NYC ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protesters Seek Trials

More than 50 ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters arrested on disorderly conduct charges tied to marches through New York City rejected an offer from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to drop their cases in six months....More

Occupy Wall Street (OWS)

 (OWS) is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City based in Zuccotti Park in the Wall Streetfinancial district. The protests were initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters.^[5] They are mainly protesting social andeconomic inequality, corporate greed, corruption and influence over government—particularly from the financial services sector—and lobbyists. The protesters' slogan, "We are the 99%", refers to the difference in wealth in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population.

The first protest was on September 17, 2011. By October 9 similar demonstrations were either ongoing or had been held in 70 major cities and over 600 communities in the U.S.. Other "Occupy" protests modeled after Occupy Wall Street have occurred in over 900 cities worldwide...thanks to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street