Occupy Charlotte

Occupy Charlotte
Part of the Occupy movement
Date	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03) – (4826 days)
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Caused by	Economic inequality, Democracy, Racism, Sexism, Classism, Anarchism, Corporate influence over government, inter alia.
Goals	Freedom, Justice, Democracy,
Methods	Demonstration, occupation, protest, street protesters, Civil Disobedience, Direct Action
Status	Occupation Ended, Protests ongoing.
Casualties and losses
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Occupy Charlotte is a collective of protesters that trespassed on September 30, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina, in front of the old city hall. It is related to the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City on September 17, 2011 also protesting against economic inequity, corporate greed, and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government. The movement also seeks to show that non-hierarchical consensus decision-making, direct action and mutual aid are preferable alternatives to current systems of power and control.

As of April 2012, Occupy Charlotte has struggled to engage in organized meetings, events and actions.

Overview

Slogan

The group's slogan "We are the 99%" is sourced from Occupy Wall Street, who shares the slogan, and refers to the growing financial division between the wealthy and the poor in America. The 99% refers to the average and majority American populous, while the 1% refers to the wealthy upper-class Americans.

Affiliations

Occupy Charlotte was inspired by and guided by the principles of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement and act on its behalf. Occupy Charlotte recognizes the group "Anonymous" and its local "Anonymous North Carolina" group, and thank it for the support it has given Occupy Charlotte, but renounce any affiliation with the group.

Beliefs

Occupy Charlotte is a movement composed of smaller groups fighting against similar "injustices". While these groups maintain diverse and often unrelated motives and beliefs, they fight against different specific establishments. Charlotte, being the banking center that it is, compels many of these groups to target banking groups such as Wells Fargo through their protests. The beliefs held by Occupy Charlotte seem to be the same as those held by Occupy Wall Street. Their protests claim to fight against the high unemployment rate, financial inequality, financial greed, governmental and financial corruption, and other such topics.

Actions and Protests

Occupy Charlotte claims to engage in nonviolent protests. On Friday, December 30th, four men were charged with careless use of fire after they set two American flags on fire in front of the old City Hall.

References

• "Occupy Charlotte Rally begins". News 14 (North & South Carolina). October 8, 2011. Retrieved March 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
• Weiss, Mitch (January 30, 2012). "Update: Occupy Charlotte protesters ordered to remove tents". News & Record (Greensboro, NC). Retrieved March 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
• Cherkis, Jason; Kenigsberg, Sara (February 3, 2012). "Occupy Y'All Street: Occupy Charlotte Activist Gambles Everything On The Movement". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Tordjman, Dan (February 7, 2012). "Occupy Charlotte rallies ahead of Thursday court hearing". WSOC TV. Retrieved March 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
• Cowman, Amy (February 24, 2012). "Occupy protesters take their fight to court". MSNBC News. Retrieved March 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
• Wright, Gary L.; Harrison, Steve (February 25, 2012). "Occupy Charlotte attacks city ordinance". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Wright, Gary L. (March 1, 2012). "Judge denies Occupy Charlotte bid". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved March 05, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official website