Photos: Occupy Movement Observes Anniversary With Day of Action
The movement's milestone was marked by massive protests.
1 / 10
"Day of Action" - On Thursday, Nov. 17, Occupy Wall Street demonstrators commemorated the two-month anniversary of the protests that sparked a global movement against the economic inequities and abuse of the financial and democratic systems by staging large scale demonstrations around New York City.Thursday morning, protesters swarmed downtown Manhattan in an attempt to shut down the New York Stock Exchange ahead of the opening bell. In addition to the New York demonstations, solidarity movements across the country and the U.S. joined in commemorating the day with non-violent demonstrations. (Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images
2 / 10
Occupy Wall Street Loses Park Headquarters - Occupy Wall Street protesters were pushed out of their Zuccotti Park encampment on Tuesday when New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the park cleared for routine cleaning amid security and sanitary concerns. A court order has since prohibited protesters from returning to the park with tents, tarps or backpacks, leaving OWS without a physical home.(Photo: Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
3 / 10
Occupy Columbia - In South Carolina, Occupy Columbia protesters returned to the State House grounds Thursday after 19 were arrested the night before when Gov. Nikki Haley ordered the demonstrators off the grounds after sunset. (Photo: AP Photo/The State, C. Aluka Berry)
4 / 10
Occupy London Echoes Wall Street Protests - Occupy London has cast itself as the European corollary to Occupy Wall Street, camping outside of the London Stock Exchange.(Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
5 / 10
London's Occupy Encampment Faces Eviction - Occupy London protesters received notice Wednesday from the City of London Corporation that all demonstrators must vacate the grounds outside of the historic St. Paul's Cathedral where protesters have camped out.Protesters were given until 6 P.M. Thursday evening to leave the grounds, but the deadline came and went without any movement. The City of London must now petition the courts for an eviction notice. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
ADVERTISEMENT
6 / 10
NYC Protests Draw Impressive Police Response - In anticipation of Thursday's planned demonstrations, New York City police beefed up their street presence, erecting hundreds of barricades and stationing officers at subway stations and various places around the city in efforts to keep demonstrations under control. By early afternoon Thursday, reports said that nearly 75 people were arrested in connection with the demonstrations, although OWS reported higher numbers of arrests. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
7 / 10
Occupy L.A. Causes Commuter Headaches - Occupy Los Angeles joined Occupy Wall Street in commemorating the two-month anniversary of the movement by staging a march Thursday morning that snarled traffic and led to the arrests of nearly a dozen protesters who set up camp in the middle of a street.
8 / 10
Texas Police Mount Up and Evict Occupy Dallas - Occupy Dallas protesters were evicted from their campsite across from City Hall early Thursday morning by mounted police officers. Eighteen were arrested for refusing to leave the site where demonstrators have remained for six weeks. (Photo: AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Patrick T. Fallon)
9 / 10
California Students Stand in Solidarity - Students at the University of California, Berkeley, set up tents earlier this week as part of an "open university" strike in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Photo: Max Whittaker/Getty Images)