Occupy Berlin

Occupy Berlin
Part of the Occupy protests
Date From 15 October 2011 (&100000000000000000000000 years, &1000000000000003700000037 days) Location Berlin, Germany Coordinates: 51°30′51″N 0°05′57″W / 51.5141°N 0.0993°W / 51.5141; -0.0993 Status Ongoing Causes Economic inequality, corporate influence over government, inter alia. Characteristics Demonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters
Number
Thousands
Casualties
Arrests: Injuries: ? 0

Occupy Berlin is an ongoing peaceful protest and demonstration against the current regulation of financial markets and social injustice. It is taking place in Berlin, Germany, and started as a part of 15 October 2011 global protests.^[1] The protest began in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, United States. It has so far established 3 encampments: outside of the church Parochialkirche, in Boxhagener Platz and the biggest one on the Bundespressestrand.^[2]

Occupy Berlin cooperates with similar movements throughout Germany, most notably from Frankfurt and Hamburg.

References

1. ^ (October 15, 2011.) Occupy-Bewegung Berlin - Bürger, lass das Glotzen sein! - Politik - sueddeutsche.de
2. ^ (German) (November 14, 2011.) "Occupy" activists occupy Federal Press beach." Berliner Morgenpost. Accessed November 2011.

External links

• Occupy Berlin, activist group homepage
• AG Internationale Vernetzung, homepage