arrested protesters on dubious charges and interfered with journalists’ and council members’ efforts to observe what was going on, the four City Council members and others say in the federal civil rights suit.

2012/04/30

Filmmaker Michael Moore and actress Susan Sarandon speak at Tribeca Talks Directors Series during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

Actress Susan Sarandon Says Government Is Tapping Her Phone

The Oscar-winning actress recently made that claim during a panel discussion with filmmaker Michael Moore at the Tribeca Film Festival.

2012/04/24

Ydanis Rodriguez (Photo Credit: DNAinfo/Shayna Jacobs)

Charges Dropped Against Councilman Arrested At Occupy Wall Street

Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against a city councilman accused of resisting arrest while trying to get to the former Occupy Wall Street encampment as police raided it last fall.

2012/04/05

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