Photos: Occupy Wall Street Reclaims The Streets - PHOTOS
By Jeremy B. White | Sep 18, 2012 02:51 AM EDT
Occupy Wall Street is back.
A year after a band of protesters launched a movement that would convulse the nation, demonstrators are again rallying in lower Manhattan to cries of "Whose Street? Our Street!" And while their causes are many, they are unified by a sense that the United States has become unacceptably divided, economically unjust and corrupted by the universal influence of corporate money.
For those of you unable to make it to the demonstration, here's a sampling of images from the revived Occupy protests.
A protester leads a mic check (remember those?) outside the offices of a labor law firm that, according to protesters, is a leading "union buster."
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The different signs reflects the diversity of causes motivating protesters.
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Demonstrators sang happy birthday to Occupy, which began in Manhattan one year ago today.
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A familiar sight at Occupy. The New York Police Department, which came under scrutiny last year for its heavy-handed handling of some demonstrations, was out in force.
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That included officers using these bikes to pursue demonstrators down streets, urging them to stick to the sidewalk.
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While there is a decided liberal tinge to Occupy, anger at the political system often transcends party affiliation.
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Environmental issues like fracking -- or hydraulic fracturing, the process used to mine natural gas -- were heavily represented.
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Protesters took aim at unscrupulous banking practices.
Source: Jeremy B. White Date:09/18/2012
