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Protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement took to the streets of lower Manhattan to mark the one-year anniversary of the movement. The New York Police Department arrested fewer than a dozen activists.
Protesters pledged to disrupt the morning commute as part of a day of actions in various cities, aimed at rejuvenating a movement that failed to sustain momentum after sparking a national conversation about economic inequality last fall.
The group gathered early Monday near Zuccotti Park, where a spontaneous encampment became their unofficial headquarters last year. They were barred access by police. The grassroots movement caught the world by surprise when it spread from New York, to cities across North America and Europe.
A woman in the crowd displays a sign as demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement gather to call for the occupation of Wall Street in New York. Monday, Oct. 17, 2012 marks the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
People listen to an Occupy Wall Street anniversary concert in Foley Square in New York on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. The Occupy Wall Street movement will mark its first anniversary on Monday.
Protestors and police face off during an Occupy Wall Street march, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in New York. A handful of Occupy Wall Street protestors were arrested during a march on the New York Stock Exchange on the anniversary of the grass-roots movement.
Police officers lead a man away during an Occupy Wall Street march, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in New York. A handful of Occupy Wall Street protestors were arrested during a march on the New York Stock Exchange on the anniversary of the grass-roots movement.
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