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Friday, November 18, 2011

DAY of ACTION

Occupy Wall Street Draws Massive Turnout in NYC and Across the Nation to Mark 2-Month Milestone


http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/18/occupy_wall_street_draws_massive_turnout



November 17 Day of Action:
  • Over 30,000 People Rally in New York City (NYPD estimated 32,500), including organized contingents of workers, students, and other members of “the 99%”
  • Actions in at least 30 cities across the country and around the world
  • Commemoration of 2-Months Since Birth of the 99% Movement, Festival of Lights on Brooklyn Bridge
  • Blockade of all Entry-Points to NYSE; hundreds participate in nonviolence civil disobedience
  • Sense that a powerful and diverse civic movement for social justice is on the ascent