The Occupy Movement turns one
<p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="Simms">Simms</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Occupy">Occupy</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>…</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="it">it</span>…</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="Occupy">Occupy</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="Later">Later</span></p><p><span word="JUNE">JUNE</span> <span word="SIMMS">SIMMS</span>: <span word="September">September</span> <span word="seventeenth">seventeenth</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Occupy">Occupy</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="leaderless">leaderless</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>. <span word="Shirley">Shirley</span> <span word="Griffith">Griffith</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="SHIRLEY">SHIRLEY</span> <span word="GRIFFITH">GRIFFITH</span>: <span word="Zuccotti">Zuccotti</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Stock">Stock</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zuccotti">Zuccotti</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="seventeenth">seventeenth</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="date">date</span>. <span word="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span>, <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occupation">occupation</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Zuccotti">Zuccotti</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span>, <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Occupy">Occupy</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p>
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