I have had the opportunity to drop by the Occupy Wall Street Protests a couple of times this past week and have taken a few pictures which I am posting below. The main idea behind the movement is to try to restore democracy to the United States and to create a better balance of wealth (currently one percent of the population controls a vast amount of the worlds wealth and resources while ninety nine percent of the population lives on what remains.) The inspiration for these protests was taken from the Arab Spring.
The concept of fighting social injustice and bringing back more power and wealth to the 99% fit into the kind of photography I have dedicated to my career to, so it has been an interesting experience for me to see these protests. Since they began here in in New York City a few weeks ago, the protests have spread across the United States and the world. I actually discovered the protests several weeks ago on a midnight photography walk with my dear friend Donna Ferrato who lives near the protest site. At the time it was just a small group of naked hippies camping out in a park (never underestimate the power of naked hippies!) Now the movement has grown and I look forward to keeping an eye on their progress and wish them all the best of luck in their mission. Here is the first set of photos, I will post some more once I have finished editing and hopefully I will have the chance to get back down to Wall Street to take a few more shots before I head back overseas. And yes, next time I will actually put up a shot of a naked hippie :)
A masked man holds a sign reading "I am sick of funding war lords" during the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York Citie's financial district
Protestors dance in a drum circle
Crowds filling Liberty Square
A man yells slogans out to crowds of protestors
A woman with a sign reading "bail out amarica"
A makeshift library set up for protestors who are living and camping out at the Occupy Wall Street protests
A protestor blogs while camped out near Wall Street
A shrine on the Occupy Wall Street protest site filled with assorted artifacts, notes and other items
A Sunday demonstration
A couple camping out on the streets of New York City during the Occupy Wall Street protests
Dancing to the sound of drums
A protestor with a US Dollar taped over his mouth to silence him and the words "#Ocupy" written across it
"The government took my shirt and gave it to the rich."
For more information about Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together (the international movement of Occupy Wall Street) you can follow this link
I'm all for protests and freedom of speech. Having served in the US army for 7 years and going over seas a couple times I have seen both sides. But I still don't fully understand exactly how this movement is going to change the corruption that the US has. They say there are no jobs but they don't want the big banks that fund job producing projects in NYC. I may be uninformed but from what I have tried to research about the movement I haven't been able to find a definitive answer. I have pictures of the movement here in Tampa, Florida and would really like to talk to someone with knowledge about this subject. There is a problem but what is the end state of these protests? I'm for change but what change will change the basic human greed?
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As you know probably one of the best lessons in all this, is both sides are able to "protest" their point. We are lucky we live in a country where everyone can express their point of view.
stay safe-
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http://homekrakow.pl/easyblog/wpis/14-instytucje-finansowe/17-occupy-world-kryzys-zaufania.html
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Just be ready for violence, because you will get it as soon as you start actually doing the things you've mentioned and/or actually try and force the government to change which honestly will require a severe take down. Nice quiet protests do not secure revolutions, history is the proof of that. Soon as soon as you start this real "take down" they will commit violence against you to stop you, even in the name of the law. So be ready, soldier.
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""These protests are already making a difference,"" said Jordan Smith, 25, a former substance abuse counselor from San Francisco, who joined the New York protest. ""The dialogue is now happening all over the world.""
The protesters chanted, ""We got sold out, banks got bailed out"" and ""All day, all week, occupy Wall Street."" They arrived in Times Square at a time when the area is already crowded with tourists and Broadway theatergoers.
""This is disgusting"" said Anatoly Lapushner, who was shopping with his family at Toys R Us in Times Square. ""Why aren't they marching on Washington and the politicians? Instead they go after the economic lifeblood of the city."""
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